Motivation and Well-Being at Work: Self-Determination Theory in Practice
(2015) PSYP01 20151Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The current study is based on self-determination theory and address well-being and motivation from a salutogenic and qualitative approach. The aim is to describe well-being and motivation in a work context and, to shed light over why and how some employees become highly motivated. In addition, this research aims to see whether self-determination theory can be applied as an intervention theory with practical motivational tools. To recruit motivated employees, an on-line, quantitative survey, measuring well-being (GHQ12) and motivation (BNSW and WEIMS), was conducted in an organization with 340 white-collar employees. One hundred eighty-five individuals completed the survey, issuing a response rate of 54 %. An interpretative phenomenological... (More)
- The current study is based on self-determination theory and address well-being and motivation from a salutogenic and qualitative approach. The aim is to describe well-being and motivation in a work context and, to shed light over why and how some employees become highly motivated. In addition, this research aims to see whether self-determination theory can be applied as an intervention theory with practical motivational tools. To recruit motivated employees, an on-line, quantitative survey, measuring well-being (GHQ12) and motivation (BNSW and WEIMS), was conducted in an organization with 340 white-collar employees. One hundred eighty-five individuals completed the survey, issuing a response rate of 54 %. An interpretative phenomenological approach with semi-structured interviews was used and eight motivated employees were interviewed. Previous research was verified and well-being and motivation were positively correlated. Descriptions of well-being resulted in findings of mainly psychosocial well-being factors, divided in the levels of organization, team and individual. The experiences of motivation were divided in basic needs, according to self-determination theory, and the levels of organization, team and individual. Organizational values and leadership factors emerged as important and similar enhancing factors within both well-being and motivation. (Less)
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- author
- Bolltoft, Åsa LU
- supervisor
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- Sofia Bunke LU
- organization
- course
- PSYP01 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- self-determination theory, motivation, Well-being, salutogenic, qualitative, IPA, interventions, organizational values, leadership
- language
- English
- id
- 7441148
- date added to LUP
- 2015-06-29 16:52:20
- date last changed
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