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Pei-Jung Wang1, Hua-Fang Liao1, Li-Chiou Chen1
1Pei-Jung Wang, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; Hua-Fang Liao, National Taiwan University and Taiwan Society of ICF, Taipei, Taiwan; Li-Chiou Chen, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Lin-Ju Kang, Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Lu Lu, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; and Karen Caplovitz Barrett, Colorado State University, United States.Dr. Wang and Associate Professor Liao provided concept/idea/research design, data analysis, and writing. Dr. Wang, Dr. Lu, Dr. Chen, and Dr. Kang provided data collection and questionnaires as well as project management. Dr. Chen and Associate Professor Liao provided facilities/equipment, institutional liaisons, and administrative support. Dr. Barrett provided English-editing comments and consultation. Dr. Chen and Associate Professor Liao provided consultation (including review of the manuscript before submission).
Abstract:
Motivation is a key factor for child development, but very few studies have examined child and family predictors of both child task and perceived motivation. Thus, the three aims of this 6-month longitudinal study in preschoolers with global developmental delays (GDD) were to explore: 1) differences between task and perceived motivation in cognitive domain; 2) differences among three domains of perceived motivation: cognitive, gross motor, and social; and 3) early child and family predictors of cognitive task motivation and the three domains of perceived motivation 6 months later. Results indicated that preschoolers with GDD showed higher cognitive task motivation than cognitive perceived motivation, and lower perceived cognitive motivation than the other two perceived motivation domains. Different child and family factors predicted cognitive task motivation and the three domains of perceived motivation. Practitioners should educate caregivers on how to observe children's motivation to enhance children's active participation.
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