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.

How the study can help businesses The study's findings also demonstrated that workers with greater autonomy are more likely to experience job satisfaction and stay motivated.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

The study found that students motivated by a desire for autonomy and competence tended to earn higher grades and show a greater likelihood of persistence than did other students.

Gut microbes can boost the motivation to exercise Study in mice uncovers gut-to-brain pathway that increases exercise performance Date: December 14, 2022 Source: University of Pennsylvania School ...