The effectiveness of sentence cues in measuring the Big Three motives

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Title: The effectiveness of sentence cues in measuring the Big Three motives
Author(s): Langan-Fox, Janice; Grant, Sharon L.
Abstract: Despite the popularity of free response measures in the motivation literature, research geared toward the development of a standard battery of cues for measuring the Big Three motives (achievement, affiliation, power) has been lacking. The current research examined the effectiveness of sentence cues in eliciting motive imagery in two studies (students, entrepreneurs) comprising 242 men and women. Results indicated that sentence cues were effective in eliciting achievement and affiliation imagery, but not power imagery. In addition, an examination of the subcategories underlying each motive scoring system indicated that there were several infrequently scored subcategories in the achievement and power motive scoring systems that could be considered for removal.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise
Source: Journal of Personality Assessment, Vol. 89, no. 2 (2007), pp. 105-115
Publication year: 2007
Keyword(s): Cognition; Affiliation imagery; Case studies; Entrepreneurship research; Entrepreneurship psychopathology; Motivation; Needs
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 0022-3891
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223890701468352
Peer reviewed