About the Measure
Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
Subscales | Amotivation; External; Introjected; Identified; Intrinsic motivation |
Description | This measure is designed to assess a continuum of motivation from amotivation to intrinsic motivation (see subscales) in relation to adolescents free time. |
Example | I do what I do in my free time because:… I want to have fun/I enjoy what I do/ I like what I do/Sense of freedom/I want to |
Link | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290055225_Development_of_the_free_time_motivation_scale_for_adolescents |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 5 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 12-15 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .67-.79 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | 5-factor model Chi-square(160)= 400.18 p= .000 CMIN= 2.5 CFI= 0.928 PCFI= 0.781 RMSEA= 0.049 |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Baldwin, C. K., & Caldwell, L. L. (2003). Development of the free time motivation scale for adolescents. Journal of Leisure Research, 35(2), 129-151. Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/l/l/llc7/FTMS-A.pdf |