Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale.

WEIMS

What it measures

Work motivation along the self-determination continuum: 6 subscales - Intrinsic Motivation, Integrated Regulation, Identified Regulation, Introjected Regulation, External Regulation, and Amotivation; supports Work Self-Determination Index calculation.

Length and format

18 (6 subscales x 3 items). 7-pt correspondence ratings (does not correspond at all -> corresponds exactly) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

English and French originals; further translations in SDT work-motivation research

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Tremblay, M.A., Blanchard, C.M., Taylor, S., Pelletier, L.G., & Villeneuve, M. (2009). Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 41(4), 213-226. https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/work-extrinsic-and-intrinsic-motivation-scale/

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