Finns det samband mellan självförverkligande, inneboende kontra externt orienterad motivation och socialt jämförande?
(2020) PSYK11 20192Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self actualization, social comparison, including upward and downward comparison, and different types of motivation as defined by the proposed causality orientations within self determination theory. Data was acquired through a survey distribution. The sample consisted of a convenience sample (N=131). The results, from a correlational analysis, showed significant correlations between self-actualization and upward assimilation (r=-.49), upward contrast (r=.-.35), downward assimilation (r=-.26) and downward contrast (r=.41). The results concerned with motivation and social comparison showed a significant correlation between impersonal causality orientation and general... (More)
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self actualization, social comparison, including upward and downward comparison, and different types of motivation as defined by the proposed causality orientations within self determination theory. Data was acquired through a survey distribution. The sample consisted of a convenience sample (N=131). The results, from a correlational analysis, showed significant correlations between self-actualization and upward assimilation (r=-.49), upward contrast (r=.-.35), downward assimilation (r=-.26) and downward contrast (r=.41). The results concerned with motivation and social comparison showed a significant correlation between impersonal causality orientation and general tendency to compare with others (r=.41). Impersonal causality orientation also had significant correlation with all directions for social comparison. In the discussion departing from the results it’s argued how various motives for comparison mediates the relationship between self actualization and social comparison. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med studien var att undersöka förhållandet mellan självförverkligande, socialt jämförande och motivation. För socialt jämförande mättes både en generell benägenhet och benägenhet att jämföra i olika riktningar (uppåt eller nedåt). Den operationella definitionen för motivation utgick ifrån de kausalitetsorienteringar som återfinns inom self-determination theory. Datainsamling skedde i form av enkätundersökningar. Urvalet bestod av ett bekvämlighetsurval (N=131). Resultaten i studien indikerar att självförverkligande hade signifikant korrelation med samtliga riktningar som socialt jämförande kan anta: strävande kontrast (r=-.35), strävande identifikation (r=.49), nedåtgående kontrast (r=.41) och nedåtgående identifikation (r=-.26). I... (More)
- Syftet med studien var att undersöka förhållandet mellan självförverkligande, socialt jämförande och motivation. För socialt jämförande mättes både en generell benägenhet och benägenhet att jämföra i olika riktningar (uppåt eller nedåt). Den operationella definitionen för motivation utgick ifrån de kausalitetsorienteringar som återfinns inom self-determination theory. Datainsamling skedde i form av enkätundersökningar. Urvalet bestod av ett bekvämlighetsurval (N=131). Resultaten i studien indikerar att självförverkligande hade signifikant korrelation med samtliga riktningar som socialt jämförande kan anta: strävande kontrast (r=-.35), strävande identifikation (r=.49), nedåtgående kontrast (r=.41) och nedåtgående identifikation (r=-.26). I undersökandet av samband mellan motivation och socialt jämförande indikerade resultat på signifikant positiv korrelation mellan den opersonliga kausalitetsorienteringen och generell tendens till socialt jämförande (r=.41). Den opersonliga kausalitetsorienteringen korrelerade även signifikant med samtliga riktningar för socialt jämförande. I diskussionen av resultaten argumenteras för hur sambandet mellan självförverkligande och socialt jämförande kan medieras av olika bakomliggande motiv. (Less)
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- author
- Petersson, Felicia LU and Celander, Adam LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Examining possible connections between self-actualization, intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and social comparison
- course
- PSYK11 20192
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- self-actualization, social comparison, self-determination theory, upward comparison, downward comparison
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9007078
- date added to LUP
- 2020-03-25 09:05:09
- date last changed
- 2020-03-25 09:05:09
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abstract = {{The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self actualization, social comparison, including upward and downward comparison, and different types of motivation as defined by the proposed causality orientations within self determination theory. Data was acquired through a survey distribution. The sample consisted of a convenience sample (N=131). The results, from a correlational analysis, showed significant correlations between self-actualization and upward assimilation (r=-.49), upward contrast (r=.-.35), downward assimilation (r=-.26) and downward contrast (r=.41). The results concerned with motivation and social comparison showed a significant correlation between impersonal causality orientation and general tendency to compare with others (r=.41). Impersonal causality orientation also had significant correlation with all directions for social comparison. In the discussion departing from the results it’s argued how various motives for comparison mediates the relationship between self actualization and social comparison.}},
author = {{Petersson, Felicia and Celander, Adam}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Finns det samband mellan självförverkligande, inneboende kontra externt orienterad motivation och socialt jämförande?}},
year = {{2020}},
}