Personal investment theory: A multi-faceted framework to understand second and foreign language motivation

System ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 102123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronnel B. King ◽  
Susanna Siu-Sze Yeung ◽  
Yuyang Cai
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory

Predictors of Adherence in the Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries: An Application of Personal Investment Theory

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Alison E. Smart ◽  
Marlene K. Tappe
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Athletic Injury ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Injury Rehabilitation ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Rehabilitation Adherence ◽  
Personal Investment Theory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Predictors Of Adherence

This study examined the relationship between the three facets of subjective meaning—personal incentives, sense of self, and perceived behavioral options—and adherence behaviors in the athletic injury rehabilitation setting. Subjects were 40 intercollegiate athletes who had sustained a sport related injury; all completed a questionnaire assessing the three components of meaning specific to sport and injury rehabilitation. Adherence was defined as a composite of attendance at the prescribed sessions, degree of completion of the prescribed exercise protocol, and the athlete's intensity or effort exerted in performing the prescribed exercise. Multiple-regression analyses indicated that each dimension significantly predicted adherence behaviors. Athletes who demonstrated greater adherence believed in the efficacy of the treatment, perceived more social support for their rehabilitation, were more goal directed or self-motivated, and placed more emphasis on mastery or task-involved goals in sport.

Predictors of Personal Investment in Physical Activity among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Marlene K. Tappe
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Exercise Behaviors ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the social psychological components of Personal Investment Theory and exercise behaviors among 47 middle-aged and older men and women participating in an organized exercise program. Specifically, the degree to which personal incentives for exercise, perceptions of sense of self (i.e., physical self-efficacy, fitness locus of control, self-motivation, social identity), and the congruence between program and participants' goals predict present physical activity and estimated future physical activity was examined. Multiple regression analyses indicated that present and future exercise behaviors significantly related to social psychological variables reflecting personal investment.

Women and the personal meaning of competition: A qualitative investigation

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan S. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory ◽  
Goal Direction ◽  
Practical Implications

Using a qualitative design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the personal meaning of competition to the female mountain bike racer. Interviews were conducted with nine female mountain bike racers of varying levels of experience, and were designed to elicit information relevant to the athlete’s understanding of her experience of competition, as well as, the personal meaning she attached to that experience. The codification of participant responses resulted in the identification of eight main themes including self-fulfillment, perceived competence, social support and camaraderie, health and fitness, joy of the experience, focus and self-control, external benefits derived from racing, and goal-direction. The findings of the study were, in general, supportive of the components of meaning posited by Personal Investment Theory (Maehr & Braskamp, 1986). Practical implications from this study include developing strategies for increasing the meaningfulness of the competitive experience for females in order to promote participation in physical activity.

Secondary School Physical Education Teacher Motivation: An Application of Personal Investment Theory

1997 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Lindholm
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Personal Investment ◽  
Personal Investment Theory

The purpose of this study was to examine physical educator work motivation using personal investment theory as a theoretical framework. Public secondary school teachers (n = 73) voluntarily completed SPECTRUM, a 200-item Likert scale inventory that measures 20 self and work perception categories. One-way ANOVA results revealed few within-group perception differences based on gender, age, years of teaching experience, or job capacity. Then z tests were used to determine perception differences between physical educators and a preexisting normative sample. Comparison between groups revealed that the physical educators reported significantly lower (p < .05) incentives for accomplishment and recognition, and significantly higher (p < .05) affiliation incentives. Physical educators also reported significantly fewer (p < .05) perceived opportunities for recognition and power and significantly lower (p < .05) levels of organizational commitment. These findings provided preliminary insight into how teachers’ perceptions of themselves, their jobs, and their work environments may operate together to result in common behavioral patterns.

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