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The Military Academic Motivation Scale (MAMS)
- Source :
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 37:193-207
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Hogrefe Publishing Group, 2021.
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Abstract
- Abstract. The purpose of the present paper is to introduce the Military Academic Motivation Scale (MAMS), a short and reliable instrument for assessing the different types of motivation among military cadets. Three representative samples of military cadets completed the MAMS. In Study 1 ( N = 452), the hypothesized five-factor structure of the MAMS was empirically tested and supported. In Study 2 ( N = 1,372), the factorial invariance across both gender and cohorts of the MAMS was explored and confirmed. Study 3 ( N = 520) provided evidence of the external validity of the five MAMS factors with respect to important organizational outcomes (work engagement, organizational commitment, job performance, extra-role behaviors, burnout, and intention to quit). The potential applications of the MAMS were extensively discussed, and recommendations for use in the military academy setting were given.
- Subjects :
- Educational measurement
Motivation
self-determination theory
military cadets
military academy
Psychometrics
05 social sciences
Perspective (graphical)
Applied psychology
050401 social sciences methods
Organizational commitment
0504 sociology
Scale (social sciences)
0502 economics and business
Employee engagement
Measurement invariance
Psychology
050203 business & management
Applied Psychology
Self-determination theory
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21512426 and 10155759
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cc30370a576c85b5d3f8a2dd35873e75