Behavior Motivation Research Articles

Online Learning Environments, Learners’ Empowerment, and Learning Behavioral Engagement: The Mediating Role of Learning Motivation

This study aimed to explore the influence of online learning environments on learners’ empowerment, learning behavioral engagement and learning motivation and examine the mediating role of learning motivation. A total of 398 (132 male and 266 female) students from a comprehensive university in China participated in questionnaire survey and reported on their perceived online learning environments, learners’ empowerment, learning behavioral engagement, and learning motivation. Results showed that online learning environments significantly and positively influenced learners’ empowerment, learning behavioral engagement, and learning motivation; learners’ empowerment is positively associated with learning behavioral engagement. Furthermore, learning motivation mediated the relation between online learning environments and learning behavioral engagement. These findings unraveled the associations of both the external factors (e.g., online learning environments) and the internal factors (e.g., learning motivation; learners’ empowerment) of affecting students’ online learning behavioral engagement, thereby contributing to our further understanding and exploration of the imperatives of the joint inherent and extrinsic driving mechanisms. This study highlighted the importance of constructing appropriate online learning environments in accelerating students’ learning behavioral engagement, and would suggest focusing on teachers’ conscientious behaviors of enhancing the awareness of online learning community and stimulating students’ learning motivation.

Influence of Immune System Activation in Early Ontogenesis on Aggressiveness and Sexual Motivationi Adult Wistar Rats

Stresses in early ontogenesis can influence anxiety-depressive, defensive and social behavior, as well as the immune and hormonal reactivity of adult animals. The model of early proinflammatory stress assumes activation of the immune system by the introduction of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in early ontogenesis. Whether neonatal LPS stress impacts aggressive behavior or sexual motivation is still unknown. Pathological aggressiveness and disorders in sexual behavior are characteristic of many neuropsychiatric diseases, therefore, the study of the prerequisites for their occurrence is highly relevant. On the 3rd and 5th day after birth, the rats were injected with either LPS at a dose of 50 mcg/kg (LPS group) or saline solution (SAL group, control). The aggressive behavior of adult rats in the resident-intruder test after a week of social isolation was analyzed, as well as the sexual preference of males or females in a three-chamber test. The behavior of rats was compared with baseline levels of corticosterone and interleukin-1beta in blood serum. The males of the LPS group compared with the control had more attacks on the intruder in the resident-intruder test, and the number of attacks did not decrease by the end of the experiment. The males of the LPS group had an increased interaction time with the female at the diestrus stage in the social preference test of males and females. There were no changes in aggressive behavior in females after the administration of LPS in early ontogenesis. The baseline level of interleukin-1beta was higher in males, and corticosterone was higher in females, there were no differences between the LPS and PHYS groups in biochemical parameters. The results obtained indicate an increase in aggressiveness provoked by social isolation, as well as sexual motivation in adult males after early pro-inflammatory stress, i.e., a change in the motivational and emotional component in social behavior.

Building Organizational Citizenship Behavior with Work Motivation: The Role of Job Satisfaction as a Mediating Variable

This study aims to investigate the influence of work motivation in encouraging organizational citizenship behavior in contract employees at PKU Muhammadiyah Gombong Hospital. This study also investigates the role of job satisfaction in mediating the relationship between work motivation and organizational citizenship behavior. This study was carried out using a survey method of 60 contract employees at the PKU Muhammadiyah Gombong Hospital. The data was tested using the SEM-PLS method. The results of the analysis show that work motivation directly influences job satisfaction in a positive direction; Organizational citizenship behavior is significantly influenced by work motivation and job satisfaction in a positive direction. The results of this study also provide empirical evidence that job satisfaction plays a significant role in mediating the relationship between work motivation and organizational citizenship behavior.

The competition dynamics of approach and avoidance motivations following interpersonal transgression

Two behavioral motivations coexist in transgressors following an interpersonal transgression-approaching and compensating the victim and avoiding the victim. Little is known about how these motivations arise, compete, and drive transgressors' decisions. The present study adopted a social interaction task to manipulate participants' (i.e., the transgressor) responsibility for another's (i.e., the victim) monetary loss and measure the participants' tradeoff between compensating the victim and avoiding face-to-face interactions with the victim. Following each transgression, participants used a computer mouse to choose between two options differing in the amount of compensation to the victim and the probability of face-to-face contact with the victim. Results showed that as participants' responsibility increased, 1) the decision weights on contact avoidance relative to compensation increased, and 2) the onset of the contact-avoidance attribute was expedited and that of the compensation attribute was delayed. These results demonstrate how competing social motivations following transgression evolve and determine social decision-making and shed light on how social-affective state modulates the dynamics of decision-making in general.

