{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7224830969","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","title":"The Motivation for Cognitive Activities Questionnaire: scale development and validation in French and English","display_name":"The Motivation for Cognitive Activities Questionnaire: scale development and validation in French and English","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-10-30","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7224830969","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","pdf_url":"https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S9692511","display_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","issn_l":"1664-1078","issn":["1664-1078"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","erih-plus","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320527","host_organization_name":"Frontiers Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320527"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Frontiers Media"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732/pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5075159982","display_name":"Marine Beaudoin","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3951-4629","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3951-4629"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4387156268","display_name":"Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie: Personnalit\u00e9, Cognition, Changement Social","ror":"https://ror.org/03jrb0276","country_code":"FR","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4387156268","https://openalex.org/I70900168","https://openalex.org/I899635006"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I70900168","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 Savoie Mont Blanc","ror":"https://ror.org/04gqg1a07","country_code":"FR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I70900168"]}],"countries":["FR"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Marine Beaudoin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Psychologie, University Savoie Mont Blanc"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Psychologie, University Savoie Mont Blanc","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4387156268","https://openalex.org/I70900168"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5049872706","display_name":"Morgane Schlemmer","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-7065","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-7065"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114457229","display_name":"University of Geneva","ror":"https://ror.org/01swzsf04","country_code":"CH","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Morgane Schlemmer","raw_affiliation_strings":["Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029991726","display_name":"Fanny Vallet","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-9150","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-9150"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114457229","display_name":"University of Geneva","ror":"https://ror.org/01swzsf04","country_code":"CH","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Fanny Vallet","raw_affiliation_strings":["Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5037162658","display_name":"J\u00e9r\u00f4me Blond\u00e9","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-4766","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-4766"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114457229","display_name":"University of Geneva","ror":"https://ror.org/01swzsf04","country_code":"CH","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"J\u00e9r\u00f4me Blond\u00e9","raw_affiliation_strings":["Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082580205","display_name":"Nathalie Mella","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-5012","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-5012"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114457229","display_name":"University of Geneva","ror":"https://ror.org/01swzsf04","country_code":"CH","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nathalie Mella","raw_affiliation_strings":["Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057298992","display_name":"Olivier Desrichard","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-8813","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-8813"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I114457229","display_name":"University of Geneva","ror":"https://ror.org/01swzsf04","country_code":"CH","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}],"countries":["CH"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Olivier Desrichard","raw_affiliation_strings":["Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facult\u00e9 de Psychologie et des Sciences de l\u2019Education, University of Geneva","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I114457229"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5075159982"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4387156268","https://openalex.org/I70900168"],"apc_list":{"value":3150,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":3801},"apc_paid":{"value":3150,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":3801},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.91748979,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"17","issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10547","display_name":"Education, Achievement, and Giftedness","score":0.5396000146865845,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3205","display_name":"Experimental and Cognitive Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10547","display_name":"Education, Achievement, and Giftedness","score":0.5396000146865845,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3205","display_name":"Experimental and Cognitive Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11400","display_name":"Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports","score":0.11670000106096268,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12848","display_name":"Psychological Testing and Assessment","score":0.09759999811649323,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3202","display_name":"Applied Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scale-development","display_name":"scale development","score":0.6759999990463257},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/expectancy-value-theory","display_name":"expectancy-value theory","score":0.9480000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/self-determination-theory","display_name":"self-determination theory","score":0.9990000128746033},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/intrinsic-motivation","display_name":"intrinsic motivation","score":0.9589999914169312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/identified-motivation","display_name":"identified motivation","score":0.8970000147819519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/extrinsic-motivation","display_name":"extrinsic motivation","score":0.9610000252723694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cognitive-performance","display_name":"cognitive performance","score":0.8410000205039978},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cross-cultural-validation","display_name":"cross-cultural validation","score":0.6729999780654907}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.8646000027656555},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169900460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2200417","display_name":"Cognition","level":2,"score":0.6496000289916992},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778755073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10858537","display_name":"Scale (ratio)","level":2,"score":0.5942999720573425},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C40722632","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5160137","display_name":"Confirmatory factor analysis","level":3,"score":0.564300000667572},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167327282","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5141207","display_name":"Cognitive evaluation theory","level":4,"score":0.48170000314712524},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121244757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783487","display_name":"Convergent validity","level":4,"score":0.47029998898506165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165957694","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5421350","display_name":"Exploratory factor analysis","level":3,"score":0.46810001134872437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3018868096","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2693233","display_name":"Internal