Examine factor structureBlais self-determination Work Motivation Inventory among primary and secondary first and second teachers of northern cities west Azarbaijan

This research was done to examine the factor structure of Blais Self-determination Work Motivation Inventory among primary and secondary first and second teachers of northern cities of west Azarbaijan. The research population consisted of 4478 primary and secondary first and second teachers The research sample was selected by stratified multistage cluster sampling method. Research inventory was Blais Self-determination Work Motivation Inventory(1994). Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha reliability was sused to anlyze the data. The results of confirmatory factor analysis, indicated that the six-factor model reached an acceptable fit to the data (p≤0/001). The amount 0/85 for Cronbach's alpha coefficient showed that the questionnaire is reliable.