Title Why do you work as a teacher? Associations between teachers’ work motivation, teaching quality, and well-being /
Translation of Title Kodėl dirbate mokytoja? Mokytojų darbo motyvacijos, mokymo kokybės ir gerovės sąsajos.
Authors Šilinskas, Gintautas ; Raižienė, Saulė
DOI 10.15388/Psichol.2023.69.3
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Is Part of Psichologija.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2023, t. 69, p. 48-58.. ISSN 1392-0359. eISSN 2345-0061
Keywords [eng] Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) ; work motivation ; teachers ; teaching quality ; well-being
Abstract [eng] This cross-sectional study investigated correlations between six types of work motivation (intrinsic motivation; integrated, identified, introjected, and external regulation; and amotivation), teaching quality, and well-being among primary school teachers. Forty Grade 3 teachers in Lithuania answered a questionnaire about their work motivation (six types), teaching quality (frequency of instruction and degree of affection), and well-being (self-efficacy and exhaustion). Concerning teaching quality, the results showed that both autonomous motivation (intrinsic motivation and integrated and identified regulation) and controlled motivation (introjected and external regulation) positively correlated with teachers’ frequency of literacy and math instruction, whereas only autonomous motivation positively correlated with teachers’ affection when interacting with their class. Regarding well-being, autonomous motivation positively correlated with self-efficacy, whereas amotivation positively correlated with exhaustion.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2023
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