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Assessing implicit motives with an online version of the picture story exercise

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2011). Assessing implicit motives with an online version of the picture story exercise. Motivation and Emotion, 35 (3), pp. 251-266. 10.1007/s11031-010-9175-8

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An online version of a Picture Story Exercise (PSE) was administered to 180 participants to assess implicit motives for achievement, affiliation, and power. First, data were analyzed with respect to different aspects of participant behavior (dropout, writing time, story length,setting). Second, online data were compared with data collected in the laboratory (n = 93). Results regarding motive density, internal consistency, picture profiles, and position effects were comparable among samples and consistent with previous research (Pang and Schultheiss in J Person Assess 85:280–294, 2005; Schultheiss and Brunstein in J Person Assess 77: 71–86, 2001). In addition, online participants completed self-report measures assessing explicit motives and the Big Five personality factors. Explicit motives showed no substantial overlap with PSE motive scores, replicating previous research. Personality factors revealed gender differences in correlates: men with a high implicit power motive reported less agreeableness and conscientiousness. Results suggest that administering the PSE online yields reliable and valid data.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

PHBern Contributor:

Bernecker, Katharina

Language:

English

Submitter:

Sibylle Blanchard

Date Deposited:

10 Jun 2024 16:17

Last Modified:

10 Jun 2024 16:17

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s11031-010-9175-8

PHBern DOI:

10.57694/7432

URI:

https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/7432

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