Is self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.

Despite the vast body of studies within self-determination theory, the impact of factors which influence performance in experimental paradigm is still underresearched. The aim of the two studies presented in this paper was to investigate the impact of basic psychological needs on performance with th...

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Autores principales: Michał Szulawski, Izabela Kaźmierczak, Monika Prusik
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:18f148e571374046b8ff1829a8de7a372021-12-02T20:14:46ZIs self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256558https://doaj.org/article/18f148e571374046b8ff1829a8de7a372021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256558https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Despite the vast body of studies within self-determination theory, the impact of factors which influence performance in experimental paradigm is still underresearched. The aim of the two studies presented in this paper was to investigate the impact of basic psychological needs on performance with the simultaneous presence of external incentives. Study 1 tested whether the satisfaction of competence and relatedness during task performance (while external incentives were present) can impact individual's performance. Study 2, on the other hand, investigated whether the basic psychological needs and provision of external incentives can impact an individual's performance. Moreover, in both studies the mechanisms behind the need-performance relationship was checked. Our results showed that out of the three basic needs, competence had the strongest positive impact on performance, which was partially mediated by the subjective evaluation of the levels of difficulty and intrinsic motivation. The weak relationship between relatedness and task performance was fully mediated by the level of intrinsic motivation.Michał SzulawskiIzabela KaźmierczakMonika PrusikPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0256558 (2021)
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Michał Szulawski
Izabela Kaźmierczak
Monika Prusik
Is self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.
description Despite the vast body of studies within self-determination theory, the impact of factors which influence performance in experimental paradigm is still underresearched. The aim of the two studies presented in this paper was to investigate the impact of basic psychological needs on performance with the simultaneous presence of external incentives. Study 1 tested whether the satisfaction of competence and relatedness during task performance (while external incentives were present) can impact individual's performance. Study 2, on the other hand, investigated whether the basic psychological needs and provision of external incentives can impact an individual's performance. Moreover, in both studies the mechanisms behind the need-performance relationship was checked. Our results showed that out of the three basic needs, competence had the strongest positive impact on performance, which was partially mediated by the subjective evaluation of the levels of difficulty and intrinsic motivation. The weak relationship between relatedness and task performance was fully mediated by the level of intrinsic motivation.
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Monika Prusik
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title Is self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.
title_short Is self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.
title_full Is self-determination good for your effectiveness? A study of factors which influence performance within self-determination theory.
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