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Dossett, Dennis L.; Luce, Helen E. – 1984
Neither expectancy (VIE) theory nor goal setting alone are effective determinants of individual effort and task performance. To test the combined ability of VIE and goal setting to predict effort and performance, 44 real estate agents and their managers completed questionnaires. Quarterly income goals predicted managers' ratings of agents' effort,…
Descriptors: Expectation, Income, Motivation, Performance
Peer reviewedNicholson, Nigel – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1984
Presenting a new theory of work role transitions, a conceptual framework for analyzing and predicting modes of adjustment to transition is outlined. Includes a list of references. (MD)
Descriptors: Career Development, Employment, Individual Development, Motivation
Eshelman, Anne K. – 1984
Understanding the dynamics of premature termination from treatment would be useful for practitioners working with clients requiring prolonged treatment. Compliance in weight management was examined in three studies in order to explore the broader issue of compliance. In study 1, a standard 10-week cognitive behavioral weight management program was…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Cognitive Restructuring, Contingency Management
Download full textWeinstein, Alan G.; Gent, Michael J. – 1983
The relationship between managerial social power and subordinate job performance has produced mixed empirical results. To investigate the relationship between employees' performance and their perception of managers' social power under favorable and unfavorable climate conditions, an average of 135 city government employees completed two series of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attribution Theory, Employer Employee Relationship, Government Employees
Amabile, Teresa M. – 1983
This study directly tested the hypothesis that intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity and extrinsic motivation is detrimental. Chosen because they identified themselves as actively involved in creative writing, 72 young adults participated in individual laboratory sessions where they were asked to write two brief poems. Before writing the…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Writing, Creativity, Higher Education
Leon, Irving G. – 1983
Most studies investigating the decision to seek mental health care have focused on socio-demographic differences in health utilization behavior rather than psychological variables. To evaluate three psychological explanations of help-seeking behavior, i.e., the health belief model, the socio-cultural perspective, and an ego psychological approach,…
Descriptors: Adults, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs, Motivation
Peer reviewedWalberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Analysis of achievement test scores of 439 tenth-grade students found the hypothesized variables of IQ, socioeconomic status (SES), self-rated motivation, peer-rated studiousness, peer-group status, and parent-rated home environment contributed uniquely to achievement variance; SES, sex, and language medium of instruction were superfluous in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
