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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine Chinese/Canadians' motivations for everyday activities and to determine whether they vary as hypothesized. Study participants (N = 35) completed a diary seven times a day for 12 days when a randomly scheduled watch alarm rang. Participants indicated what activity they were doing and rated, using self-determination theory-based items, what their motivations were for doing the activity. Analyses indicated that: (a) leisure was more intrinsically motivated than work-related, unpaid work, and self-care activities; (b) work-related activities were more introjected and externally motivated than the three other types of activities; (c) watching television was more intrinsically motivated and amotivated than socializing and other passive leisure activities; and (d) socializing was more externally motivated than the three other types of leisure activities.