Exploring Motivation in Organizational Behavior: A Review

This review explores the multifaceted field of motivation within organizational behavior by synthesizing insights from some research. The research is founded on an extensive literature review encompassing various studies that address motivation-related issues within organizational behavior. Spanning foundational theories to contemporary paradigms, the review delves into intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors, justice perceptions, emotional influences, and the interplay of creativity. It highlights the evolution of motivational theories, ranging from Adams' equity theory to modern constructs like self-determination theory and goal-setting theory, emphasizing the dual nature of motivation. Justice perceptions emerge as crucial influencers of behavior, while transformational leadership behaviors amplify motivation, job satisfaction, and commitment. The relationship of emotions adds another layer, where positive affect enhances expectancy and motivation. The temporal dynamics of motivation and its creative potential are also explored. The review culminates in a nuanced understanding of motivation's essence, guiding organizations toward fostering engagement and productivity. It serves as a foundation for further exploration, reflecting the intricate variety of motivational factors that influence organizational behavior.

Theoretical Approaches Towards Studying Motivation for Surrogate Motherhood

Population increase in Russia is one of the key strategies that determine state demographic policy. Modern advancements in medical science make it possible to use various technologies that allow men and women who are unable to conceive for medical reasons to find joy in parenthood. The article discusses theories that reveal the essence and content of people’s need to reproduce and live on in future generations by means of using such technology as surrogate motherhood. The research analysis is rooted in the methodology for studying specific social phenomena based on the general theory of human activity determination developed within sociology and psychology: the role of external and internal necessity, needs in shaping the motivation for resorting to surrogate motherhood (A. Zdravomyslov, A. Merenkov). The article points out the importance of the human instinct to continue oneself in subsequent generations. The influence of needs when it comes to forming the motivation for certain human behavior is analyzed based on theoretical provisions (G. Arefiev, A. Bandura, A. Maslow, A. Leontiev) that reveal the process of conscious search for ways to satisfy different needs whenever it is possible. The emergence of medical technology allowing for the birth of a child with the help of a woman whose body, upon receiving someone else’s genetic material, is able to perform this function, forms different motives for the customer and whomever is performing such a task. P. Bourdieu’s theory of social capital helps to identify a set of economic, social, and cultural conditions that determine the content of external and internal factors that contribute to a system of interaction between these social actors. Specific motives for people having their own children are analyzed by W. Miller, D. Friedman, J. Greenberg. The research into women’s motivation for surrogate motherhood is based on works by P. Berger, T. Luckman, M. Fouquet, who studied the modern trend of using a person’s body to fulfill various needs. At the same time, the surrogate mother may develop different forms of identifying herself with the born child. The analysis of these contradictions is carried out based on conceptions of identity by M. Heidegger, E. Erickson, E. Giddens, J. Toshchenko. It is concluded that the use of different theoretical approaches to identifying the social and cultural factors which impact motivation for surrogate motherhood results in highquality empirical research that reveals the specifics of using this assisted reproductive technology in Russia.

GAMBARAN PERILAKU PROSOSIAL PERAWAT DI RUMAH SAKIT SILOAM BALIKPAPAN TAHUN 2021

n the field of nursing, there is an act of helping or what is known as prosocial. However, the lack of development of altruism or motivation in nurses' prosocial behavior can lead to behaviors that lack care for patients. As a result, patients' needs are not addressed immediately, and nurses can be rude and fierce, which causes patients' needs not to be met and can affect the image of the hospital. This study aims to determine the relationship between spiritual intelligence and prosocial behavior at Siloam Hospital Balikpapan. The research method used is descriptive correlation with cross sectional approach. This research was conducted at Siloam Hospital Balikpapan, Jl. MT. Haryono Dalam No 23, Sungai Nangka Village, South Balikpapan District. This study covers three rooms namely Surgery, Internist, and Intensive Care rooms. The population in this study is all nurses in Siloam Hospital Balikpapan which amounted to 282 people, and the sample of 146 people was selected using Simple Random Sampling technique. The results showed the demographic data of respondents based on the majority characteristics as follows: female as many as 116 people (80%), the average age of respondents is 26-35 years old as many as 85 people (57.8%), 0-5 years of service as many as 70 people (45.5%), Catholic religion as many as 80 people (51.1%), and the majority tribe is Toba Batak as many as 120 people (80%). The level of prosocial behavior of nurses at Siloam Hospital Balikpapan in 2021 is included in the good category as many as 120 people (89.8%).

