School of Psychology, University of Western Australia.
Business School, University of Western Australia.
Psychol Bull. 2017 Dec;143(12):1346-1377. doi: 10.1037/bul0000125. Epub 2017 Oct 19.
Self-determination theory proposes a multidimensional representation of motivation comprised of several factors said to fall along a continuum of relative autonomy. The current meta-analysis examined the relationships between these motivation factors in order to demonstrate how reliably they conformed to a predictable continuum-like pattern. Based on data from 486 samples representing over 205,000 participants who completed 1 of 13 validated motivation scales, the results largely supported a continuum-like structure of motivation and indicate that self-determination is central in explaining human motivation. Further examination of heterogeneity indicated that while regulations were predictably ordered across domains and scales, the exact distance between subscales varied across samples in a way that was not explainable by a set of moderators. Results did not support the inclusion of integrated regulation or the 3 subscales of intrinsic motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation to know, to experience stimulation, and to achieve) due to excessively high interfactor correlations and overlapping confidence intervals. Recommendations for scale refinements and the scoring of motivation are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record
自我决定理论提出了一个动机的多维表示，由几个被认为沿着相对自主性连续体排列的因素组成。本元分析旨在检验这些动机因素之间的关系，以证明它们如何可靠地符合可预测的连续体模式。基于来自 486 个样本的数据，这些样本代表了超过 205000 名完成 13 种经过验证的动机量表之一的参与者，结果在很大程度上支持了动机的连续体结构，并表明自我决定在解释人类动机方面起着核心作用。进一步检查异质性表明，虽然在各个领域和量表中，规则可以被预测地有序排列，但子量表之间的精确距离在样本之间有所不同，这无法用一组调节因素来解释。结果不支持综合调节或内在动机的 3 个子量表（即了解、体验刺激和实现的内在动机）的纳入，因为因子间的相关性过高，置信区间重叠。为了细化量表和评分动机，提供了一些建议。
