An Examination of Effectiveness of Cognitive Evaluation Theory in Industrial Situation

サンギョウ バメン ニオケル ニンチ テキ ヒョウカ リロン ノ ユウコウセイ ノ ケントウ

ヤマシタ, ミヤコ

Yamashita, Miyako

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

有能性

自律性

認知的評価理論

intrinsic motivation

competence

autonomy

cognitive evaluation theory

This study aimed at an examination of effectiveness of cognitive evaluation theory in the intrinsic motivation research, which has been developed in experimental social psychology, with it being applied in industrial situation. Covariance structure analysis supported that the sense of competence and autonomy had positive effects on“work enjoyment”as a work intrinsic motivation index according to a hypothesis of cognitive evaluation theory. The examination found the validity of the concerned model and that the sense of“competence”and“autonomy”obtained through work accomplishment were the major determinants of“work enjoyment”.The findings supported that cognitive evaluation theory that appeared through laboratory experiments and findings were capable of being applicable to the actual industrial situation. They also indicated further issues of a necessity of continuous studies, data collection and refining the measuring scale.