Evidence of a continuum structure of academic self-determination: A two-study test using a bifactor-ESEM representation of academic motivation
By David Litalien, Alexandre J. S. Morin, Marylène Gagné, Robert J. Vallerand, G. F. Losier, Richard M. Ryan. 2017
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Abstract Self-determination theory postulates various types of motivation can be placed on a continuum according to their level of relative autonomy, or self-determination. We analyze this question through the application of a bifactor-ESEM framework to the Academic Motivation Scale, completed by undergraduate ( N = 547; Study 1) and graduate ( N = 571; Study 2) students. In both studies, the results showed that bifactor-ESEM was well-suited to modeling the continuum of academic motivation, and provided a simultaneous assessment of the global level of self-determination and of the specific motivation factors. Global academic self-determination positively predicted satisfaction with studies and vitality. It also negatively predicted dropout intentions and ill-being. Specific motivation types additionally predicted outcomes over and above the global factor.
Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology
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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Marylène Gagné
- Richard M. Ryan
- Nikos Ntoumanis
- L. Pelletier
- Edward L. Deci
- Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis
- A. van den Broeck
- J. Reeve
In Social Psychology
- Richard M. Ryan
- Nikos Ntoumanis
- Robert J. Vallerand
- Marylène Gagné
- Edward L. Deci
- Maarten Vansteenkiste
- Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis
- A. van den Broeck
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- Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness (2017, background): “SDT also recognizes that most intentional behaviors are multiply motivated (e.g., see Litalien et al. 2017).”
- Student Motivation and Associated Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis From Self-Determination Theory (2021, background): “previous studies examining the structure of motivation in SDT through bifactor modeling (Howard et al., 2018; Litalien et al., 2017).”
- A review and empirical comparison of motivation scoring methods: An application to self-determination theory (2020, background): “Given the overwhelming evidence that the degree of self-determination is an important factor in ones’ motivation (Howard et al. 2018; Litalien et al. 2017; Ryan and Connell 1989; Ryan and Deci 2017), the RAI has proved popular and useful for testing hypotheses relating to the degree of self-determin”
- Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions (2020, unknown): “Yet SDT also recognizes that most intentional behaviors are multiply motivated (e.g., see Litalien et al., 2017).”
- Investigating the Multidimensionality of Need Fulfillment: A Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Representation (2018, methodology): “, 2017), self-concept (Morin, Arens, & Marsh, 2016), human motivation (Howard et al., 2017; Litalien et al., 2017), or even morningness (Morin, Arens, Tran, et al.”