Open AccessSelf‐Regulation, Co‐Regulation, and Socially Shared Regulation of Motivation for Collaborative Activity: Comparison Between University Students and Working Adults 1
Author(s) -
Ito Takamichi,
Umemoto Takatoyo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/jpr.12337
Subject(s) - psychology , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , structural equation modeling , task (project management) , self efficacy , social psychology , value (mathematics) , developmental psychology , path analysis (statistics) , statistics , mathematics , management , machine learning , computer science , economics
Self‐regulated learning theory assumes that self‐regulated learning appears as a socially shared phenomenon with collaborative processes, but there is little research focused on self‐regulation, co‐regulation, and socially shared regulation of “motivation for collaborative activity.” This study aimed to examine how previous performance level and motivational antecedent factors (i.e., self‐efficacy, task values) influence the three modes of regulation of intrinsic motivation, by comparing university students with working adults. Participants—397 university students and 380 working adults—completed questionnaires. Multigroup structural equation modeling revealed that previous performance level, self‐efficacy, and utility value positively predicted the three modes of regulation in both groups. In addition, previous performance level positively influenced self‐efficacy and task values. Interest value, which refers to the belief about interest in the task, positively predicted all three modes of regulation in working adults. In addition, the path coefficient of previous performance level to self‐regulation in university students was significantly higher than in working adults. We discuss possible reasons for the significant differences in regulation of motivation for collaborative activity between university students and working adults.