PURPOSE The general purpose of the present study was to examine the link between cohesion and motivational climate in youth sport. The first specific objective was to determine if relationships demonstrated in previous research with adult basketball and handball participants would be replicated in a younger sample and with a more heterogeneous set of sports. The second specific objective was to...

A quasi-experimental study explored the impact of authentic learning exercises on preservice teachers’ motivational beliefs and intentions to integrate technology, as well as the ability of those beliefs to predict intentions. A questionnaire was used to assess 104 preservice teachers’ expectancy-value related motivational beliefs, namely intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientations, task value, s...

We propose a motivational affordance account to explain both stability and variability in risk-taking propensity in major decision domains. We draw on regulatory focus theory to differentiate two types of motivation (prevention, promotion) that play a key role in predicting risk-taking. Study 1 demonstrated that prevention motivation is negatively associated with risk-taking across six key deci...

This preliminary test of a brief intervention designed to stimulate GP incorporation of cannabis enquiry was followed up after 2-3 months. Intervention comprised face-to-face discussion based on principles of motivational interviewing, with informational adjunct. Substantially more positive attitudes and greater clinical activity were observed following receipt of intervention.

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map the use of motivational interviews (MI) by nurses in their clinical practice with adolescents to promote health behaviors.More specifically, the review will focus on the following questions:What is the current nature and extent of use of nurse-led MI in the promotion of health behaviors in adolescents?Which ado...

For many years, ~igdem Kagltr;lba§l has played a prominent role in cross-cultural developmental psychology; she has influenced my own research in this field through her writings and presentations, and by personal exchange. During various meetings she contributed to our joint efforts to make the ongoing Value of Childrel:! study possible, and her commitment to cross-cultural research was always ...

This study uses data from the 1995 TIMSS middle school study to investigate efficient use of classroom time and personal support of students as important aspects of instructional quality. Typically, most studies on instructional quality define quality in terms of instructional effects either on cognitive outcomes, such as achievement gains, or on non-cognitive outcomes, such as students’ motiva...

Current approaches to design motivational technology for behavior change focus on either tailoring motivational strategies to individual preferences or on implementing strategies from behavior change theory. Our goal is to combine these two approaches and translate behavior change theory to text messages, tailored to personality. To this end, we conducted an online survey with 481 participants ...