Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2251-8401 5 2 2016 06 21 Relation between motivational potential and career path in occupational therapy Relation between motivational potential and career path in occupational therapy 141 150 1100187 10.22037/jrm.2016.1100187 FA Narges Ghamari PhD Student in Occupational Therapy, The University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mehdi Rassafiani Associate Professor, Iranian Research Center on Aging, The University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty member, Tehran, Iran 0000-0003-4093-6113 Mahbobeh Ghamari MSc of Hospital Management, Fars Firoozabad Hospital, Fars Firoozabad Fateme Ghamari MSc of Industerial Management, Shiraz Islamic Azad University, Shiraz,iran Farzaneh Yazdani \MSc of Occupational Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2015 06 05 Background and Aim: Career path is the sequence of individual attitudes and behaviors in the field of activities and experiences related to their work. For a career path, people need motivating factors. Thus, identifying motivating factors and career path is important in any profession. Therefore, the present study examined the relationship between motivational potential and career path in occupational therapy.<br /> Materials and Methods: A total of 105 occupational therapists participated in the present cross-sectional study. To examine themotivational power of occupational therapists, John Wagner’s validated job characteristic model questionnaire was used. Also, Delong’s career path evaluation questionnaire was used to examine participant’s career. Data was analyzed using SPSS (v.19).<br /> Results: The results revealed that in the field of occupational therapy, Task Significance, Autonomy, Skill Variety, Task Identity, and Feedback were important for occupational therapists, respectively. Among career anchors, creativity anchor was the most important followed by the Service, Technical competence, Autonomy, security, Management competence, skill variety, and task identity. In addition, a significant relationship was observed between the potential motivation and management competence anchors.<br /> Conclusions: The present study showed that the participating occupational therapists attach great importance to providing service to their clients using creativity in services and taking advantage of their technical skills and see them as the most important factors in the growth of their career path. Background and Aim: Career path is the sequence of individual attitudes and behaviors in the field of activities and experiences related to their work. For a career path, people need motivating factors. Thus, identifying motivating factors and career path is important in any profession. Therefore, the present study examined the relationship between motivational potential and career path in occupational therapy.<br /> Materials and Methods: A total of 105 occupational therapists participated in the present cross-sectional study. To examine themotivational power of occupational therapists, John Wagner’s validated job characteristic model questionnaire was used. Also, Delong’s career path evaluation questionnaire was used to examine participant’s career. Data was analyzed using SPSS (v.19).<br /> Results: The results revealed that in the field of occupational therapy, Task Significance, Autonomy, Skill Variety, Task Identity, and Feedback were important for occupational therapists, respectively. Among career anchors, creativity anchor was the most important followed by the Service, Technical competence, Autonomy, security, Management competence, skill variety, and task identity. In addition, a significant relationship was observed between the potential motivation and management competence anchors.<br /> Conclusions: The present study showed that the participating occupational therapists attach great importance to providing service to their clients using creativity in services and taking advantage of their technical skills and see them as the most important factors in the growth of their career path. https://medrehab.sbmu.ac.ir/article_1100187_c2c86cc25e4895a002699def7b41334a.pdf