How motivated are you and what motivates you in your work?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What is your current work status?

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  • A.
    Freelance
  • B.
    Part-time
  • C.
    Contractual
  • D.
    Permanent
  • E.
    Self-employed
  • F.
    Unemployed
• 2.
  What is the nature of your current work?

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  • A.
    Education and Training
  • B.
    Government and Public Administration
  • C.
    Hospitality and Tourism
  • D.
    Information Technology
  • E.
    Manufacturing
  • F.
    Health Science
  • G.
    Business Management and Administration
  • H.
    Marketing, Sales and Service
  • I.
    Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
  • J.
    Architecture and Construction
  • K.
    Finance
  • L.
    Human Services
  • M.
    Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
  • N.
    Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
  • O.
    Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • P.
    Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
• 3.
  You are about to take the Multi-Dimensional Work Motivation Scale by Gagne et al (2014). Ready?

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  • A.
    Bring it on! 
  • B.
    You bet!
• 4.
  In the following statements, indicate to what extent does each statement correspond to your reasons why you are putting efforts (or would put efforts) into doing your work.

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  • A.
    Got it!
  • B.
    Alright!
• 5.
  Because it makes me feel proud of myself.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 6.
  Because otherwise I will feel ashamed of myself.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 7.
  I don't, because I really feel that I'm wasting my time at work.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 8.
  Because others will reward me financially only if I put enough effort in my job (e.g., employer, supervisor …).

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 9.
  Because I have fun doing my job.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 10.
  Because I have to prove to myself that I can.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 11.
  Because the work I do is interesting.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 12.
  I do little because I don’t think this work is worth putting efforts into.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 13.
  Because others offer me greater job security if I put enough effort in my job (e.g., employer, supervisor …).

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 14.
  You are halfway through! 

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  • A.
    Keep it going!
  • B.
    I will resume in 5...4...3...2...1...
• 15.
  Because putting efforts in this job aligns with my personal values.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 16.
  Because I personally consider it important to put efforts in this job.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 17.
  Because others will respect me more (e.g., supervisor, colleagues, family, clients …).

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 18.
  I don’t know why I’m doing this job, it’s pointless work.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 19.
  Because what I do in my work is exciting.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 20.
  Because otherwise I will feel bad about myself.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 21.
  To get others’ approval (e.g., supervisor, colleagues, family, clients …).

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 22.
  Because I risk losing my job if I don’t put enough effort in it.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 23.
  Because putting efforts in this job has personal significance to me.

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely
• 24.
  To avoid being criticized by others (e.g., supervisor, colleagues, family, clients …).

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  • A.
    Not At All
  • B.
    Very Little
  • C.
    A Little
  • D.
    Moderately
  • E.
    Strongly
  • F.
    Very Strongly
  • G.
    Completely

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You have little to no motivation in your work at all.

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  You are experiencing a state of amotivation. This is the absence of motivation towards your present work. You do not seem to have specific purpose and goals, and you don’t seem to approach ends in a systematic fashion. You simply do not demonstrate the intent to engage in an activity. Amotivation has been related to learned helplessness, where individuals withdraw effort because of perceptions of incompetence and loss of control.
• 2.
  You have exceptional intrinsic motivation in your work.

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  You have an autonomous motivation, which means you engage in your work because you perceive it to be consistent with your intrinsic goals or outcomes and the motivation lies in the behavior itself. When intrinsically motivated, it is the spontaneous experiences of interest and enjoyment entailed in the activity that supply the “rewards.” This form of motivation has been found to yield the most desirable behavioral, attitudinal, and affective outcomes.
• 3.
  You presently work for externally referenced reasons.

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  You have controlled motivation, a type of motivation where you act out of the desire for external rewards or fear of punishment. Individuals like you, who work for controlled reasons, feel a sense of obligation and pressure when engaging in it and are only likely to persist with doing the work as long as the external contingency is present. This type of motivation is not perceived as supporting psychological needs at work which include autonomy, competence and sense of relatedness.