Intrinsic Motivation to Learn Among Millennials in Malaysia: The Role of Passion and Self Efficacy

Intrinsic motivation to learn is a significant role for millennial on their accomplishment, proficiency and academic learning. Through intrinsic motivation to learn, it is involving an inherent gratification prompted by feeling that learning is interesting and enjoyable among millennial in educational sector. However, there are only a few studies that focus on millennial intrinsic motivation that can be found. Thus, this study aims to determine the relationship between harmonious passion, obsessive passion and self-efficacy towards intrinsic motivation to learn among millennial. Data collection was based on questionnaire. The sample size included 215 students from six faculties in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Puncak Alam. All questions were designed to be close ended for easy analysis of the feedback and Likert scale was used to ascertain the level of agreement and disagreement. The replies have been analysed for reliability analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis using IBM SPSS Version 23. The outcomes of this study indicated that harmonious passion, obsessive passion and self-efficacy show positive relationship with intrinsic motivation to learn among millennial.