If we pride ourselves on being good students, losing motivation is what takes a toll on our mental health. We can’t study, so we feel bad about ourselves, which just makes it harder to study.

A new Icelandic study finds men score slightly higher than women in passion for achievement and self-efficacy, while both ...

Motivation is a notoriously difficult thing to measure and study. The conclusions here are based on what students say on survey questionnaires. In the underlying studies, researchers weren’t able to ...

A new series of studies suggests that to achieve long-term goals, finding enjoyment in the process is a better predictor of success than focusing on the importance of the outcome. Research recently ...

Motivation is affected by oxidative stress in the brain, a study shows. The findings also suggest motivation can be improved through nutritional interventions.

Wondering why you have more trouble focusing on new things as you age? A recent study by MIT helps explain why motivation decreases as age increases.

New study of faculty motivation for teaching says certain kinds of motivation -- intrinsic and believing that teaching is important -- are linked to use of best teaching practices, across institution ...