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Robert J. Vallerand

Researcher at Université du Québec à Montréal

Publications -  315
Citations -  46548

Robert J. Vallerand is an academic researcher from Université du Québec à Montréal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Passion & Self-determination theory. The author has an hindex of 98, co-authored 301 publications receiving 41840 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Vallerand include Blaise Pascal University & Concordia University Wisconsin.

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Toward A Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

TL;DR: The Hierarchical model provides a framework to organize the literature on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as to identify the psychological mechanisms underlying motivational changes, and to lead to novel and testable hypotheses.
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The Academic Motivation Scale: A Measure of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education

TL;DR: The Echelle de Motivation en Education (EMEME) as mentioned in this paper is based on the tenets of self-determination theory and is composed of 28 items subdivided into seven sub-scales assessing three types of intrinsic motivation (intrinsic motivation to know, to accomplish things, and to experience stimulation).
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Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion.

TL;DR: Results from four studies involving more than 900 participants from different populations supported the proposed conceptualization of two types of passion: obsessive and harmonious.
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Toward a New Measure of Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, and Amotivation in Sports: The Sport Motivation Scale (SMS)

TL;DR: A measure of motivation toward sport has been developed in French, namely the Echelle de Motivation vis-a-vis les Sports (SMS) as mentioned in this paper, which consists of seven subscales that measure three types of Intrinsic Motivation (IM; IM to Know, IM to Accomplish Things, and IM to Experience Stimulation).
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Self-determination and persistence in a real-life setting: toward a motivational model of high school dropout.

TL;DR: The model posits that teachers, parents, and the school administration's behaviors towards students influence students' perceptions of competence and autonomy, and low levels of self-determined motivation lead students to develop intentions to drop out of high school, which are later implemented, leading to actual dropout behavior.