Having both extrinsic and intrinsic motivators for change is vital for the recovery process. Offering hopeful statements about the recovery process and progress seen is more important than any tangible extrinsic reward. Intrinsically motivated behaviors are performed because of the sense of personal satisfaction that they bring, while extrinsically motivated behaviors are. Results showed that there was no correlation between high school GPA and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, but high school GPA was significantly and negatively correlated with amotivation (r 0.362, P < 0.01) and positive correlated with extrinsic motivation (r. In addition, loved ones and family members can help reinforce intrinsic motivators by providing meaningful verbal affirmation and praise. Noting our own successes and celebrating our achievements will re-emphasize our intrinsic motivators. Intrinsic motivators also include ways in which we feel the change process will align with our personal values and help us be a better version of ourselves.īuilding intrinsic motivation helps build our sense of competency and belief that we have the ability to sustain the recovery process. It’s important to identify specific internal reasons and beliefs about the recovery process and why it is important to us. Intrinsic motivators are much more important than extrinsic for both starting and maintaining the long-term recovery process. In addition, sometimes extrinsic motivators can make a change feel more like a ‘chore’ or like ‘work’ instead of a fulfilling process. In this way, extrinsic motivators can undermine internal motivation if the extrinsic becomes the main focus of the recovery process. In fact, sometimes extrinsic motivators can add extra pressure to the change journey. However, extrinsic motivators alone are not enough to maintain the recovery process.
If we know there will be a positive outcome, it can feel easier to push through a difficult time to get to that outcome. Intrinsic motivation is motivation in which the task is enjoyable or satisfying in itself extrinsic motivation is motivation induced by rewards or punishments. In addition, extrinsic motivators can help propel us to complete a task or process that is unpleasant. Overcoming an eating disorder also improves relationships and build trust with loved ones, which is another extrinsic motivator. For example, entering recovery will reduce physical side effects that are a consequence of the eating disorder as more balanced nutrition is achieved. Intrinsic motivation means that we want to change because we feel the change itself is worth it, and is inherently fulfilling regardless of outside benefits or consequences.īoth types of motivation are important for recovery from an eating disorder, and many extrinsic motivators for recovery are naturally occurring. Intrinsic motivation is an internal desire for change based on our belief that said change is what is right for us. Extrinsic motivators can be positive, such as a tangible reward, or negative, such as uncomfortable consequences if we do not change. However, there is a big difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and knowing the source of our motivation can help move us forward in recovery.Įxtrinsic motivation is any pressure to change that comes from outside of our person. When it comes to dealing with an eating disorder, a lot of motivation is necessary to overcome the pervasive and ingrained negative thought patterns and behaviors. Motivation is the guiding force or reasons behind an intentional change. What is Intrinsic Motivation? A Typology of Computational Approaches. Do incentives undermine intrinsic motivation? Increases in intrinsic motivation within an incentive-based intervention for people living with HIV in Tanzania. The effects of praise on children's intrinsic motivation: a review and synthesis. A quantitative review of overjustification effects in persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Extrinsic rewards undermine altruistic tendencies in 20-month-olds. The Emerging Neuroscience of Intrinsic Motivation: A New Frontier in Self-Determination Research. Neural differences between intrinsic reasons for doing versus extrinsic reasons for doing: an fMRI study.
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