 Motivation
"Motivation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.
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D009042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Motivation".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Motivation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Motivation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2004 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2005 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | 2008 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2009 | 11 | 10 | 21 | | 2010 | 8 | 11 | 19 | | 2011 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2012 | 9 | 14 | 23 | | 2013 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2015 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | 2016 | 6 | 15 | 21 | | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 29 | | 2018 | 13 | 22 | 35 | | 2019 | 14 | 15 | 29 | | 2020 | 11 | 10 | 21 | | 2021 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | 2022 | 6 | 18 | 24 | | 2023 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2024 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2025 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Parks CA, Stotz SA, Floyd Clark A, Fricke HE, Byker Shanks C, DeSanto K, Yaroch AL. Exploring Qualitative Insights Into Nutrition Incentive and Produce Prescription Programs: A Scoping Review. Nutr Rev. 2026 Jul 01; 84(7):1473-1517.
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Adams JE, Bosma G, Lockspeiser T. Preceptor Retention: Impact of Curriculum Reform and Competency-Based Assessment on Preceptor Reward and Burden. Clin Teach. 2026 Jun; 23(3):e70404.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Cole N, ElGhayati P, Pallé A, Miller CH, Melendez-Perdomo D, Keller JA, Crimaldi JP, Ermentrout B, Stowers L. Male and female mice scent mark during social communication regardless of sexual motivation or partner identity. Cell Rep. 2026 Jun 23; 45(6):117432.
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Turner AR, Guetterman TC. Spiral comparison: operationalizing iterative integration in mixed methods research. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2026 May 11; 26(1).
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Griffiths AW, White S, Norman P, Coates E, Hartley H, Williams IA, Halliday V, Beever D, Hackney G, Stavroulakis T, McDermott C. Development of a Complex Intervention to Support High Calorie Diets for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Jul; 74(1):149-158.
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Delaney RK, Watt MH, Stanger M, Hong I, Bakshi NK, Fagerlin A, Bryan A. Edible Cannabis and Pain, Sleep, and Mental Health Management in Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2611718.
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Shreedhar P, Jaenisch T, Naccache M, Maxwell L. Identifying the motivators, benefits and barriers to sharing participant-level data and samples: results from an international online survey of acute febrile illness cohort teams. BMC Med Ethics. 2026 02 11; 27(1).
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Rosa L, Lisano JK, Skrzynski CJ, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC. Therapeutically Motivated Cannabis Use for Anxiety: Daily and Longitudinal Reductions Vary Between Flower and Edible Products. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Feb 10; 23(2).
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Wang G, Hooper CD, Gunaga S, Lee S, Coates WC, Campbell RL, Goldberg E, Bellolio F, Ouchi K, van Oppen JD, Liu SW. Motivating Factors for Participating in the Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 02; 33(2):e70237.
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Waddle SD, Thomas A, Campbell BT, Betz ME, Johnson JK, Royan R, Ellyin A, Jang A, Crandall ML, Stey AM. Exploratory qualitative study of firearm storage practices among surgeons in the USA: contexts and motivations. Inj Prev. 2026 01 20; 32(1):82-89.
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