Meaningful work from ethics perspective: Examination of ethical antecedents and outcomes of meaningful work

Meaningful work is a fundamental motivator of employee behavior. Our research approaches meaningful work as an ethical phenomenon and examines a serial mediation model that delineates the ethical antecedents and outcomes of meaningful work. We propose that an ethical (independence and caring) climate fit can foster work meaningfulness. Meaningful work can instill a sense of obligation (duty orientation) and ownership (moral ownership) toward the organization, which, in turn, promotes ethical behavior (ethical voice) and limits unethical behavior (unethical pro-organizational behavior and time theft). Across two studies based on four-wave data collected from Indian managerial employees (Study 1: N = 231; Study 2: N = 190), we found support for our prediction. This research enhances our understanding of ethical value congruence as an important precursor of meaningful work and affirms the motivational power of meaningful work in fostering employees’ ethical and limiting unethical behaviors via the mechanisms of duty and ownership.

Internal and External Happiness Triggers for Customer Behaviour Motivations

The development of sustainable consumption habits has been a subject of permanent study from various marketing perspectives. Some academic initiatives have sought ways to keep customers interested in the products developed by companies and, to this end, they have sought to find an axis that drives responsible consumption from the internal and external motivations to which the consumer is subjected through the influence of marketing in his decision-making process. In this process, two fundamental axes are presented that are differentiated by the origin of the stimuli. In the internal aspect, needs are initiated by those triggers that are originated in beliefs, expectations and desires coming from the customer's individuality. On the other hand, when these are originated in the collective or come from an origin that stems from characteristics that respond to requirements emanating from the group, then they can be considered as external triggers. Keywords: Happiness-Marketing Paradox, Happiness Triggers, Internal Motivation, External Motivation, Customer Behaviour.

A Comprehensive Exercise (COMEX) Intervention to Optimize Exercise Participation for Improving Patient-Centered Outcomes and Physical Functioning in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Development and Pilot Testing

To address the need for an intradialytic exercise program that is easily delivered in clinical setting, engaging and scalable, we developed a novel COMprehensive EXercise (COMEX) program based on input from patients receiving hemodialysis (HD), dialysis staff members and nephrologists. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility, safety, and acceptance of COMEX during HD. Single-arm prospective pilot feasibility study. Seventeen patients receiving in-center HD. Three-month participation in the COMEX program, which included video-based dialysis chair exercises (aerobic and resistance) integrated with educational and motivational components. Data on recruitment, adherence, safety and acceptability were collected. Additional assessments were performed to evaluate changes in physical functioning, patient-reported symptoms, and objectively measured sleep and physical activity. We also examined the feasibility of obtaining skeletal muscle biopsies and blood samples to explore molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy and to assess platelet mitochondrial function and adaptation to exercise during HD. Thirteen of the 17 (76%) participants completed the 3-month intervention. The mean participant age was 63.6±15.1 years. In total, 46% of participants were males, and 55% were White. The mean body mass index was 38.7±11.6kg/m2. There were no reported adverse effects, and the adherence rate to exercise sessions was high with 88% of the sessions completed. Patient satisfaction was high, as 100% of the patients would recommend the program to other dialysis patients. It was feasible to collect data on physical functioning, patient-reported symptoms, and objective sleep and physical activity and to obtain muscle biopsies and blood samples. Small sample size, lack of an onsite exercise professional, and technological issues with telemedicine behavioral motivation. The COMEX intradialytic exercise intervention is safe and acceptable to patients, and outcome measures were feasible to obtain. Future studies should consider including exercise professionals to facilitate progression through a personalized exercise protocol. This work is supported by pilot award from P30 DK079307 (PI, Jhamb). ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03055299. We tested a new COMprehensive EXercise (COMEX) program to deliver exercise during dialysis. This 3-month program included video-based dialysis chair exercises (aerobic and resistance) integrated with educational and motivational components. Our study shows COMEX was feasible, had high satisfaction and adherence, and was safe. It was feasible to collect data on physical functioning, patient-reported symptoms, and objective sleep and physical activity and to obtain muscle biopsies and blood samples. Future studies should consider including exercise professionals to facilitate progression through a personalized exercise protocol.

