Prisoners' academic motivation, viewed from the perspective of self-determination theory
Evidence from a population of Norwegian prisoners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4199386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terje Manger (0000-0003-0799-9702, University of Bergen, corresponding author), Jørn Hetland (0000-0001-7845-7092, University of Bergen), Lise Øen Jones (0000-0002-6611-0945, University of Bergen), Ole Johan Eikeland (University of Bergen), Arve Asbjørnsen (0000-0001-8571-3138, University of Bergen), Arve E Asbjørnsen |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 551-574 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8566 • E-ISSN: 1573-0638 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11159-020-09855-w |
| OpenAlex | W3049772054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
The study presented in this article explores prisoners' academic motivation structure from the theoretical perspective of self-determination theory, using the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS). Analysing survey responses from 529 (29 female, 500 male) prisoners with Norwegian citizenship who participated in education while being incarcerated, the authors investigate how prison students' motivation might be "reduced" or summarised using a smaller set of factors or components than extant studies. A confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a five-factor model, including intrinsic motivation, three types of extrinsic motivation (namely identified regulation, introjected regulation, and external regulation) and amotivation, yielded the best fit with the data provided by the prisoners. An alternative three-factor model created by collapsing the three extrinsic dimensions into a single dimension was found to fit the data poorly. The structural model revealed that younger prisoners displayed more controlled academic motivations than older ones, who displayed more autonomous motivations. Contrary to the authors' expectations, prisoners with a higher level of education did not display more autonomous academic motivations than those with a lower level
Amotivation · Autonomy · Confirmatory factor analysis · Criminology · Intrinsic motivation · Norwegian · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Prison · Self-determination theory · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |