THE INFLUENCE OF GLOBAL MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATION AND NEEDS FOR AUTONOMY, COMPETENCE AND RELATEDNESS ON WORK MOTIVATION

  • Marijana Mladenović Visoka sportska i zdravstvena skola, Beograd (College of Sports and Health, Belgrade, Serbia)
Keywords: self-determination, basic needs, work motivation, Satisfaction, perception, orientation, motivation, autonomy,

Abstract


The aim of this research was to test whether work motivation is affected by global motivational orientation or by the perception of the degree of satisfaction of basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness in a work context. Self-determination theory provided conceptual framework. The research included 428 respondents. The following scales were used: the Global Motivation Scale, the Basic Need Satisfaction at Work Scale, while the scale for measuring work motivation was designed for the purposes of this research paper. Regression analysis was applied. The results show that every aspect of work motivation is mostly under the influence of the eponymous tendency on the level of a global motivational orientation. The influence of environmental factors associated with the work context on an individual’s work motivation depends mostly on the perception of the degree of satisfaction of the need for competence at work.

Key words: self-determination, basic needs, work motivation, satisfaction, perception, orientation, motivation, autonomy

 

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se ustanovi da li je motivacija za rad pod uticajem opšte motivacione orijentacije ili percepcije stepena zadovoljenosti bazičnih psihičkih potreba za autonomijom, kompetencijom i povezanošću sa drugima u radnom kontekstu. Teorija samodeterminacije korišćena je kao konceptualni okvir. U istraživanju je učestvovalo 428 ispitanika. Korišćeni su instrumenti: Skala opšte motivacije, Skala zadovoljenosti bazičnih psihičkih potreba na poslu, a za merenje motivacije za rad konstruisana je posebna skala. Primenjena je regresiona analiza. Rezultati ukazuju da je svaki aspekt motivacije za rad u najvećoj meri pod uticajem istoimene opšte motivacione tendencije. Uticaj sredinskih faktora u radnom kontekstu na motivaciju za rad, ogleda se pre svega kroz percepciju stepena zadovoljenosti bazične psihičke potrebe za kompetencijom.

Ključne reči: samodeterminacija, bazične potrebe, motivacija za rad, zadovoljstvo, percepcija, orijentacija, motivacija, autonomija

Author Biography

Marijana Mladenović, Visoka sportska i zdravstvena skola, Beograd (College of Sports and Health, Belgrade, Serbia)
Professor at College of Sports & Health, Belgrade, Serbia (Head of specialization studies at the Sports Coaching Department )

Published
2018/01/11
Section
Original Scientific Paper