TY - JOUR
T1 - Hedonic, instrumental, and normative motives
T2 - Differentiating patterns for popular, accepted, and rejected adolescents
AU - Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis
AU - Kretschmer, Tina
AU - Lindenberg, Siegwart
AU - Veenstra, Rene
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This study examined to what extent motives for behavior differentiated between popular, accepted, and rejected adolescents. Based on goal-framing theory, three types of motives were distinguished: hedonic (aimed at short-term gratification), instrumental (aimed at improvement of one’s situation), and normative (aimed at acting in accordance with what one thinks one is ought to do) motives, which were based on teachers’ assessments. These motives were related to peer-reported popularity, acceptance, and rejection in a sample of adolescent boys (n = 287) and girls (n = 303; Formula = 13.51; SD = 0.54). Results showed that popular adolescents were mainly characterized by instrumental and normative motives. Accepted adolescents were high in hedonic and normative motives, but low in instrumental motivation, whereas rejected adolescents showed the exact opposite pattern. These results indicate that being successful among peers is not only a matter of behavior but also of motives underlying behaviors.
AB - This study examined to what extent motives for behavior differentiated between popular, accepted, and rejected adolescents. Based on goal-framing theory, three types of motives were distinguished: hedonic (aimed at short-term gratification), instrumental (aimed at improvement of one’s situation), and normative (aimed at acting in accordance with what one thinks one is ought to do) motives, which were based on teachers’ assessments. These motives were related to peer-reported popularity, acceptance, and rejection in a sample of adolescent boys (n = 287) and girls (n = 303; Formula = 13.51; SD = 0.54). Results showed that popular adolescents were mainly characterized by instrumental and normative motives. Accepted adolescents were high in hedonic and normative motives, but low in instrumental motivation, whereas rejected adolescents showed the exact opposite pattern. These results indicate that being successful among peers is not only a matter of behavior but also of motives underlying behaviors.
KW - popularity
KW - acceptance
KW - rejection
KW - sociometric status
KW - motives
KW - goals
U2 - 10.1177/0272431614535092
DO - 10.1177/0272431614535092
M3 - Article
SN - 0272-4316
VL - 35
SP - 308
EP - 328
JO - The Journal of Early Adolescence
JF - The Journal of Early Adolescence
IS - 3
ER -