Intrinsic-Extrinsic Motivation and Positive-Negative Affect of Correctional Home Inmates

By : Sabnam Basu, Shabana Bano

Page No: 497-505

Abstract
Positive negative affect play a vital role in the lives of correctional home inmates. Living in a different environment, away from the real world surely plays havoc with their emotions. Still gathering up enough motivation to stay happy and positive is a very big achievement. Thus, the present study is aimed to assess the relationship between the two kinds of motivational orientations as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and the level of positive negative affect of the correctional home inmates. The study was carried out with 100 correctional home inmates (50 males and 50 females). The participants were all within the age range of 18-60 years and selected from Correctional Homes in West Bengal. The Global Motivational Scale (GMS) and the Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale (PANAS-X) were used to assess the jail inmates. Results found significant positive correlation of intrinsic motivation with positive affect and a significant negative correlation with negative affect. A significant positive correlation of extrinsic motivation with negative affect was evident.

Authors :
Sabnam Basu : M.Sc Psychology, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Shabana Bano : Assistant Professor —Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India