"Motivation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.
Descriptor ID |
D009042
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MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Blashill AJ, Rooney BM, Wells KJ. An integrated model of skin cancer risk in sexual minority males. J Behav Med. 2018 02; 41(1):99-108.
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Lesser LI, Thompson CA, Luft HS. Association Between Monetary Deposits and Weight Loss in Online Commitment Contracts. Am J Health Promot. 2018 01; 32(1):198-204.
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Wells KJ, Booth-Jones M, Jacobsen PB. Do coping and social support predict depression and anxiety in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation? J Psychosoc Oncol. 2009; 27(3):297-315.
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Wells KJ, Thompson NJ, Kloeblen-Tarver AS. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and intention to breast-feed. Am J Health Behav. 2002 Mar-Apr; 26(2):111-20.