Intrinsic Rewards

• “…people who pursue intrinsic motivation in life show greater:

• – self-actualization and subjective vitality
• – less anxiety and depression
• – greater self-esteem
• – higher-quality relationships with friends and intimates
• – watch less television, and
• – use less drugs such as alcohol and cigarettes.” (Kasser & Ryan, 1996, 2001, taken from Reeve 153)

• When the pursuit of money is motivated by one’s integrated extrinsic and intrinsic motivations there is no negative impact to one’s subjective well-being and enables the pursuit of self-actualization. (Sirvastava, Locke, Bartol)