Development of a Motivational Regulation Strategy Scale based on Theories of Motivation

Abstract

Based on the main theories of motivation, Miele and Scholer (2017) provided a comprehensive taxonomy of motivational regulation strategies for different types of motivation. The present study aimed to develop a new scale for assessing motivational regulation strategies from a theoretical perspective suggested by Miele and Scholer (2017), and to examine its reliability and validity. Using exploratory factor analysis, five motivational regulation strategies were extracted. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s α. Significant relationships between academic-learning motivation, regulatory focus, self-efficacy, and different types of regulation strategies provided evidence for the construct validity.