The impact of community-based tourism development on the socio-economic dimensions of local communities in the coastal area of Ambon Island

Sustainable and well-developed tourism requires the participation of the community both as managers and as supporters of private industry. The existence of local communities in tourism activities is known as community-based tourism (CBT) which requires synergy between the government, local communities, and tourism industry stakeholders. This study aims to identify the tourism potential that can be developed into CBT, analyse the impact of the presence of CBT on socio-economic activities, and analyse the supporting and inhibiting factors for the development of CBT on the people surrounding the beach of Ambon Island. The results show that there are still several places that can be developed into CBT spots that located in districts of Leihitu, South Leitimur, Salahutu, Nusaniwe, and West Leihitu. Managed CBT still has the opportunity to improve facilities and various types of tourism products, especially those related to maritime affairs. The presence of CBT in the coastal area of Ambon Island has positive impacts on the community, new mindsets, behavior and business motivation, as well as increasing community creativity in economic business, especially culinary businesses, lodging, transportation services, and other tourism supporting products.

Motivation for Behavior Change among Women with Recent Gestational Diabetes and Their Partners-A Qualitative Investigation among Participants in the Face-It Intervention.

Promoting diet and physical activity is important for women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their partners to reduce the risk of future type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study aimed to understand how motivation for changing diet and physical activity behaviors among women with recent GDM and their partners was experienced after participation in the Danish Face-it intervention. Fourteen couples' interviews were conducted. Data analysis followed a reflexive thematic analysis. Guided by self-determination theory and interdependence theory, we identified four themes affecting couples' motivation for health behavior change: (1) The need to feel understood after delivery; (2) adjusting health expectations; (3) individual and mutual preferences for health behaviors; and (4) the health threat of future T2D as a cue to action. We found that couples in general perceived the Face-it intervention as useful and motivating. Using couple interviews increased our understanding of how the women and partners influenced each other's perspectives after a GDM-affected pregnancy and thus how targeting couples as opposed to women alone may motivate health behavior change.

Factors Influencing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Game Engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Hedonic Motivation System Adoption Model (HMSAM) Approach

The prominent form of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is found in the gaming industry. NFT games received immense attention during the COVID-19 pandemic because of their play-to-earn model. NFT gamers can enjoy and increase their finances in their spare time. Hence, the researchers utilized Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to investigate the intention and immersive behaviors of 1082 respondents. The modified framework from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Hedonic Motivation System Adoption Model (HMSAM) underwent SEM tests. These theories and methods were used to analyze relationships among hypotheses and assess factors influencing NFT game engagement. The results showed that hedonic motivation produced positive and significant influences on perceived usefulness, curiosity, joy, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Subjective norms significantly influenced perceived ease of use. In due course, perceived ease of use yielded positive and significant effects on perceived usefulness, joy, attitude, and perceived behavioral control. Moreover, perceived usefulness, curiosity, joy, attitude, and perceived behavioral control had significant positive effects on behavioral intention. In addition, perceived usefulness, curiosity, joy, and attitude significantly and positively affected immersion. Meanwhile, only four hypotheses were not supported by the study. These findings were translated into theoretical and managerial implications to contribute to the academe given the strong the change of behavior of users towards NFT games during the pandemic; gaming industry since they will be able to develop, improve and create a new ecosystem in the gaming space, and NFT stakeholders since they will benefit from the development that will influence this study.

Structural Relationship between Motivation, Adherence, Satisfaction and Loyalty of Adolescent Sports Behavior Participants in China

The main purpose of this study is to examine the structural relationship between motivation, adherence, satisfaction, and loyalty among participants in sports behavior among Chinese university students. The research method focuses on five universities in Hunan Province. This study collected 750 questionnaires. This study used SPSS 24 and AMOS software for analysis. The research results indicate that the motivation of sports behavior among college students has a significant positive impact on satisfaction, adherence, and loyalty. Adherence has a significant positive impact on satisfaction and loyalty. Satisfaction has a significant positive impact on loyalty. Finally, adherence and satisfaction can partially mediate the relationship between motivation and loyalty. This study verifies the structural relationship between motivation, adherence, satisfaction, and loyalty in sports behavior among Chinese university students. Motivation is the most important factor affecting participant loyalty, while adherence has the least impact on participant satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, university sports management personnel should pay more attention to the enthusiasm of participants in order to attract more students to participate in sports activities and maintain their interests.