consistency","level":3,"score":0.4546999931335449},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C180747234","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23373","display_name":"Cognitive psychology","level":1,"score":0.4302000105381012},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2985564149","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644302","display_name":"Intrinsic motivation","level":2,"score":0.4113999903202057},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776436953","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5163215","display_name":"Consistency (knowledge bases)","level":2,"score":0.3628999888896942},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75630572","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538904","display_name":"Applied psychology","level":1,"score":0.35600000619888306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146854351","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433910","display_name":"Self-determination theory","level":3,"score":0.34860000014305115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206705377","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5575184","display_name":"Goal theory","level":2,"score":0.34209999442100525},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C20685875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7239678","display_name":"Predictive validity","level":2,"score":0.33169999718666077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C171606756","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506132","display_name":"Psychometrics","level":2,"score":0.3310999870300293},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C116211729","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5372350","display_name":"Test validity","level":3,"score":0.33009999990463257},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.3021000027656555},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C25343380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277521","display_name":"Relation (database)","level":2,"score":0.2872999906539917},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C53371666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778408","display_name":"Need for cognition","level":3,"score":0.272599995136261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120936955","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2155640","display_name":"Empirical research","level":2,"score":0.27149999141693115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140441792","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2910672","display_name":"Cognitive development","level":3,"score":0.2696000039577484},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C49453240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1592163","display_name":"Construct validity","level":3,"score":0.26100000739097595},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C85973986","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1091731","display_name":"Exploratory research","level":2,"score":0.2596000134944916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138496976","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175002","display_name":"Developmental psychology","level":1,"score":0.2551000118255615},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134290984","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5141241","display_name":"Cognitive skill","level":3,"score":0.25060001015663147}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","pdf_url":"https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S9692511","display_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","issn_l":"1664-1078","issn":["1664-1078"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","erih-plus","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320527","host_organization_name":"Frontiers Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320527"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Frontiers Media"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:946a041092de41b3b000e5041e7a8b7d","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/946a041092de41b3b000e5041e7a8b7d","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 17 (2026)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732","pdf_url":"https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1907732/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S9692511","display_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","issn_l":"1664-1078","issn":["1664-1078"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","doaj","erih-plus","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320527","host_organization_name":"Frontiers Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320527"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Frontiers Media"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Frontiers in Psychology","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320924","display_name":"Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur F\u00f6rderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung","ror":"https://ror.org/00yjd3n13"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7224830969.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7224830969.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":40,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W44424675","https://openalex.org/W1966999541","https://openalex.org/W1972950717","https://openalex.org/W1982343866","https://openalex.org/W1998242659","https://openalex.org/W2002538709","https://openalex.org/W2005273896","https://openalex.org/W2010420668","https://openalex.org/W2010429989","https://openalex.org/W2015461768","https://openalex.org/W2019926753","https://openalex.org/W2021765444","https://openalex.org/W2023292494","https://openalex.org/W2023377596","https://openalex.org/W2054788835","https://openalex.org/W2058513103","https://openalex.org/W2062789760","https://openalex.org/W2064675344","https://openalex.org/W2070635017","https://openalex.org/W2081981742","https://openalex.org/W2088477804","https://openalex.org/W2124228281","https://openalex.org/W2124563089","https://openalex.org/W2134368355","https://openalex.org/W2141772585","https://openalex.org/W2159976332","https://openalex.org/W2169548668","https://openalex.org/W2170899200","https://openalex.org/W2561892005","https://openalex.org/W2745135555","https://openalex.org/W2903615519","https://openalex.org/W2905811773","https://openalex.org/W3016249157","https://openalex.org/W3031051743","https://openalex.org/W3109337809","https://openalex.org/W3198080951","https://openalex.org/W4282972337","https://openalex.org/W4323319487","https://openalex.org/W4327660578","https://openalex.org/W4397009812"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4200332023","https://openalex.org/W6964861883","https://openalex.org/W2778081157","https://openalex.org/W2277002803","https://openalex.org/W650183205","https://openalex.org/W7215257699","https://openalex.org/W7053214151","https://openalex.org/W7153469996","https://openalex.org/W7064906863","https://openalex.org/W6929889907"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,31,94,119],"current":[1],"research":[2],"aimed":[3],"to":[4,21,25,46,116],"develop":[5],"and":[6,39,53,58,75,100,103,121],"validate":[7,47],"a":[8,62],"novel":[9],"measurement":[10],"scale,":[11],"the":[12,48,108,125],"Motivation":[13],"for":[14,87],"Cognitive":[15],"Activities":[16],"Questionnaire":[17],"(MCAQ),":[18],"specifically":[19],"designed":[20],"assess":[22],"individuals\u2019":[23],"motivation":[24,86],"engage":[26],"in":[27,50,89,114],"everyday":[28],"cognitive":[29,90,117],"activities.":[30],"MCAQ\u2019s":[32],"development":[33],"was":[34],"informed":[35],"by":[36],"expectancy-value":[37],"theory":[38],"self-determination":[40],"theory.":[41],"Four":[42],"studies":[43],"were":[44],"conducted":[45],"MCAQ":[49,95,126],"both":[51],"English":[52],"French":[54],"languages.":[55],"Through":[56],"exploratory":[57],"confirmatory":[59],"factor":[60],"analyses,":[61],"32-item":[63],"scale":[64,109],"emerged,":[65],"encompassing":[66],"four":[67,81],"subscales:":[68],"perceived":[69],"capacity,":[70],"intrinsic":[71],"motivation,":[72,74,77],"identified":[73],"external":[76],"as":[78,80],"well":[79],"additional":[82],"general":[83],"items":[84],"assessing":[85],"engaging":[88],"activity,":[91],"taken":[92],"broadly.":[93],"demonstrated":[96],"robust":[97],"internal":[98],"consistency":[99],"convergent":[101],"validity,":[102],"satisfactory":[104,111],"test\u2013retest":[105],"reliability.":[106],"Moreover,":[107],"exhibited":[110],"predictive":[112],"validity":[113],"relation":[115],"performance.":[118],"theoretical":[120],"practical":[122],"utility":[123],"of":[124],"is":[127],"discussed.":[128]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-02T09:45:03.842371","created_date":"2026-10-31T00:00:00"}