Previous research on motivation by role models has not examined how the source of a role model’s success might influence motivation. In Studies 1 and 2 participants were asked to estimate their motivation in response to role models. In Study 3 role models were provided and behavioural intentions were assessed. The results of these first three studies indicate that both talented and hardworking role models are motivating, but that they motivate different things: Talented role models motivate people to access their talents, and hardworking role models motivate people to work hard. Having established that both types of role models can activate motivation, implicit theories orientation was examined as a possible moderator of the effect. In Study 4 participants completed an implicit theories induction task before reading about a role model. There were no differences observed between the entity and incremental conditions. In Study 5 entity and incremental theorists were recruited and exposed to a role model. Incremental theorists who had read about a hardworking role model were motivated to work hard.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/65470 |
| Date | 19 June 2014 |
| Creators | Fortune, Jennifer Lea |
| Contributors | Lockwood, Penelope |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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