The Importance of Personal Values and Motivation to Curricular Activities in Teachers’ Psychological Well-Being

Authors

  • Carla Cordeiro Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
  • Vítor Gamboa Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal.
  • Olímpio Paixão Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_52-1_3

Keywords:

personal values, motivational functioning, teacher’s well-being, Self-Determination Theory

Abstract

This study analyses the relationship between personal values and the motivational behaviour of teachers among two specific tasks of teaching activity. Also, based on the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and the Theory of Basic Human Values of Schwartz, it examines the effects of these variables in well-being levels. The sample consisted of 345 teachers (80.3% female) from basic and secondary education of Portugal. Participants mean age was 49.41 years old (SD = 7.71), and the mean value for professional experience as teacher was 25.07 years (SD = 7.37). The results seem to support the SDT assumptions, namely that intrinsic values facilitate a more self-determined motivational behaviour while extrinsic values promote the less self-determined types of motivation. In addition, the results suggest that personal values and motivational functioning produce independent effects on teachers’ psychological well-being.

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Published

2018-07-01

How to Cite

Cordeiro, C., Gamboa, V., & Paixão, O. (2018). The Importance of Personal Values and Motivation to Curricular Activities in Teachers’ Psychological Well-Being. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, 52(52-1), 43-62 pp. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_52-1_3

Issue

No. 52-1 (2018)

Section

Articles

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