Table of Contents
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………iii
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..1
History of Negative Symptoms.……………………………………………………………1
Motivational Deficits………………………………………………………………………3
Self-Determination Theory………………………………………………………………..7
Past Investigation of SDT within Schizophrenia…………………………………………12
Current Investigation…………………………………………………………………….14
Method……………………………………………………………………………………………15
Archival Data Procedure…………………………………………………………………15
Participants……………………………………………………………………………….16
Materials…………………………………………………………………………………17
Results……………………………………………………………………………………………20
Aim 1: Type, Level, Sustainability of Motivation……………………………………….20
Aim 2: Relationships with Motivation Orientations……………………………………..22
Aim 3: Differences between High and Low Motivation Groups…………………………25
Discussion………………………………………………………………………………………..29
References………………………………………………………………………………………..36
Tables…………………………………………………………………………………………….40
Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………49
