Motivation Quiz for Dancers and Performers

Welcome to the Motivation Quiz

The purpose of this quiz is to help you think about your own motivations for dancing or performing. It is based on Hancox et al. (2015)

Instructions

There are 24 statements in this motivation quiz. Your task is to rate how true each statement is for you right now.

To make your ratings use a 1-7 scale, where 1 means "not at all true" and 7 mean means "very true". A rating of 4 means "somewhat true" and the numbers 2,3, 5 & 6 are somewhere in between.

I participate in dance because dancing is an expression of who I am

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because people push me to dance

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I enjoy it

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it's fun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I would feel guilty if I quit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it is a good way to learn things which could be useful to me in my life

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it’s part of who I am

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I value the benefits of dance

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it’s an opportunity to just be who I am

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance but I question why I am putting myself through this

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance but I question why I continue

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because the benefits of dance are important to me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I like it

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance but the reasons why are not clear to me anymore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I would feel ashamed if I quit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I find it pleasurable

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance in order to satisfy people who want me to dance

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because if I don’t other people will not be pleased with me

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I feel pressure from other people to dance

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I would feel like a failure if I quit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it allows me to live in a way that is true to my values

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because it teaches me self-discipline

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance but I wonder what the point is

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I participate in dance because I feel obliged to continue

1 2 3 4 5 6 7