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Background:

  • Understanding individual differences in task enjoyment is crucial for motivation and engagement.
  • Existing measures may not capture the general tendency to enjoy tasks irrespective of content.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and validate the six-item Trait Task Enjoyment Scale (TTES).
  • To assess if TTES predicts enjoyment and persistence across various tasks and contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Scale construction and validation using a large sample (N=997).
  • Assessed internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance.
  • Experimental studies (2 and 3) examined TTES predictive validity for momentary enjoyment, boredom, and persistence.

Main Results:

  • The TTES demonstrated a robust one-factor structure and good reliability.
  • TTES showed measurement invariance across gender and time.
  • TTES successfully predicted task enjoyment, reduced boredom, and increased voluntary persistence for diverse tasks.

Conclusions:

  • The Trait Task Enjoyment Scale (TTES) is a reliable and valid tool for measuring individual differences in task enjoyment.
  • TTES predicts enjoyment and persistence irrespective of task content or objective aversiveness.
  • This scale fills a significant gap in research on task enjoyment and individual motivation.