MiniMAM

Validating a Short Version of the Motivation Activation Measure

Bibliographic Data

ID12970994
AuthorsAnnie Lang (0000-0001-7484-2196, Indiana University, corresponding author), Satoko Kurita (Osaka University of Economics), Bridget Rubenking (0000-0002-9364-9612, Indiana University), Robert F Potter (0000-0002-9294-3940, Indiana University)
Year2011
Volume5
Issue2
Pages146-162
Publication date2011-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunication Methods and Measures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1931-2458 • E-ISSN: 1931-2466
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19312458.2011.568377
OpenAlexW2082905611
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited9

This paper is a part of a line of research designed to develop and validate a reliable easy-to-administer self-report indicator of individual differences in motivational activation. Previous research began the process with the development of the Motivational Activation Measure (MAM) (A. Lang, Shin, & Lee, 2005 Lang, A., Shin, M. and Lee, S. 2005. Sensation seeking, motivation, and substance use: A dual system approach. Media Psychology, 7: 1–29. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]; A. Lang, Bradley, Sparks, & Lee, 2007 Lang, A., Bradley, S. D., Sparks, J. V. Jr. and Lee, S. 2007. The Motivation Activation Measure (MAM): How well does MAM predict individual differences in physiological indicators of appetitive and aversive activation?. Communication Methods and Measures, 1: 113–136. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]). To calculate MAM, participants view and rate 90 emotional images selected from the International Affective Picture System. The ratings from 35 of those 90 pictures are used to calculate MAM. In this paper, two short versions of the MAM measure, called miniMAM, are developed and their validity assessed. In the first version, participants viewed and rated only the 35 pictures used to calculate MAM. In the second version, participants viewed the 35 pictures used to calculate MAM plus three high arousing negative and three moderately arousing positive pictures chosen from the original MAM measure. The second version is found to be a suitable substitute for MAM when time matters. A third experiment assesses the test re-test reliability of the measure. The results show that motivational reactivity remains stable over time within individuals over a several month period and appears to assess a trait not a state level

Cognitive psychology · Data mining · Measure (data warehouse · Personality · Reliability (semiconductor · Sensation Seeking · Test (biology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology

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