{"id":1448,"date":"2020-02-24T14:10:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:07:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T11:07:26","slug":"5-studies-highlighting-the-power-of-intrinsic-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2020\/02\/24\/5-studies-highlighting-the-power-of-intrinsic-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Five studies highlighting the power of intrinsic motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While there are debates over how many types of motivation exist, there are two forms that are pretty much universally accepted: extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intrinsic motivation comes from inside you; it\u2019s when you\u2019re motivated to do something because it\u2019s internally rewarding. In other words, it\u2019s giving you a positive emotional return, perhaps because it\u2019s fun or because it\u2019s something you take pride in. It gives you a sense of personal satisfaction. When you\u2019re extrinsically motivated to do something, however, it\u2019s because you\u2019re doing it to achieve an external reward or gain. That could be money or power. It could be approval from someone or achieving a grade. It could be to obtain more followers or likes on a social media post. Or it could be because you\u2019re trying to avoid a negative consequence \u2013 like losing your job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research confirms that intrinsic motivation is the one that generally leads to the most positive outcomes. You might have heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/selfdeterminationtheory.org\/theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Self Determination Theory (opens in a new tab)\">Self Determination Theory<\/a> (Deci and Ryan) which looks at the interaction between extrinsic forces and intrinsic motives and needs. With intrinsic motivation, you\u2019re driven from within, and as such you\u2019re meeting some fundamental psychological needs like autonomy and competence or feeling related to others. Essentially, it\u2019s doing the activity for \u2018all the right reasons\u2019. You\u2019re pursuing the goal because it\u2019s connected to something you value, or has real purpose for you. It\u2019s about inspiration rather than obligation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we start to understand the implications of intrinsic motivation, it becomes clear that it\u2019s important to develop a culture and way of working that fosters and maintains it in employees. Here are 5 studies (plus a few extra bits of research we like!) that help to really illustrate the power of intrinsic motivation\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrinsic motivation leads to greater persistence <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prosocial motivation is essentially being motivated by a desire to protect or promote other people\u2019s wellbeing without seeking to gain any personal benefits. When intrinsic motivation is high, does it have any impact on prosocial motivation and persistence as a result?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/5640891_Does_Intrinsic_Motivation_Fuel_the_Prosocial_Fire_Motivational_Synergy_in_Predicting_Persistence_Performance_and_Productivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This study (opens in a new tab)\">This study<\/a> suggests it does, by acting to strengthen the relationship between the two. In the research, firefighters who reported high levels of both prosocial and intrinsic motivation then went on to demonstrate greater persistence by subsequently working considerably more overtime hours per week over a two month period. The desire to help others had resulted in increased effort and increased levels of persistence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrinsic motivation enhances engagement  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0734371X11421495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"2012 study from Cho and Perry (opens in a new tab)\">2012 study from Cho and Perry<\/a> showed that intrinsic motives have three times the impact on employee engagement levels compared to extrinsic motives. The research found that intrinsic motivation was positively associated with employee satisfaction and, unsurprisingly, was negatively associated with the intention to leave. When there were higher levels of managerial trustworthiness and goal direction, that link grew even stronger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This connection\u2019s been backed up in other research; for example, research by Kuvaas &amp; Dysvik (2009) found that intrinsically motivated employees were more likely to be highly engaged and more involved in their work, as well as display a greater readiness to step up and take responsibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrinsically motivated learning is more effective <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know it\u2019s been shown that the use of rewards in the classroom can actually negatively affect both the rate and how effectively students learn? That was one of the findings in <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.gvsu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1292&amp;context=theses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"this research (opens in a new tab)\">this research<\/a> from Grand Valley State University, which identified that these kinds of external motivators can actually slow learning down and lead to students making more errors during the learning process. What really matters is the level of intrinsic motivation and how much the student wants to learn. If the student\u2019s learning because it\u2019s fulfilling them and it\u2019s enjoyable, rather than because they\u2019re fixated on getting high grades or pleasing someone, then it actually improves the whole learning experience.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inevitably there\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"debate (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.3102\/00346543071001043\" target=\"_blank\">debate<\/a> over the extent of the effect. Extrinsic motivation does appear to be better than no motivation at all but if that is what\u2019s predominantly driving the learning behavior, it\u2019s not going have anything like the positive impact that could be attained through intrinsic motivation. The balance of evidence does seem to confirm that the most powerful kind of learning happens when someone\u2019s intrinsically motivated to do it, rather than when they\u2019ve been told to do it then rewarded in some way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employees perform better when they\u2019re intrinsically rewarded  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Intuitively it makes sense that if we enjoy something, and there\u2019s an internal drive to do it, we\u2019re likely to make a better job of it. Research backs that up. <a href=\"https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/d9f2\/39550102e9722cfcddb64d82f895b341095e.pdf?_ga=2.195493551.223081589.1581936062-1415857906.1581936062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"This research (opens in a new tab)\">This research<\/a> presented at the 3rd International Conference on Management and Economics looked at intrinsic rewards \u2013 in other words, the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction someone gets from successfully completing a piece of work. It showed that employee performance and motivation are directly influenced by such rewards, encouraging people to work harder to achieve and benefit from those feelings. As this research from the European Journal of Business and Management indicates, it appears that <a href=\"https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/4cbe\/a9607d00a242b54a4bc9270b74352038e40f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"intrinsic motivation (opens in a new tab)\">intrinsic motivation<\/a> is a better predictor of long term job performance than extrinsic motivation too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intrinsically motivated employees are more likely to stay <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research by management consulting firm <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"McKinsey revealed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/organization\/our-insights\/the-state-of-human-capital-2012-report\" target=\"_blank\">McKinsey revealed<\/a> that when employees are intrinsically motivated, they show 46% higher levels of job satisfaction and 32% greater levels of commitment to their jobs. At the same time, they\u2019re a lot less likely to experience job-related burnout &#8211; which all means that employees are a lot more likely to want to stick around with their employer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2020\/02\/17\/why-managers-need-to-understand-contagious-emotions-in-the-workplace\/\">Why managers need to understand contagious emotions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Waikato researchers O\u2019Driscoll and Randall <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"found a similar relationship (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/228046550_Perceived_Organisational_Support_Satisfaction_with_Rewards_and_Employee_Job_Involvement_and_Organisational_Commitment\" target=\"_blank\">found a similar relationship<\/a>, noting that intrinsic rather than extrinsic rewards have a far greater impact on retention. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there are debates over how many types of motivation exist, there are two forms that are pretty much universally accepted: extrinsic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hr"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Five studies highlighting the power of intrinsic motivation | Workstars<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you want to understand your own motivation, or what makes your employees tick? 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