When does self-reported prosocial motivation predict helping? The moderating role of implicit prosocial motivation

Aydinli, Arzu; Bender, Michael; Chasiotis, Athanasios; Cemalcılar, Zeynep; Vijver, Fons J. R. van de

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“…The findings corroborate the importance of an implicit support of explicit power strivings (Gröpel 2008;Kazén and Kuhl 2011;Wagner et al 2015) and specify a prosocial enactment of the implicit power motive (cf. Aydinli et al 2014;Hofer et al 2008) as pivotal for explicit power strivings and well-being among students aspiring prosocial professions.…”

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“…For example, Aydinli et al (2014) showed that self-reported prosocial motivation was only predictive of spontaneous helping behavior when nPower1 was high. Hofer et al (2008) explored the role of nPower1 for generativity-a concern that is directed towards a high investment in the next generation (Erikson 1963).…”

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“…From the beginning of implicit motive assessment, McClelland (1970McClelland ( , 1975 and Winter (1973) emphasized the dual nature of power: People realize their implicit power motive in either an antisocial or a prosocial direction. The latter aims at guiding and supporting others (McAdams 1985) and has been associated with prosocial decision-making (Magee and Langner 2008), helping behavior (Aydinli et al 2014), generativity (Hofer et al 2008), and love for children . These findings teach us that it is not sufficient to know what a person is striving for (i.e., having impact on others, in case of the power motive).…”

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Guiding others for their own good: Action orientation is associated with prosocial enactment of the implicit power motive

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Prior research has repeatedly documented how people who are implicitly motivated by power motives may hurt other people's interests. However, people may also enact the implicit power motive (nPower) in a prosocial manner. Using an Operant Motive Test, the authors differentiated five enactment strategies within nPower and investigated personality antecedents and personal benefits of a prosocial enactment strategy. Two studies found that demand-related action orientation (i.e., ability to self-regulate positive affect) was associated with prosocial enactment of nPower. Furthermore, prosocial enactment of nPower was associated with a higher explicit power motive among future teachers (Study 1) and future psychologists (Study 2). Finally, there was an indirect effect of action orientation through the prosocial enactment of nPower on the explicit power motive (Studies 1 and 2) and, in turn, on well-being (Study 2). Our integration of motivation and self-regulation research (the ''what'' and ''how'' of goal striving) helps to better understand the dual nature of power motives.

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“…In accordance with the assumption that individuals with high affiliation scores want to be liked, Scheffer et al (2007) found that the OMT-affiliation motive predict customer service orientation of trainees of various international companies positively. Also studies testing the theoretically-expected differentiation between implicit (OMT) motives and explicit measures of personality and their interplay speak in favor of the OMT's validity (e.g., Aydinli et al 2014;Job et al 2010;Kazén and Kuhl 2011;Quirin et al 2013b). …”

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Testing the convergent and discriminant validity of three implicit motive measures: PSE, OMT, and MMG

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Implicit motive research has shown that implicit motives are important predictors of behavior and well-being. However, little is known about the interrelationship between the different implicit motives measures frequently applied. We aimed to shed light on the convergent validity of three implicit motive measures and wanted to test their assumed statistical independence from three explicit motive measures. Therefore, we administered the picture story exercise (PSE), the operant motive test (OMT), and the multi-motive grid in one and the same study. As explicit measures, we used the personality research form, the motive enactment test, and a goal questionnaire. We investigated the statistical overlaps between all these measures (sample: 202 undergraduate students) and found that the implicit motive measures showed either no or only little correlation with each other. Furthermore, they also partly correlated with explicit motive measures. Supplementary analyses showed that the lack of statistical overlap between PSE and OMT can partly be ascribed to their different scoring systems.

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“…However, the power motive also has a bright side because it encompasses prosocial guidance and fosters helping behavior (Aydinli, Bender, Chasiotis, Cemalcilar, & van de Vijver, 2014), generativity (Hofer, Busch, Chasiotis, Kärtner, & Campos, 2008), and love for children (Chasiotis, Hofer, & Campos, 2006). Thus, the effects on students may depend on the way teachers enact their implicit power motive (McClelland, 1975;Winter, 1973).…”

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Enjoying influence on others: Congruently high implicit and explicit power motives are related to teachers’ well-being

2015

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The present study examined the associations of implicit and explicit power motives with the well-being of teachers. Teachers (N = 170) participated in an online assessment, which included measures for implicit motives (assessed by the operant motive test), explicit motives, and well-being. We expected congruently high power motives to be linked with the highest levels of well-being. We tested this assumption using polynomial regressions with response surface analysis. Results were consistent with our hypothesis. Additionally, there was an effect of directional motive incongruence (a combination of a low implicit and a high explicit power motive was associated with higher well-being than a high implicit/low explicit combination), which did not hold when controlling for emotional stability. Results for achievement were comparable, but weaker, and there was no effect for motive incongruence. No significant associations were found for motive (in)congruence in the affiliation domain. Our findings underline the importance of the power motive in understanding individual differences in teachers' well-being. The present study examined the associations of implicit and explicit power motives with the

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When does self-reported prosocial motivation predict helping? The moderating role of implicit prosocial motivation

Cited by 54 publications

References 58 publications

Guiding others for their own good: Action orientation is associated with prosocial enactment of the implicit power motive

Guiding others for their own good: Action orientation is associated with prosocial enactment of the implicit power motive

Testing the convergent and discriminant validity of three implicit motive measures: PSE, OMT, and MMG

Enjoying influence on others: Congruently high implicit and explicit power motives are related to teachers’ well-being

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