Abstract

GONZALEZ-LOMELI, Daniel; GONZALEZ-VALENCIA, Daniela Guadalupe; MAYTORENA-NORIEGA, María de los Ángeles  and  SEPULVEDA-MORENO, César Omar. Intrinsic Motivation and Temporal Perspective of University Students in Northwestern Mexico. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2023, vol.13, n.2, pp.32-42.  Epub Nov 14, 2023. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2023.2.495.

The purpose of this study was to identify the intrinsic motivation (IM) profile and its relationship with time perspective in a non-probabilistic convenience sample of 553 students university students from a northwestern region in Mexico. Structural equation models were fitted for intrinsic motivation, with self-efficacy, achievement orientation, school perception, procrastination and temporal orientations (past, present and future) as direct and indirect predictors. A structural model of IM was formed that has adequate practical goodness-of-fit. The overall model explained 48% of the variance for intrinsic motivation. Achievement orientation was positively associated (structural weight =.65*) with intrinsic motivation while procrastination was negatively and indirectly (through self-efficacy) related (structural weight =.53*) to IM. Temporal orientations (negative past, hedonistic present and fatalistic present) were positively related to procrastination (structural weight =.54*). This study provides information regarding important predictors of intrinsic motivation that can be targeted among university students.

Keywords : Intrinsic motivation; Time perspective; Achievement orientation; Procrastination; Structural model.

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