Mental Energy: Assessing the Motivation Dimension

SUMMARY Content‐based theories of motivation may best utilize the meta‐theory of work motivation. Process‐based theories may benefit most from adopting Locke and Latham's goal‐setting approaches and measures. Decision‐making theories should utilize the measurement approach operationalized by Il...

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Published in:Nutrition reviews 2006-07, Vol.64 (7), p.S14-S16
Main Author: Barbuto, J.E. Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioenergetics
cognition
Decision Making
Dietary Supplements
emotions
Evidence-Based Medicine
Food, Organic
Health behavior
health claims
human nutrition
Humans
Mental health
Motivation
Psychological Theory
Psychometrics
Studies
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Summary:SUMMARY Content‐based theories of motivation may best utilize the meta‐theory of work motivation. Process‐based theories may benefit most from adopting Locke and Latham's goal‐setting approaches and measures. Decision‐making theories should utilize the measurement approach operationalized by Ilgen et al. Sustained effort theories should utilize similar approaches to those used in numerous studies of intrinsic motivation, but the measurement of which is typically observational or attitudinal. This paper explored the implications of the four approaches to studying motivation on the newly established model of mental energy. The approach taken for examining motivation informs the measurement of mental energy. Specific recommendations for each approach were developed and provided. As a result of these efforts, it will now be possible to diagnose, measure, and experimentally test for changes in human motivation, which is one of the three major components of mental energy.
ISSN:0029-6643
1753-4887
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00253.x