Bernard Larry C
Psychology Department, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2010 Apr;106(2):613-31. doi: 10.2466/pr0.106.2.613-631.
There are few multidimensional measures of individual differences in motivation available. The Assessment of Individual Motives-Questionnaire assesses 15 putative dimensions of motivation. The dimensions are based on evolutionary theory and preliminary evidence suggests the motive scales have good psychometric properties. The scales are reliable and there is evidence of their consensual validity (convergence of self-other ratings) and behavioral validity (relationships with self-other reported behaviors of social importance). Additional validity research is necessary, however, especially with respect to current models of personality. The present study tested two general and 24 specific hypotheses based on proposed evolutionary advantages/disadvantages and fitness benefits/costs of the five-factor model of personality together with the new motive scales in a sample of 424 participants (M age=28.8 yr., SD=14.6). Results were largely supportive of the hypotheses. These results support the validity of new motive dimensions and increase understanding of the five-factor model of personality.
目前可用的关于动机方面个体差异的多维测量方法很少。《个体动机评估问卷》评估了15个假定的动机维度。这些维度基于进化理论，初步证据表明动机量表具有良好的心理测量特性。这些量表是可靠的，并且有证据证明其具有一致效度（自我与他人评分的趋同）和行为效度（与自我和他人报告的具有社会重要性的行为之间的关系）。然而，还需要进行更多的效度研究，特别是关于当前人格模型的研究。本研究在424名参与者（年龄中位数 = 28.8岁，标准差 = 14.6）的样本中，基于人格五因素模型提出的进化优势/劣势以及适应性益处/成本，连同新的动机量表，检验了两个一般性假设和24个特定假设。结果在很大程度上支持了这些假设。这些结果支持了新动机维度的效度，并增进了对人格五因素模型的理解。
