8. Yamauchi and Tanaka (1998) conducted a study of Japanese school children’s motivations for doing schoolwork. Results of this study indicate that:
8. Yamauchi and Tanaka (1998) conducted a study of Japanese school children’s motivations for doing schoolwork. Results of this study indicate that:
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Students who did their work because of external regulation showed greater avoidance of work and a lower valuing of school, but didn’t show any decrements in depth of learning compared to those who displayed identified and intrinsic motives for schoolwork.
Both introjected and intrinsic motives were significantly related to less work avoidance.
Identified and intrinsic motives were both related to greater valuing of learning, less work avoidance, and deeper processing.
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11. Results of Güntert’s (2015) study of Swiss insurance workers suggest that:
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Although external regulation (i.e. just going to work for the paycheck) is related to decreased job satisfaction, it is also related to lower turnover intentions as individuals continue to be incentivized by the paycheck.
Greater organizational altruism, or giving back in the workplace, was only associated with more autonomous forms of motivation.
Job satisfaction, but not turnover intentions, was associated with more autonomous forms of motivation.