The effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation of exercisers and nonexercisers

Reward (Psychology);Intrinsic motivation;Exercise for women - Psychological aspects

Tally, Elizabeth M.Chase, L. ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Reward (Psychology);    Intrinsic motivation;    Exercise for women - Psychological aspects;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

This study investigated the effects of rewards on theintrinsic motivation of exercisers (E) and nonexercisers(NE). Furthermore, this study investigated the effects offitness testing on the intrinsic motivation of E and NE. 73female volunteers completed 2 fitness tests and theIntrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI). The IMI is aninstrument that divides intrinsic motivation into 4subscales; interest-enjoyment (IE), perceived competence(PC), effort-importance (EI), and pressure-tension (PT).The subjects were classified as E and NE and subsequentlyrandomly divided into reward and no reward groups. A 2 (E,NE) X 2 (reward, no reward) ANOVA revealed that there was nosignificant difference between the reward and no rewardgroups on any subscale (F = -53; p 1 .05). However, therewas a significant difference between the E and NE on 3 (IE,PC, and PT) of the 4 subscales (F = 23.72; p I .001). Nointeraction effect was revealed for the E and reward groups.These data point to the fact the E and NE are intrinsicallymotivated differently. Because perceived competence caneffect intrinsic motivation, education and familiarity maybe important factors when using fitness tests to motivateNE .