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The relationship between multidimensional motivation and endocrine-related responses: a systematic review
journal contribution
posted on 2021-02-17, 08:59 authored by Richard P Steel, Nicolette BishopNicolette Bishop, Ian TaylorIan TaylorMultidimensional motivational theories postulate that the type of motivation is as important as the quantity of motivation, with implications for human functioning and well-being. An extensive amount of research has explored how constructs contained within these theories relate to the activation of the endocrine system. However, research is fragmented across several theories, and determining the current state of the science is complicated. In line with contemporary trends for theoretical integration, this systematic review aims to evaluate the association between multidimensional motivational constructs and endocrine-related responses to determine which theories are commonly used and what inferences can be made. Forty-one studies were identified incorporating five distinct motivation theories and multiple endocrine-related responses. There was evidence across several theories that high-quality motivation attenuated the cortisol response in evaluative environments. There was also evidence that motivational needs for power and affiliation were associated with lower and higher levels of salivary immunoglobulin A, respectively. The need for power may play a role in increasing testosterone when winning a contest; however, this evidence was not conclusive. Overall, this review can shape the future integration of motivational theories by characterizing the nature of physiological responses to motivational processes and examining the implications for well-being.
Funding
National Institute for Health Research
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Perspectives on Psychological ScienceVolume
16Issue
3Pages
614-638Publisher
SAGE PublicationsVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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© The AuthorsPublisher statement
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by SAGE under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Publication date
2021-01-29Copyright date
2021ISSN
1745-6916eISSN
1745-6924Publisher version
Language
- en