Understanding goal motivations in deprived contexts: perspectives of adults in two rural South African communities
SOURCE: Applied Research in Quality of Life
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Wilson, M.P.Wissing, L.Schutte, I.M.Kruger
KEYWORDS: ADULTS, MOTIVATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, RURAL COMMUNITIES
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10187
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11681
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11681
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Wilson, M.P.Wissing, L.Schutte, I.M.Kruger
KEYWORDS: ADULTS, MOTIVATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, RURAL COMMUNITIES
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10187
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11681
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11681
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to explore and describe the goals and motivations underlying them for adults living in rural African contexts using an inductive approach. Seventy participants (n = 25 males, n = 45 females) between 43 and 89 years (mean age 60.85 years) were selected from a total of N = 537 residing in the rural Ganyesa and Tlakgameng communities in South Africa. Participants were asked to indicate the three most important goals in their present lives and then provide reasons why each of these goals was important to them. Themes emerging from the data analysis referred to financial security, meeting social needs, environmental considerations, generative caring, and relational goals. Goal motivations were not mere intrinsic processes aimed at personal need satisfaction, but had a strong interdependent focus embedded in existing relational ties. Based on the findings we conceptualise an integration of key constructs found in diverse perspectives used in goal research and emphasise the unique role of contextual factors in the understanding of goals and motivations underlying them. These findings highlight important considerations in the enhancement of the quality of life of rural residents of Ganyesa and Tlakgameng.-
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