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Moneta, Giovanni B.; Siu, Christy M. Y. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
Examines the effects of trait intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, measured by the Work Preference Inventory, on creativity and academic performance. In an experimental creative writing task, intrinsic motivation correlated with creativity. In a follow-up study, intrinsic motivation correlated negatively with year-1 GPA, whereas extrinsic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Creativity, Cross Cultural Studies