Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI)

Scale Description
Inventarul Motiva iei Intrinsece (IMI)
Descrierea Scalei
The Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) is a multidimensional measurement device intended to assess participants
subjective experience related to a target activity in laboratory experiments. It has been used in several experiments
related to intrinsic motivation and sel!regulation (e.g." #yan" $%&'( #yan" Mims ) *oestner" $%&+( ,lant ) #yan"
$%&-( #yan" .onnell" ) ,lant" $%%/( #yan" *oestner ) Deci" $%%$( Deci" 0ghrari" ,atric1" ) 2eone" $%%3). The
instrument assesses participants interest4enjoyment" perceived competence" eort" value4useulness" elt pressure
and tension" and perceived choice 5hile perorming a given activity" thus yielding six subscale scores. #ecently" a
seventh subscale has been added to tap the experiences o relatedness" although the validity o this subscale has yet
to be established. The interest/enjoyment subscale is considered the self-report measure of intrinsic
motivation( thus" although the overall 6uestionnaire is called the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory" it is only the one
subscale that assesses intrinsic motivation" per se.
Inventarul motiva iei intrinsece (IMI) este un dispo7itiv de m8surare multidimensional care este menit s8 evalue7e
experien a subiectiv8 a participan ilor legat8 de o activitate int8 9n experimente de laborator. :cesta a ost olosit 9n
mai multe experimente legate de motiva ia intrinsec8 i de auto!reglementare (de exemplu" #yan" $%&'( #yan" Mims
) *oestner" $%&+" ,lant ) #yan" $%&-" #yan" .onnell" si ,lant" $%%/" #yan" *oestner ) Deci" $%%$( Deci"
0ghrari" ,atric1" i 2eone" $%%3). Instrumentul evaluea78 interesul 4 pl8cerea participan ilor" competen a perceput8"
eortul" valoarea 4 utilitatea" presiunea sim it8 i tensiune i alegerea perceput8 9n timp ce ace tia eectuea78 o
anumit8 activitate" re7ult;nd astel ase scoruri ale subscalei. #ecent" o a aptea subscal8 a ost ad8ugat8 pentru a
eviden ia experien ele de rela ionare" de i perioada de valabilitate a acestei scale nu a ost 9nc8 stabilit8. Subscala
interesului / a bucuriei este considerat msura de auto-raport a motiva iei intrinsece ( astel" de i chestionarul
general este numit Inventarul Motiva iei Intrinsece" acesta este doar o subscala care evaluea78 motiva ia intrinsec8"
per se.
<n The Scale page" there are ive sections. =irst" the ull 3- items that ma1e up the > subscales are sho5n" along
5ith inormation on constructing your o5n IMI and scoring it. Then" there are our speciic versions o the IMI
that have been used in past studies. This should give you a sense o the dierent 5ays it has been used. These have
dierent numbers o items and dierent numbers o subscales" and they concern dierent activities. =irst" there is a
standard" ''!item version that has been used in several studies" 5ith our subscales? interest4enjoyment" perceived
competence" perceived choice" and pressure4tension. Second" there is a short %!item version concerned 5ith the
activity o reading some text material( it has three subscales? interest4enjoyment" perceived competence" and
pressure4tension. Then" there is the '-!item version that 5as used in the internali7ation study" including the three
subscales o value4useulness" interest4enjoyment" and perceived choice. =inally" there is a '%!item version o the
interpersonal relatedness 6uestionnaire that has ive subscales? relatedness" interest4enjoyment" perceived choice"
pressure4tension" and eort.
,e pagina Scalei exist8 cinci sec iuni. @n primul r;nd" cele 3- de elemente complete care alc8tuiesc cele > subscale
sunt pre7entate 9mpreun8 cu inorma ii cu privire la construirea propriului IMI i modalit8 i de a!l evalua. :poi"
exist8 patru variante speciice ale IMI care au ost utili7ate 9n studiile anterioare. :cest lucru ar trebui s8 v8 dea o
impresie despre modurile dierite 9n care a ost olosit. :cestea au un num8r dierit de elemente i un num8r dierit
de subscale i se reer8 la dierite activit8 i. @n primul r;nd" exist8 un standard" versiunea de '' de elemente care a
ost olosit8 9n mai multe studii" cu patru subscale? interes 4 pl8cere" competen 8 perceput8" alegerea perceput8" i
presiune 4 tensiune. @n al doilea r;nd" exist8 o versiune scurt8 de % elemente care are de!a ace cu activitatea de a
citi un text( are trei subscale? interes 4 pl8cere" competen a perceput8 i presiune 4 tensiune. :poi" exist8 versiunea
de '- de elemente care a ost utili7at8 9n cadrul studiului de internali7are" inclusiv cele trei subscale de valoare 4
utilitate" interes 4 pl8cere" i alegerea perceput8. @n cele din urm8" exist8 o versiune de '% de elemente a
chestionarului de rela ionare interpersonal8 care are cinci subscale? rela ionare" interes 4 pl8cere" alegerea
perceput8" presiune 4 tensiune i eort.
=inally" Mc:uley" Duncan" and Tammen ($%&>) did a study to examine the validity o the IMI and ound strong
support or its validity.
@n cele din urm8" Mc:uley" Duncan i Tammen ($%&>) au 8cut un studiu pentru a examina validitatea IMI i au
g8sit un sprijin puternic pentru validitatea acestuia.