Abstract
![CDATA[The present study adapts a multidimensional model of student motivation and engagement – the Motivation and Engagement Wheel (Martin, 2003a, 2005a, in press) – to the workplace. The Wheel comprises four factor clusters: adaptive cognitions (comprising self-efficacy, valuing, mastery orientation), adaptive behaviors (planning, task management, persistence), impeding cognitions (failure avoidance, anxiety, uncertain control), and maladaptive behaviors (self-handicapping, disengagement). Using data from 591 employees in 17 Australian elementary and high schools, the present study assesses key dimensions of the Motivation and Engagement Scale – Work (MES-W; Martin, 2006b), the instrumentation used to operationalize the Wheel. Findings demonstrate strong psychometrics with good model fit, relatively high factor loadings, sound reliability, and acceptable distributional properties. Taken together, results suggest that key dimensions of motivation and engagement that have typically been the focus of research among students, also have relevance in the workplace.]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Fourth International Biennial SELF Research Conference. Ann Arbor, US, 23rd - 26th July, 2006. Proceedings: Self-concept, Motivation, Social and Personal Identity for the 21st century |
Publisher | University of Western Sydney, SELF Research Centre |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 1741081483 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Duration: 13 Jan 2009 → … |
Conference
Conference | International Biennial SELF Research Conference |
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Period | 13/01/09 → … |
Keywords
- employee motivation
- work
- employees
- engagement
- disengagement
- psychology, industrial