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标题：Adaptation of the Educational Motivation Scale Into a Short Form With Multigroup Analysis in a Vocational Training and Baccalaureate Setting
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作者：Jorge Expósito-López ; José Javier Romero-Díaz de la Guardia ; Eva María Olmedo-Moreno 等
期刊名称：Frontiers in Psychology
电子版ISSN：1664-1078
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
页码：1682
DOI：10.3389/fpsyg.2021.663834
出版社：Frontiers Media
摘要：The aim of the present study was to adapt the educational motivation scale into an abbreviated version (EMS-SF), in addition to analysing its psychometric properties for use with vocational training (FP) and baccalaureate students using structural equations. A cross-sectional and ex post facto study was conducted with a sample of 1159 students from the autonomous community of Andalusia (Spain). IBM SPSS® and IBM AMOS® software programs were used for data analysis. With regards to main outcomes, the scale reflected good fit indices in its short form, presenting a more parsimonious and easily understood questionnaire. The questionnaire was reduced from a total of 28 to 19 items. In the same way, the number of dimensions was reduced from seven to four, facilitating scale understanding and interpretation according to self-determination theory. As a main finding, it was observed that the most relevant items for baccalaureate students pertained to the pleasure derived from discovering things and to overcoming challenges, whereas in FP students, items pertaining to the satisfaction generated from exerting effort, achieving one’s best and being well paid were more relevant. In conclusion, findings urge the need to strengthen intrinsic motivation in FP students with the aim of avoiding demotivation and poor academic performance.
关键词：Motivation; diagnosis scale; Vocational training; Autodetermination theory; SEM