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Refining Self-Determination Theory One Construct at a Time: The Self-Determined Motivation Inventory (SDMI)

DeCaro, Daniel Anthony
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194384499

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2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Self-determination theory (SDT) lacks a self-report instrument to assess its entire taxonomy of situational motivation. This poses several problems for SDT’s measurement program, including its standardization of motivational indices and its ability to falsify finer predictions involving specific motivational constructs. We addressed these concerns, beginning by validating a complete measure of situational motivation, the Self-Determination Motivation Inventory (SDMI). The SDMI’s subscales – amotivation, external, introjected, identified, integrated, intrinsic – evidenced high reliability, convergent validity with indicators of intrinsic regulation, and predictive validity for problem-solving performance. We used the SDMI subscales to generate a hierarchical regression model of self-determined motivation and problem-solving performance, identifying unprecedented interaction effects among regulatory states. We also demonstrate the utility of a standardized motivational profiling system, used here to predict problem-solving performance. We believe the SDMI reaffirms SDT’s central thesis and contributes to SDT’s theory-building pursuits by refining theorists’ capacities to conceptualize and assess essential constructs.
Joseph Johnson (Advisor)
27 p.
Psychology, Social
self-determination theory; extrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation; individual differences

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  • DeCaro, D. A. (2007). Refining Self-Determination Theory One Construct at a Time: The Self-Determined Motivation Inventory (SDMI) [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194384499

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DeCaro, Daniel. Refining Self-Determination Theory One Construct at a Time: The Self-Determined Motivation Inventory (SDMI). 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194384499.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DeCaro, Daniel. "Refining Self-Determination Theory One Construct at a Time: The Self-Determined Motivation Inventory (SDMI)." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1194384499

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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