This study tests whether people can be helped to achieve and maintain an optimal motivational profile, wherein autonomous forms of motivation drive behavior more than (less adaptive) controlled forms ...

Motivation is a combination of the performer's determination and enthusiasm to achieve their goals and the outside factors which affect them. Motivation can take two forms - intrinsic and ...

Researchers found that the most successful and ambitious students tended to have a motivational profile marked by high expectations of success, a genuine interest in science, and a belief in its ...