The Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST)

By Claude Fernet, C. Sénécal, F. Guay, Herbert W. Marsh, M. Dowson. 2008

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Subfields: Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

Predicting intraindividual changes in teacher burnout: The role of perceived school environment and motivational factors (2012, methodology): “Teachers who gradually perceive themselves as less autonomously motivated and efficacious in accomplishing their classroom tasks, even as they perceive greater pressure to do so, are more likely to be more exhausted at the end of the school year.”
The Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine countries (2015, background): “This is not surprising in the work context, as many tasks that must be done in many jobs are not inherently interesting (Fernet et al., 2008; Koestner & Losier, 2002).”
The role of teachers’ motivation and mindsets in predicting a (de)motivating teaching style in higher education: a circumplex approach (2020, unknown): “Teachers in higher education differ considerably from their colleagues in secondary education, as many of them do not have a pedagogical degree or only received limited teacher education training (e.g., Postareff et al. 2007).”
Within-person profiles of teachers' motivation to teach: Associations with need satisfaction at work, need-supportive teaching, and burnout (2014, unknown): “Based on these previous studies (Eyal & Roth, 2011; Fernet et al., 2008; Gagné & Deci, 2005), it was expected in the present study that autonomous motivation would primarily relate positively to need satisfaction and need-supportive teaching behavior, while controlled motivation would more closely…”
The effects of work motivation on employee exhaustion and commitment: An extension of the JD-R model (2012, background): “In contrast, controlled motivation has been positively associated with negative consequences for workers, such as workaholism (Van den Broeck et al, 2011 ), burnout (Fernet, Senecal, Guay, Marsh, & Dowson, 2008 ), and turnover intention (Richer, Blanchard, & Vallerand, 2002 ).”
When does quality of relationships with coworkers predict burnout over time? The moderating role of work motivation (2010, background): “In general, people with high self-determined work motivation initially score lower on burnout (Blais et al., 1993; Fernet et al., 2008).”