"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond the high: exploring socioecological influences on cannabis use in older women with and without HIV. Gerontologist. 2025 Nov 10; 65(12).
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Participant engagement in a national longitudinal study of COVID-19: Insights from the INSPIRE study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0325948.
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Survey response rates in health sciences education research: A 10-year meta-analysis. Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Jan-Feb; 17(1):11-23.
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The Role of Incentive Spirometry for Patients with COVID-19. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Sep; 47:292-293.
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Volitional questionnaire: Psychometric evaluation of the finnish translation. Scand J Occup Ther. 2020 Feb; 27(2):154-162.
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Does cessation fatigue predict smoking-cessation milestones? A longitudinal study of current and former smokers. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2018 Nov; 86(11):903-914.
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One-Year Smoking Trajectories Among Established Adult Smokers With Low Baseline Motivation to Quit. Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Dec 13; 20(1):50-57.
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Development and initial validation of a cessation fatigue scale. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 07 01; 176:102-108.
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Current major depression is associated with greater sensitivity to the motivational effect of both negative mood induction and abstinence on tobacco-seeking behavior. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 07 01; 176:1-6.
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Women's Lifestyle Physical Activity Program for African American Women: Fidelity Plan and Outcomes. J Phys Act Health. 2016 10; 13(10):1100-1109.