Intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations in the competitive context: an examination of person-situation interactions.
The current study examined Intrinsic Motivation Orientation and Extrinsic Motivation Orientation (Work Preference Inventory; Amabile, Hill, Hennessey, & Tighe, 1994) as potential trait-level moderators of the way Internet chess players responded to the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards of the chess games they played. On the basis of the defining characteristics of these 2 types of motivational orientations, we predicted that (a) Intrinsic Motivation Orientation would be associated with a stronger curvilinear relationship between challenge and enjoyment and (b) Extrinsic Motivation Orientation would be associated with a heightened affective responsivity to competitive outcome (i.e., winning vs. losing). Results supported the predictions. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Abuhamdeh
Sami
S
University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. abuhamdeh@aucegypt.edu
Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly
M
D000328:Adult; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012201:Reward; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*