 Intrinsic motivation of rural adolescents in China: How individuation influences?Sijia Guo, Chau-kiu Cheung, Tianli Qin and Xuan Ning Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 120, issue C Abstract: According to the self-determination theory, intrinsic motivation is very essential for adolescents’ development as it can yield many positive outcomes. Therefore, this study focuses on rural adolescents’ intrinsic motivation, an issue that has not received sufficient attention in previous studies. This study also considers the effects of the natural intrapsychic process and the social-cultural context on rural adolescents’ intrinsic motivation from the ecological perspective. The data used in the study are from a survey of 995 rural adolescents in China. The results showed that individuation and traditional Chinese culture had positive effects on rural adolescents’ intrinsic motivation, although their interaction effect was negative on their intrinsic motivation. These findings imply a need to boost rural adolescents’ intrinsic motivation and balance it with traditional Chinese culture. Keywords: Rural adolescents; Intrinsic motivation; Individuation; Traditional Chinese culture (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:120:y:2021:i:c:s0190740920322003 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105778 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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