The Importance Of Interest

1. Interest and Affect – Chapter 6 from Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Application

This chapter touched upon really great points concerning interest and affect. Interest is defined as “the liking and willful engagement in an activity” (p.210). Interest is divided into two forms personal and situational interest. Personal interest “is a more stable personal disposition toward a specific topic or domain,” and situational interest “represents a more temporary, situation-specific attention to a topic” (p.210). It is through this interest and the level of interest that people will become motivated to do whatever they are assigned, according to Schunk, et.al (2008) “…..interest as an important aspect of motivation that causally influences attention, learning, thinking, and performance” (p.211).

Self-worth “is a basic need that everybody requires” (p.222), because when people believe in themselves and think of themselves that they are worthy then they can accomplish anything. Emotion also has an effect on students and individuals progress/achievements, when emotions are positive then that will lead to better learning, motivation, and interest.

Anxiety is an unpleasant emotion that everybody

Through playing games with people/family you will be able to spend time with family, socialize, be yourself, and most importantly have fun. Furthermore, McGonigal, explains that people who feel depressed, anxious, or in a bad mood, can change that by having fun, socializing, think positively or be more exact lead a happier life. Hence, there are four resilience or strengths that can contribute to post-traumatic growth, 1) physical resilience, 2) mental resilience, 3) emotional resilience, 4) social resilience. According to McGonigal when we “boost these four types of resilience – physical, mental, emotional and social – live 10 years longer than everyone