TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring individual differences in task-related motivation in children and adolescents
T2 - Development and validation of a new self-report measure
AU - Morsink, Sarah
AU - Sonuga-Barke, Edmund
AU - Van der Oord, Saskia
AU - Van Dessel, Jeroen
AU - Lemiere, Jurgen
AU - Danckaerts, Marina
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Objectives: Task characteristics can alter motivation. Understanding how individuals respond to these characteristics is important in understanding how to adapt tasks to increase engagement of individuals with mental health problems. We describe the development of a self-report questionnaire quantifying individual differences in task-related motivation—The Child and Adolescent Motivational Profile (CHAMP). We explore the association with externalizing/internalizing problems. Methods: A 64-item prototype scale was designed to measure how children and adolescents perceive the motivational significance of a range of task characteristics (n = 688; age range: 8–16 years). Parents completed the “Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire” measuring externalizing and internalizing problems (Van Widenfelt, Goedhart, Treffers & Goodman, 2003). Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified eight distinct task characteristics that affected motivation: (a) requiring focus, (b) predictable, (c) marked/graded, (d) rewarded, (e) socially evaluated, (f) cognitively challenging, (g) competitive, and (h) collaborative. A 32-item scale based on these factors was constructed. Internal consistency of each factor was high (Cronbach's alpha:.79–.91), and test–retest reliability was acceptable (SBC =.43–.65). Externalizing and internalizing problems were associated with a distinct motivational profile. Conclusion: These results highlight the multidimensional nature of children and adolescents' task-related motivation for tasks and the differential links to internalizing and externalizing problems.
AB - Objectives: Task characteristics can alter motivation. Understanding how individuals respond to these characteristics is important in understanding how to adapt tasks to increase engagement of individuals with mental health problems. We describe the development of a self-report questionnaire quantifying individual differences in task-related motivation—The Child and Adolescent Motivational Profile (CHAMP). We explore the association with externalizing/internalizing problems. Methods: A 64-item prototype scale was designed to measure how children and adolescents perceive the motivational significance of a range of task characteristics (n = 688; age range: 8–16 years). Parents completed the “Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire” measuring externalizing and internalizing problems (Van Widenfelt, Goedhart, Treffers & Goodman, 2003). Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified eight distinct task characteristics that affected motivation: (a) requiring focus, (b) predictable, (c) marked/graded, (d) rewarded, (e) socially evaluated, (f) cognitively challenging, (g) competitive, and (h) collaborative. A 32-item scale based on these factors was constructed. Internal consistency of each factor was high (Cronbach's alpha:.79–.91), and test–retest reliability was acceptable (SBC =.43–.65). Externalizing and internalizing problems were associated with a distinct motivational profile. Conclusion: These results highlight the multidimensional nature of children and adolescents' task-related motivation for tasks and the differential links to internalizing and externalizing problems.
KW - children and adolescent
KW - engagement
KW - mental health
KW - motivation
KW - questionnaire
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U2 - 10.1002/mpr.1787
DO - 10.1002/mpr.1787
M3 - Article
C2 - 31309646
AN - SCOPUS:85069903562
SN - 1049-8931
VL - 28
JO - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
JF - International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
IS - 3
M1 - e1787
ER -
