The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being

Research into motivation underpinning health and well-being has traditionally adopted explicit, self-report questionnaires. Recently, there has been growing support for the role of implicitly measured motivation on health, relationships, and well-being. Dual-systems models have been proposed to acco...

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Main Authors: Keatley, D., Hagger, Martin, Heym, N.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Routledge 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30630
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description Research into motivation underpinning health and well-being has traditionally adopted explicit, self-report questionnaires. Recently, there has been growing support for the role of implicitly measured motivation on health, relationships, and well-being. Dual-systems models have been proposed to account for the roles of both explicit/reflective and implicit/impulsive processes on a range of behaviours. This presentation will outline a program of research (N = 70 to 162) that shows the role of implicit and explicit motivation on health behaviours, relationships, and wellbeing. Across several studies, dual-systems models were tested, and the unique contribution of implicit measures of motivation assessed. Analyses indicate that implicit motivation offers additive prediction of a range of health behaviours and relationship factors; however, consideration of the outcomes shows that implicit motivation may better predict spontaneous or unplanned behaviours. This provides support for some of the patterns of interaction hypothesised in dual-systems models. Future research and implications are also outlined.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-306302018-12-14T00:51:48Z The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being Keatley, D. Hagger, Martin Heym, N. Research into motivation underpinning health and well-being has traditionally adopted explicit, self-report questionnaires. Recently, there has been growing support for the role of implicitly measured motivation on health, relationships, and well-being. Dual-systems models have been proposed to account for the roles of both explicit/reflective and implicit/impulsive processes on a range of behaviours. This presentation will outline a program of research (N = 70 to 162) that shows the role of implicit and explicit motivation on health behaviours, relationships, and wellbeing. Across several studies, dual-systems models were tested, and the unique contribution of implicit measures of motivation assessed. Analyses indicate that implicit motivation offers additive prediction of a range of health behaviours and relationship factors; however, consideration of the outcomes shows that implicit motivation may better predict spontaneous or unplanned behaviours. This provides support for some of the patterns of interaction hypothesised in dual-systems models. Future research and implications are also outlined. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30630 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Keatley, D.
Hagger, Martin
Heym, N.
The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
title The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
title_full The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
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title_full_unstemmed The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
title_short The role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
title_sort role of implicit measures of motivation in health, relationships, and well-being
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30630