Regulatory Focus and Teachers′ Innovative Work behavior: The Mediating Role of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation

Abstract

Abstract: The questionnaires of chronic regulatory focus, teachers′ self-determination motivation and innovative work behavior were administered to 352 teachers in primary and middle schools, aimed to explore the mediating effects of autonomous and controlled motivation on the relationship between regulatory focus and innovative work behavior. Results showed that: 1)Promotion focus and autonomous motivation were significantly positively associated with teachers′ innovative work behavior. Prevention focus and controlled motivation were significantly negatively correlated with teachers′ innovative work behavior. 2)Promotion focus positively predicted autonomous motivation but not significantly negatively predicted controlled motivation. Prevention focus positively predicted controlled motivation but not significantly negatively predicted autonomous motivation. 3)Autonomous motivation played partial mediation role in the relationship between promotion focus and innovative work behavior, whereas controlled motivation played full mediation role in the relationship between prevention focus and innovative work behavior relation.

Key words: promotion focus, prevention focus, autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, teachers′ innovative work behavior.

摘要： 运用通用长期倾向调节聚焦量表、教师自我决定动机问卷与教师创新工作行为问卷对352名中小学教师进行施测,建立结构方程模型以考察中小学教师自主性与控制性动机在调节聚焦倾向对其创新工作行为影响过程中的中介作用。研究发现：（1）促进聚焦、自主性动机正向预测教师创新工作行为,防御聚焦、控制性动机负向预测教师创新工作行为;（2）促进聚焦与自主性动机正相关显著,与控制性动机负相关不显著;防御聚焦与控制性动机正相关显著,与自主性动机负相关不显著;（3）自主性动机在促进聚焦与教师创新工作行为的关系中起部分中介作用,控制性动机在防御聚焦与教师创新工作行为的关系中起完全中介作用。

关键词: 促进聚焦, 防御聚焦, 自主性动机, 控制性动机, 教师创新工作行为。

Li Mingjun, Gao Jie, Wang Zhenhong, You Xuqun. Regulatory Focus and Teachers′ Innovative Work behavior: The Mediating Role of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(1): 42-49.

李明军高洁，王振宏，游旭群. 调节聚焦倾向与教师创新工作行为：自主性与控制性动机的中介作用^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(1): 42-49.

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