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Table 2 Relationship between different dimensions of motivation and perceived social support

From: Understanding the relationship of academic motivation and social support in graduate nursing education in Egypt

AMS-C 28

 

Intrinsic

motivation –

to Know

Intrinsic

motivation –

towards

accomplishment

Intrinsic

motivation

–to experience

stimulation

Extrinsic

motivation-

identified

Extrinsic

motivation—

introjected

Extrinsic

motivation-

external

regulation

A motivation

Total

of

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Family

Support

Friends

Support

Significant Others

Support

Total of

MSPSS

Intrinsic

motivation –

to Know

r

P

 

0.288**

< 0.001

0.348**

< 0.001

0.369**

< 0.001

0.344**

< 0.001

0.378**

< 0.001

0.368**

< 0.001

0.228**

< 0.001

0.146**

0.003

0.206**

< 0.001

0.164**

< 0.001

0.554**

< 0.001

Intrinsic

motivation –

towards accomplishment

r

P

  

0.415**

< 0.001

0.258**

< 0.001

0.634**

< 0.001

0.428**

< 0.001

0.412**

< 0.001

0.413**

< 0.001

0.160**

0.001

0.148**

0.003

0.147**

0.003

0.265**

< 0.001

Intrinsic

motivation –

to experience stimulation

r

P

   

0.428**

< 0.001

0.561**

< 0.001

0.391**

< 0.001

0.368**

< 0.001

0.508**

< 0.001

0.255**

< 0.001

0.338**

< 0.001

0.268**

< 0.001

0.472**

< 0.001

Extrinsic

motivation-

identified

r

p

    

0.367**

< 0.001

0.421**

< 0.001

0.452**

< 0.001

0.621**

< 0.001

0.238**

< 0.001

0.354**

< 0.001

0.269**

< 0.001

0.423**

< 0.001

Extrinsic motivation—

introjected

r

p

     

0.578**

< 0.001

0.528**

< 0.001

0.369**

< 0.001

0.212**

< 0.001

0.339**

< 0.001

0.222**

< 0.001

0.472**

< 0.001

Extrinsic

motivation-

external

regulation

r

P

      

0.469**

< 0.001

0.258**

< 0.001

0.428**

< 0.001

0.516**

< 0.001

0.469**

< 0.001

0.280**

< 0.001

A motivation

r

P

       

0.459**

< 0.001

0.214**

< 0.001

0.292**

< 0.001

0.204**

< 0.001

− 0.199**

< 0.001

Total of

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r

P

        

0.279**

< 0.001

0.398**

< 0.001

0.303**

< 0.001

0.515**

< 0.001

Family Support

r

p

         

0.816**

< 0.001

0.856**

< 0.001

0.949**

< 0.001

Friends Support

r

p

          

0.814**

< 0.001

0.937**

< 0.001

Significant Others

Support

r

p

           

0.935**

< 0.001

Total of MSPSS

r

p

            
  1. AMS-C 28: Academic Motivation Scale-College Version
  2. MSPSS: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
  3. r: the Pearson correlation coefficient
  4. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
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