Li F, Harmer P
Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, USA.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 1996 Dec;67(4):396-405. doi: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607971.
Self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) suggests that motivational orientation or regulatory styles with respect to various behaviors can be conceptualized along a continuum ranging from low (a motivation) to high (intrinsic motivation) levels of self-determination. This pattern is manifested in the rank order of correlations among these regulatory styles (i.e., adjacent correlations are expected to be higher than those more distant) and is known as a simplex structure. Using responses from the Sport Motivation Scale (Pelletier et al., 1995) obtained from a sample of 857 college students (442 men, 415 women), the present study tested the simplex structure underlying SMS subscales via structural equation modeling. Results confirmed the simplex model structure, indicating that the various motivational constructs are empirically organized from low to high self-determination. The simplex pattern was further found to be invariant across gender. Findings from this study support the construct validity of the SMS and have important implications for studies focusing on the influence of motivational orientation in sport.
自我决定理论（德西和瑞安，1985）表明，对于各种行为的动机取向或调节方式可以沿着一个从低（外部动机）到高（内在动机）的自我决定水平的连续体进行概念化。这种模式体现在这些调节方式之间的相关系数的等级顺序中（即，预期相邻的相关系数高于那些距离更远的相关系数），这被称为单维结构。本研究使用从857名大学生（442名男性，415名女性）样本中获得的运动动机量表（佩尔蒂埃等人，1995）的回答，通过结构方程模型检验了运动动机量表各子量表背后的单维结构。结果证实了单维模型结构，表明各种动机结构在经验上是从低到高的自我决定组织起来的。进一步发现单维模式在性别上是不变的。本研究的结果支持了运动动机量表的结构效度，并对关注运动中动机取向影响的研究具有重要意义。
