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En studie av tjänstepersoners autonomi och inre motivation ur ett self-determination theory perspektiv

Klingberg, Ivan LU and Öhman Jörgensen, Petra LU (2021) PSYK11 20211
Department of Psychology
Abstract
Self-determination theory posits that autonomy, the experience of acting from choice rather than from external pressure, is essential for psychological well-being and development. Additionally, autonomy is thought to have a crucial role in facilitating intrinsic motivation in the workplace. Adopting a self-determination theory perspective, this thesis aimed to quantitatively study the relationship between an autonomy supportive management, autonomy, intrinsic motivation, job satisfaction, and self-perceived health. Three hypotheses were proposed to study these factors. The data analysis was done with a correlation analysis; a
regression analysis was not used due to sample size. A secondary aim of the study was to consider the effects of... (More)
Self-determination theory posits that autonomy, the experience of acting from choice rather than from external pressure, is essential for psychological well-being and development. Additionally, autonomy is thought to have a crucial role in facilitating intrinsic motivation in the workplace. Adopting a self-determination theory perspective, this thesis aimed to quantitatively study the relationship between an autonomy supportive management, autonomy, intrinsic motivation, job satisfaction, and self-perceived health. Three hypotheses were proposed to study these factors. The data analysis was done with a correlation analysis; a
regression analysis was not used due to sample size. A secondary aim of the study was to consider the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, specifically the increase in remote work, in regard to these variables. The study was conducted by the means of an internet-based survey and examined Swedish office workers from two different organizations. The main findings were largely in line with previous research. Perceived autonomy support had a strong, positive correlation with autonomy. Autonomy had a positive, albeit weak, correlation with intrinsic motivation. Contrary to previous research, no significant relationship was found between intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction or intrinsic motivation and self-perceived health. The
results suggest that an autonomy supportive management is important for the autonomy of office workers, implying that organizations should actively work towards providing employees with sufficient autonomy. Furthermore, the results suggest that employees high in autonomy feel more intrinsically motivated towards their work. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Self-determination theory utgår från att autonomi, att frivilligt kunna och vilja bestämma över sina handlingar och beteende, är ett grundläggande behov för psykologisk utveckling och välbefinnande. Autonomi förmodas även spela en avgörande roll i att främja inre motivation på arbetet. Denna studie anammar ett self-determination theory perspektiv och syftar till att
kvantitativt undersöka relationen mellan en autonomistödjande ledning, autonomi, inre motivation, arbetstillfredsställelse och självskattad hälsa. Tre hypoteser formulerades för att testa sambandet mellan autonomistöd och autonomi, autonomi och inre motivation samt inre motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse/hälsa. Detta gjordes med en korrelationsanalys; en
... (More)
Self-determination theory utgår från att autonomi, att frivilligt kunna och vilja bestämma över sina handlingar och beteende, är ett grundläggande behov för psykologisk utveckling och välbefinnande. Autonomi förmodas även spela en avgörande roll i att främja inre motivation på arbetet. Denna studie anammar ett self-determination theory perspektiv och syftar till att
kvantitativt undersöka relationen mellan en autonomistödjande ledning, autonomi, inre motivation, arbetstillfredsställelse och självskattad hälsa. Tre hypoteser formulerades för att testa sambandet mellan autonomistöd och autonomi, autonomi och inre motivation samt inre motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse/hälsa. Detta gjordes med en korrelationsanalys; en
regressionsanalys gjordes inte på grund av urvalets storlek. Ett delsyfte med studien var att undersöka den upplevda effekten av covid-19-pandemin, specifikt den ökade förekomsten av hemarbete, i relation till dessa variabler. Studien utfördes genom en internetbaserad enkät och undersökte svenska tjänstepersoner från två olika organisationer. Resultaten av analysen var överlag i linje med tidigare forskning. Upplevt autonomistöd hade en stark, positiv korrelation med autonomi. Autonomi hade en positiv, dock svag, korrelation med inre motivation. Till skillnad från tidigare forskning visade analysen inget signifikant samband mellan inre motivation och arbetstillfredsställelse eller inre motivation och självskattad hälsa. Resultatet indikerar att en autonomistödjande ledning är viktigt för tjänstepersoners upplevda autonomi, vilket tyder på att organisationer bör arbeta autonomifrämjande. Vidare antyder resultaten att anställda med hög autonomi upplever högre grad av inre motivation i relation till sitt arbete. (Less)
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author
Klingberg, Ivan LU and Öhman Jörgensen, Petra LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
A study of office workers autonomy and intrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective
course
PSYK11 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
self-determination theory, autonomy, intrinsic motivation, autonomy support, job satisfaction, self-perceived health, inre motivation, autonomistöd, arbetstillfredsställelse, självskattad hälsa
language
Swedish
id
9048301
date added to LUP
2021-06-09 16:05:50
date last changed
2021-06-09 16:05:50
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regression analysis was not used due to sample size. A secondary aim of the study was to consider the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, specifically the increase in remote work, in regard to these variables. The study was conducted by the means of an internet-based survey and examined Swedish office workers from two different organizations. The main findings were largely in line with previous research. Perceived autonomy support had a strong, positive correlation with autonomy. Autonomy had a positive, albeit weak, correlation with intrinsic motivation. Contrary to previous research, no significant relationship was found between intrinsic motivation and job satisfaction or intrinsic motivation and self-perceived health. The
results suggest that an autonomy supportive management is important for the autonomy of office workers, implying that organizations should actively work towards providing employees with sufficient autonomy. Furthermore, the results suggest that employees high in autonomy feel more intrinsically motivated towards their work.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En studie av tjänstepersoners autonomi och inre motivation ur ett self-determination theory perspektiv}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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