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 |