SELF-ESTEEM AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

Grace Kovacs

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Mentors: Laura Malakoff, Ryan Even

DISCLAIMER

The IRB approval for this study only extends to for the use of my Research Methods/Statistics course at CSUCI.

Due to the limited IRB approval for this study, I am not at liberty to disclose the data collected or results of this study at SCURC. This presentation will consist of the methods used to conduct the study and how we intended to collect the data.

HYPOTHESIS

• Ho: r ≤ 0
• Ha: r > 0 One-tailed

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• I hypothesized a positive correlation between self-esteem and intrinsic motivation. Self-esteem can be defined as a person’s self-worth or apprehension of their value as a person (Tafarodi & Ho, 2006) and intrinsic motivation is a form of motivation that comes from within, directed by self-interest and curiosity. Self esteem may raise intrinsic motivation by providing the foundation needed to persevere, such as a high self confidence and faith in one’s abilities to succeed (Baumeister & Tice, 1985; Tang et al., 1987). People with high self-esteem may need less external validation due to the confidence they find within themselves. In turn, they may find more worth in acting in their own interests.
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METHODS

A long-form survey was created as a class using Qualtrics and made available only to students of a certain university using SONOS. The survey takes approximately 30-40 minutes to complete. This survey asks for the age and gender of each participant.

The survey consisted of 24 scales that will be used for each students’ research paper. These scales are either established scales or ones developed by each a student in the class. If participants failed to complete all of the questions in a given scale, they were eliminated from the study’s valid sample.

Data was analyzed using SPSS.

SCALES

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Intrinsic Motivation scale: Range 4-20

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Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

10 questions, range: 10-40. Sample question: At times I think I am no good at all. Answers: Strongly disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly agree.

Online: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/RSE.php

REFERENCES

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• Baumeister RF, Tice DM. Self-esteem and responses to success and failure: Subsequent performance and intrinsic motivation. Journal of Personality. 1985;53(3):450-467. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1985.tb00376.x

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• Fong, C. J., Patall, E. A., Vasquez, A. C., & Stautberg, S. (2019). A meta-analysis of negative feedback on intrinsic motivation. Educational Psychology Review, 31(1), 121–162. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csuci.edu/10.1007/s10648-018-9446-6

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• Park, S. M., & Word, J. (2012). Driven to service: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for public and nonprofit managers. Public Personnel Management, 41(4), 705–734. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csuci.edu/10.1177/009102601204100407

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• Tang TL, Liu H, Vermillion WH. Effects of self-esteem and task labels (difficult vs easy) on intrinsic motivation, goal setting, and task performance. Journal of General Psychology. 1987;114(3):249-262. Accessed March 17, 2024. https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.csuci.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=1988-25475-001&site=ehost-live

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• Tafarodi, R. W., & Ho, C. (2006). Implicit and explicit self-esteem: What are we measuring? Canadian Psychology / Psychologie Canadienne, 47(3), 195–202. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csuci.edu/10.1037/cp2006009
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