The relationship of trait to state motivation: the role of self-competency beliefs.

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  • Author(s): Choi KH;Choi KH; Saperstein AM; Medalia A
  • Source:
    Schizophrenia research [Schizophr Res] 2012 Aug; Vol. 139 (1-3), pp. 73-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 May 22.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Elsevier Science Publisher B. V Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8804207 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2509 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09209964 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Schizophr Res Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publisher B. V., c1988-
    • Subject Terms:
      Culture* ; Mental Competency* ; Motivation* ; Schizophrenic Psychology*; Schizophrenia/*diagnosis; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis ; Cognition Disorders/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Intelligence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Personality Inventory ; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales ; Schizophrenia/complications ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Even when people with schizophrenia describe themselves as generally motivated and eager to engage in activities, they may not actually be motivated in the present moment. In order to better understand the relationship between trait and state motivation, we aimed to assess trait motivation and state intrinsic motivation, and investigate their relations to each other and to criterion-related variables including cognition, negative symptoms, and beliefs about one's own competency-also known as perceived competency (PC). Further, we investigated whether PC mediates the relationships between state intrinsic motivation (IM) and trait motivation dimensions. Forty individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders were administered two self-report measures of motivation, the Motivational Trait Questionnaire (Kanfer, R., Ackerman, P., 2000. Individual differences in work motivation: further explorations of a trait framework. Appl. Psychol. 49 (3), 470-482) and the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory for Schizophrenia Research (Choi, J., Medalia, A., 2010. Intrinsic motivation and learning in a schizophrenia spectrum sample. Schizophr. Res. 118, 12-19), as well as measures of PC, cognition and symptoms. The results showed that in people with schizophrenia, trait approach motivation, but not trait avoidance motivation, is positively correlated with state intrinsic motivation and PC. There was evidence that PC partially mediates the relationship between trait approach motivation and state intrinsic motivation to do the task. These results support the role of therapies that directly address self-competency beliefs and set the groundwork for future investigations on the impact of such treatments on motivation.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20120526 Date Completed: 20121207 Latest Revision: 20160526
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.schres.2012.05.001
    • Accession Number:
      22627122