An Integrated Human–Cyber–Physical Framework for Control of Microgrids

In this paper, to jointly study the energy dynamic behavior of humans and the corresponding physical dynamics of the microgrid, we bridge two disciplines: systems & control and environmental psychology. Firstly, we develop second order motivation-behavior mathematical models inspired by opinion dynamics models for describing and predicting human activities related to the use of energy, where psychological variables and social interactions are considered. Secondly, based on these models, we develop a human-cyber-physical system framework consisting of three layers: (i) human, (ii) cyber and (iii) physical. The first one describes human behavior influenced by behavioral intervention and motivation, which in turn depend on contextual factors, personal values and social norms. The cyber layer solves an optimization problem and embeds load controllers, which are designed to automatically mimic human behavior. Finally, the physical layer represents an AC microgrid. Thus, we formulate a social-physical welfare optimization problem and solve it by designing a distributed primal-dual control scheme, which generates the optimal behavioral intervention (with respect to a given reference) and the control inputs to the microgrid.

Instilling patriotism in primary students through the creation of book trailers

Introduction. In many countries of the world, the school is considered to be a center possessing all the resources for the formation of a free, democratic personality, a center for moral, civic, multicultural education. Literature, history, social science play an important role in educational programs in foreign countries; their study is considered as a source of spirituality, humanity, and citizenship. In the modern Russian school at the stage of primary education, much attention is paid to the formation of civic identity foundations, the cultivation of patriotism, and raising a responsible, creative, proactive, competent citizen of Russia. A special place in the moral education of primary students is occupied by the lessons of literature reading. Through the analysis of literary works, students understand the deep moral content of the work, the author’s attitude to the characters, the idea of the work. While considering the peculiarities of modern primary students, who are more focused on digital reading than traditional one, it becomes necessary to instill patriotic feelings in primary students through the creation of book trailers based on books by children’s writers about a heroic deed, about the Motherland, about the Great Patriotic War. The research is aimed at theoretical substantiation and experimental testing of the efficiency of the methodology for instilling patriotism in primary students through the creation of book trailers. Materials and methods. The research involved 51 students of the third grade of the general educational organization of the city of Zelenodolsk (the Russian Federation). The research used a combination of theoretical and experimental methods of studying objects that corresponded to the goals and objectives set and were aimed at determining the level of development of cognitive, emotional, activity criteria of patriotism (tests by N.F. Vinogradova "Great people of Russia", "Russia is proud of them"), revealing the level of development of behavioral motives in the education of patriotism (N. Biryukova’s test "I am a patriot"), identifying the level of development of digital literacy of a student (method of A.A. Efanova, M.A. Budanova, E.N. Yudina). For quantitative comparison, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was used. Results. An analysis of the problem of instilling patriotism in primary students through the creation of literary and artistic book trailers based on books by children’s writers about the Motherland, the war, and heroic deeds allowed developing and testing a model of patriotic education of children based on the interactive activities of the teacher and students and aimed at educating cognitive, emotional, activity criteria of patriotism as well as development of digital literacy of students. Introduction of the model induced the following changes: 1) an increase in the level of the cognitive criterion of patriotism (up to 0.7082 and after 0.1075); 2) an increase in the level of the emotional criterion of patriotism (up to 0.5916 and after 0.0165); 3) an increase in the level of the activity criterion of patriotism (up to 0.7480 and after 0.0438); 4) an increase in the level of formation of digital literacy of students by 0.0457 (up to 0.6493 and after 0.0457). Conclusion. The model created for instilling patriotism in primary students through the development of book trailers allowed introducing and using this methodology in the educational process of primary school. The research results have demonstrated that the creation and use of book trailers in primary school had an effective impact on the development of interest in reading books about patriotism and citizenship, about the history of Russia, about the great people of Motherland, on the development of the emotional sphere of children as well as the development of activity criterion of patriotism in primary students.

