| Author(s): | Cokley, Kevin O. ; Bernard, Naijean ; Cunningham, Dana ; Motoike,
Janice Affiliation: Southern Illinois U, Dept of Psychology, Carbondale, IL, US E-mail: kcokley@siu.edu |
| Title: | A psychometric investigation of the Academic Motivation Scale using a United States sample. |
| Source: | Measurement & Evaluation in
Counseling & Development Vol 34(2), Jul 2001, 109-119. Additional Info: US : American Counseling Assn |
| Abstract: | The authors examine the factor structure of the Academic Motivation Scale (R. J. Vallerand et al, 1992) with a United States student population. 263 undergraduate students (aged 19-45 yrs) participated. There was some support for a 7-factor structure. Evidence of construct validity examining the relationship with academic self-concept and academic achievement is mixed. Ethnic and gender differences in motivation are discussed. |
| Author(s): | Trail, Galen T. ; James, Jeffrey D. Affiliation: Iowa State U, Dept of Health & Human Performance, Ames, IA, US |
| Title: | The Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption: Assessment of the scale's psychometric properties. |
| Source: | Journal of Sport Behavior
Special Issue: Vol 24(1), Mar 2001, 108-127. Additional Info: US : Univ of South Alabama |
| Abstract: | Developed the Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption to measure the motivations behind sport spectator consumption behavior. The content validity, criterion validity, construct validity, and internal consistency were examined to determine whether the instrument accurately and appropriately measures the motivations of sport spectators. Data were obtained from 203 season ticket holders for a major league baseball team. The results indicate that the Motivation Scale for Sport Consumption possessed the psychometric properties requisite for accurately and reliably measuring the motivations of sport spectator consumption behavior. |
| Author(s): | Plonczynski, Donna J. Affiliation: Northern Illinois U, School of Nursing, DeKalb, IL, US |
| Title: | Measurement of motivation for exercise. |
| Source: | Health Education Research Vol
15(6), Dec 2000, 695-705. Additional Info: England : Oxford Univ Press |
| Abstract: | Reviews literature published during the period 1994-1999 concerning motivation for exercise and its measurement. Results show that only 5 of 22 examined studies reported both reliability and validity measures concerning an instrument. The studies were based on 9 different theories; some studies blended theories or did not explicitly state a theory. It is concluded that the use of established tools and reporting of psychometric measures will advance the research and science of exercise motivation. |
| Title: | Motivation: A biosocial and cognitive integration of motivation and emotion. |
| Author(s): | Ferguson, Eva Dreikurs Southern Illinois U, Edwardsville, IL, US |
| Publication: | New York, NY, US : Oxford University Press |
| Year: | 2000 |
| TOC: | (Abbreviated) Preface Introduction: What is motivation? How do we study motivation? Arousal: The energizing and intensity aspect of motivation Biological rhythms and sleep / Beth Eva Ferguson Wee Time of day, alertness, and performance Emotion and mood: I. Problems of definition and measurement Emotion and mood: II. Cognition and information processing Hunger and thirst: Biological and cultural processes Rewards, incentives, and goals: Addictive processes, extrinsic incentives, and intrinsic motivation Goals and success-failure beliefs Aggression and anger: Attribution, mastery, power, competition Aggression, power, and mastery Fear and anxiety Sex, gender, and love References Author index Subject index |
| Standard No: | ISBN: 0-19-506866-1 (hardcover) |
| Abstract: | cover: This book shows how motivation relates to biological, social, and cognitive issues. A wide range of topics concerning motivation and emotion are considered, including hunger and thirst, circadian and other biological rhythms, fear and anxiety, anger and aggression, achievement, attachment, and love. Goals and incentives are discussed in their application to work, child rearing, and personality. The book examines the way motivation functions and how it interacts with other important variables: physiological processes; learning, attention, and memory; rewards and stressors; the role of culture as well as species characteristics. The presentation makes clear how motivation, as a construct, contributes to the scientific understanding of behavior. It offers advanced undergraduate and graduate students a broad overview of motivation. It is also intended for the professional psychologist who seeks an integrated overview of the classical and contemporary literature in the field of motivation. |