About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | A measure of self-motivation (a tendency to persist in a context lacking extrinsic reinforcement). The SMI was originally developed for adults but has been adapted for children. |
| Example | I'm not very good at getting myself to do things |
| Link | https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19971806678 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 20 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 10-16 |
| Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
| Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .75 |
| Test retest | 5 weeks, r= .86 |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | PCA suggested a |
| CFA | Chi-square(170) = 275.03 CFI = .97 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | r= [.19,.42] with Motivational Orientation Subscales (MOSS); r= .39 with Intrinsic Mastery Motivation; r= .24 with autonomous judgment |
| Predictive validity | r= .21 with heart rate above 150bpm |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Biddle, S., Akande, D., Armstrong, N., Ashcroft, M., Brooke, R., & Goudas, M. (1996). The self-motivation inventory modified for children: evidence on psychometric properties and its use in physical exercise. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 27(3), 237-250. Retrieved from http://www.ijsp-online.com/ |