The antecedents and consequences of autonomous and controlled motivation: Domain specificity and motivational sequence at the situational level

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of specificity of the different regulation types described by Self-Determination Theory, and to evaluate its impact on the links with its antecedents and consequences, in an academic context. In line with the school-subject-specificity hypothesis, we postulated that autonomous motivation types (AM types) would be more specific to the situational level than controlled motivation types (CM types). Moreover, we hypothesized that AM types would be, at this level, more strongly associated with its antecedents and consequences than CM types. Three hundred fourteen university students were asked to complete online questionnaires assessing their motivation, motivational antecedents (i.e., autonomy-supportive climate and self-concept) and consequences (i.e., emotions and grades) in various courses. As expected, results from structural equation modeling confirmed that AM types were more specific to the situational level than CM types. Moreover, a higher number of significant correlations were found between motivation and its antecedents and consequences in the corresponding course for AM than for CM types. Educational implications and directions for future research are discussed.

New Perspectives on Leaders’ Motivational and Emotional Experiences and the Role of Basic Psychological Needs Not to Fail Organizational Change in a Multi-Crisis Context—A Content Analysis

“…Motivation is an energetic force that comes from both within an individual and from external sources, which influences the initiation, direction, intensity, and duration of change actions (Kanfer & Chen, 2016). Similar, others proposed that motivation is a psychological process which drives a leader to act towards a desired goal (Paumier & Chanal, 2022). Studies examine the role of motivation in driving organizational change.…”

“…Moreover, other studies examined the role of motivation in the promotion of well-being. Using self-determination theory as its framework, a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature was conducted to identify how need satisfaction and different types of motivation: autonomous motivation, and controlled motivation (Paumier & Chanal, 2022):…”

“…Autonomous motivation is based on a leader's own will and initiative, working towards a goal or end goal that is self-determined and based on his/her complete free will. Autonomous motivation is further divided into four different types, namely intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, and external regulation (Paumier & Chanal, 2022):…”

“…Controlled motivation is divided into two different types, namely extrinsically motivated behaviour and amotivation (Paumier & Chanal, 2022):…”

“…Antecedents of motivation are the conditions that lead to a particular behavior, such autonomy-supportive climate and self-concept (Paumier & Chanal, 2022):…”