Workplace agility, intrinsic motivation, and role congruence antecedents of innovative work behavior: Evidence from Saudi Arabian organizations

This study investigates the impact of workplace agility, intrinsic motivation, and role congruence on innovative work behavior in private and public organizations. This empirical study used a quantitative research method and collected data from 358 employees in Saudi Arabian organizations. The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed to the sample via social media groups. For this purpose, four standardized and validated questionnaires were used to measure the variables of interest. Since all the fit indices have robust fit, the proposed model qualifies for conducting Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results revealed a significant positive relationship, at a remarkable 0.01 level, between all the examined variables and innovative work behavior. This suggests that workplace agility, intrinsic motivation, and role congruence are positively associated with employees’ tendency to engage in innovative work behavior. Moreover, the study’s findings supported the hypotheses formulated for the research. All t-values exceeded 1.96, indicating statistical significance for all proposed variables. Theoretically, the study contributes to enhancing the current dynamic knowledge of the variables that influence the work environment. Practically, this study offers guidance to employees on innovative work behavior. AcknowledgmentThis research is funded by Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University under project numbered PSAU/2023/1444.

Psychological motivations for collectivist behavior: comparison between Japan and the U.S

AbstractThis paper explores the psychological motivations behind collectivist behavior in Japan and the U.S. Using data from a large-scale questionnaire survey, we examine the causes of collectivist behavior (i.e., group conformity) at workplaces and at home. Our key findings are as follows: (i) in Japan, people conform to their groups, both at work and at home, because they consider that cooperation with others will result in greater achievement; (ii) in both Japan and the U.S., people conform to their groups, both at work and at home, because behaving similarly to others makes them feel comfortable; and (iii) in both Japan and the U.S., people conform to their family’s opinion at home because they value cooperation with family members. Our findings suggest that institutional differences between Japan and the U.S. give rise to the differences in psychological motivations for collectivist behavior.

Problems of assessing the formation of sustainable development of economic entities

Subject. The article addresses the specificity of economic entities’ sustainable development of Russia. Objectives. The focus is on identification of problems in assessing the formation of sustainable development, substantiation of the need to develop a methodology to determine the sustainability of development. Methods. The study rests on general scientific methods, like scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, approaches to determining the impact of behavioral aspects of decision-makers on management decisions when assessing the effectiveness of economic entities’ development. Results. The paper underpins the expediency of using the market value of an enterprise to determine the influence of internal and external factors on the efficiency of socio-economic and environmental development; establishes the dependence of such development on industry affiliation; states that the assessment of results of economic entities’ development should consider their value, and the value management should be aimed at company growth. It is important to consider the discontinuity of market development and the continuity of enterprise development, and the principle of decomposition of company value into the cost of growth prospects and the cost of flow of its benefits. The expansion of tools for strategic financial assessment of sustainable development based on the use of indicators of dynamic abilities and difficult-to-simulate resources is crucial. Conclusions. Factors influencing the choice of sustainable development strategy at the micro level should be supplemented by factors characterizing behavioral motives. I offer a methodological approach enabling to improve the financial assessment of sustainable development based on identification of relationship between dynamic abilities and the market value of the analyzed economic entity.

Psychometric validity of the Thai version of the Motivation for Healthy Eating Scale in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Motivation plays a crucial role in lifestyle modifications for disease control and preventing recurrent cardiac events. Higher motivation levels are associated with improved health outcomes, including adherence to a healthy diet and sustained behavior change. However, there is a lack of evaluation of instruments for assessing motivation to adhere to diet recommendations, specifically among patients in Thailand. This study aimed to assess the psychometric validity of the Thai version of the Motivation for Healthy Eating Scale (MHES) in patients with acute coronary syndrome in Thailand. The study was conducted between May and August 2022, involving 200 patients with acute coronary syndrome selected through multistage random sampling from tertiary care institutions in Bangkok, Thailand. The scale was translated from English to Thai using the back-translation method. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cronbach's alpha were employed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the scale. The Thai version of the MHES demonstrated satisfactory reliability with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.73. The analysis revealed four factors consisting of 16 items: 1) 'integrated and integrated regulation' with seven items, 2) 'intrinsic and external regulation' with three items, 3) 'introjected regulation' with three items, and 4) 'amotivation' with three items. These factors collectively explained 66.78% of the total variance. The findings indicate that the Thai version of the MHES is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing motivation related to dietary behavior among Thai patients with acute coronary syndrome. Nurses and healthcare professionals can use this scale to evaluate the motivation of dietary behavior among this population, thereby facilitating targeted interventions and promoting positive health outcomes.