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The role of intrinsic values for self-growth and community contribution at different life stages: Differentially predicting the vitality of university students and teachers over one year
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Lekes, Natasha Houlfort, Nathalie Milyavskaya, Marina Hope, Nora H. Koestner, Richard |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Abstract Self-determination theory distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic values and research has demonstrated that prioritizing intrinsic relative to extrinsic values is related to greater well-being. Intrinsic values have typically been amalgamated yet based on theories of development (Arnett, 2000; Erikson, 1980), we prospectively examined the relationship between specific intrinsic values and vitality among people at different life stages. We hypothesized that valuing self-growth, reflecting the self-exploration involved in developing an identity, would be particularly important for the vitality of college students ( N = 99). Valuing community contribution, consistent with the generativity stage of later adulthood, was expected to be more important for the vitality of schoolteachers ( N = 90). Supporting our hypotheses, regression analyses showed that self-growth was relatively more likely than community contribution to be associated with increased vitality among university students, whereas community contribution was relatively more likely than self-growth to be associated with increased vitality among teachers. The analyses controlled for participants' mean ratings of intrinsic and extrinsic values. Change in self-growth values over one year, moreover, predicted students' vitality at the end of the year. The potential for integrating theories of development with self-determination theory's conceptualization of values is discussed. |
| Starting Page | 48 |
| Ending Page | 52 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.093 |
| Volume Number | 98 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://carleton.ca/goallab/wp-content/uploads/The-role-of-intrinsic-values-for-self-growth-and-community-contribution-at-different-life-stages-Differentially-predicting-the-vitality-of-college-students-and-teachers-over-one-year..pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.093 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
