Daily state of motivation as the effect of appreciation in a diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Grounded in self-determination theory, the present study aimed to investigate whether daily changes in employee motivation depend on whether employees receive appreciation from various sources at work, using a 7-day diary design. Beyond general knowledge about the effects of appreciation as an important source of motivation, there is still a lack of knowledge about the intrapersonal effect of appreciation on different types of regulation/motivation in terms of self-determination theory over time.

Participants and procedure

The sample consisted of 104 employees in full-time employment. More than half were women (72%) and the mean age was 43.25 years (SD = 10.53). They completed trait-level measures and then daily records, in which they reported their motivat

SUBMITTER: Seitl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11339848 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature