behavioural motivation

ID

BCIO:006133

Curation status
Published
Created

1 Dec '21

Modified

11 Sep '25

Definition

A <mental process> that energises and directs a behaviour.

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Informal definition

Thoughts, feelings, impulses and inhibitory processes that energise and direct a behaviour.

Examples

"Protection motivation" in the Protection motivation; "Health behaviour-related needs" in the Health Behaviour Internalisation Model; "Motivation" in the Motivation-Opportunities-Abilities; "Motivation" in the COM-B; "Personal motivation" in the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills Model of Adherence Behaviour; "Adherence motivation" in the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills Model of Adherence Behaviour; "Motivation" in the Self-Determination Theory; "Motivation to perform" in the Needs-Opportunity-Abilities Model; "Motivation" in the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills; "Drive" in the Social Learning Theory; "Motivational sphere" in the Temporal Self-Regulation Theory; "Directive function" in the Goal Setting Theory; "Motivation" from the Theory and Techniques Tool (https://theoryandtechniquetool.humanbehaviourchange.org/tool)

Fuzzy set

No

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