Metamotivation

Metamotivation is what motivates an individual and spurs an individual towards self-actualization and excellence. Motivation or motive (from Medieval Latin motivus, from motus, past participle of movere "move") is the conscious or unconscious drive or need that incites a person to some action, inaction or behavior, providing incentive; often a goal or purpose.

Increasing motivation

• Motivation: How to get started and staying motivated, HealthDirect.gov
• 6 ways to boost your motivation, PsychCentral
• 5 Surprising Ways to Get Motivated
• How to Keep Working When You’re Just Not Feeling It, Harvard Business Review
• What to Do When You Have No Motivation
• How to Motivate Yourself: 25 Ways to Increase Motivation
• 5 science-backed ways to increase your motivation
• Motivation Is A Muscle: The 7 Best Ways To Substantially Increase Your Productivity, Forbes

Journal articles

• Self-efficacy for motivational regulation and satisfaction with academic studies in STEM undergraduates: The mediating role of study motivation, Learning and Individual Differences. Volume 93, January 2022, 102096
• Metamotivation in medical students: Explaining motivation regulation strategies in medical students, Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2022; 11: 157. Published online 2022 Jun 11. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1005_21
• The metamotivation approach: Insights into the regulation of motivation and beyond, by Kentaro Fujita, Phuong Q. Le, Abigail A. Scholer, David B. Miele. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, First published: 23 January 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12937
• Motivational Components Involved in the Metamotivational Monitoring in Medical Students, Wright State University
• New Directions in Self-Regulation: The Role of Metamotivational Beliefs by Abigail A. Scholer, David B. Miele, and Kentaro Fujita. Sage Journals, Volume 27, Issue 6. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721418790549

External links

• Metamotivation: Meaning and Significance