Características motivacionais no trabalho bancário: um estudo a partir da aplicação do sistema LEMO

This study aimed to analyze the predominant motivation styles in a banking organization, in this study figuratively called Beta Bank. To this end, we sought to describe the social profile of the interviewees and to analyze employee satisfaction and dissatisfaction levels and to elucidate the predominant styles of motivation in the organization. Primary data collection was based on Motivational Styles Survey, a questionnaire with multiple choice questions, with 36 closed questions. From the analysis based on the descriptive statistics of the information it can be concluded that the styles of motivational orientation that most predominated in the employees of Beta Bank were the styles related to action and maintenance and, with less preponderance, the styles of motivation oriented. participation and conciliation.

Associations between training, employment, and motivational styles of Brazilian instrumental music teachers

Teachers follow a motivational style based on their own beliefs about motivation affected by environmental events. External events such as rules and traditions often affect orientation towards controlling; however, it is not known if events such as training and employment affect the extent to which music teachers try to control a student’s behavior. The aim of the current study is to investigate associations between the motivational styles of instrumental music teachers, their training, and the type of employment they possess. A survey was conducted with 358 instrumental music teachers. Participants accessed an online questionnaire to provide information about their motivational style and to answer questions about their training and employment. Trained musicians recorded higher scores in the controlling factor than trained music educators. Similarly, teachers who worked in public music schools recorded higher scores in the controlling factor than the ones who worked in private music schools. Our study suggests that motivational literature should be part of the higher education curriculum, since it could help to improve behaviors that support autonomy in instrumental music lessons. The study also recommends making changes to the lifelong job positions that are acquired through public tenders in order to prevent teachers from disregarding the perspective of their students.

A Three-Wave Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination Theory’s Mediation Model of Engagement and Disaffection in Youth Sport

Research adopting self-determination theory (SDT) supports a mediation model whereby coach motivational styles (autonomy support and interpersonal control) predict athletes’ engagement and disaffection in youth sport via the satisfaction and frustration of psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness). Our study extends this research by examining SDT’s mediation model longitudinally with three waves of data. Two hundred fifty-two youth sports participants (Mage = 12.98; SD = 1.84; range = 11–17; female n = 67) completed measures of study variables at the start, middle, and end of a competitive soccer season. Cross-lagged path analyses revealed that associations between the two coach motivational styles and athletes’ engagement were mediated by psychological need satisfaction. Furthermore, a positive reciprocal association between psychological need satisfaction and engagement emerged over time. This study therefore supports the temporal assumptions underpinning SDT’s mediation model but, importantly, evidences a mutually reinforcing interplay between athletes’ psychological needs and their engaged behavior.