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Work Preference Inventory.

WPI

What it measures
Stable individual differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientation toward work: Intrinsic Motivation (Challenge + Enjoyment) and Extrinsic Motivation (Outward/Recognition + Compensation). Central to Amabile's componential theory of creativity.
Length and format
30 items. 4-pt ratings (never/almost never true -> always/almost always true) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Multiple international adaptations in creativity/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
Amabile, T.M., Hill, K.G., Hennessey, B.A., & Tighe, E.M. (1994). The Work Preference Inventory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(5), 950-967.

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