Depression and self-esteem as key factors related to academic motivation in university students
Depression was the strongest factor associated to academic motivation, leading to increased amotivation and decreased intrinsic motivation, while self-esteem, physical activity, and mathematics performance showed smaller but significant effects. Most demographic, lifestyle, emotional, personality, sleep, and dietary factors were unrelated to motivation. These results emphasize the importance of psychological well-being and academic support in boosting student motivation in higher education.
Authors
- Ramuné Žilinskienė
- Daiva Majauskienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-2668)
- Aurelija Šidlauskienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-7902)
- Tomas Aukštikalnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-8233)
- Albertas Skurvydas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-3385)
- Asta Šarkauskienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-2756)
- Ieva Eglė Jamontaitė
- Dovilė Valančienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1034-1074)
- Rūta Dadelienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-9278)
- Emilija Strazdaite
- Natalja Istomina
- Milda Gintiliene
Institutions
- Vilnius University (LT)
- Vytautas Magnus University (LT)
- Klaipėda University (LT)
- Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (LT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26172-9
- Primary Topic
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00