3.1.2. Motivation.
Initial motivation varied among participants, but each individual also had varying levels of motivation during the treatment
process. Most participants felt motivated during at least some part of the treatment. The majority of the participants felt their motivation peaked at the beginning of the treatment and then weaned off somewhat, while others had trouble getting started but became motivated when they started to perceive reinforcing qualities of the treatment. The participants mentioned different factors that had affected their motivation. Some participants thought motivation was independent of the treatment and only related to their current life situation, while others were motivated by the actual activities and the satisfaction of having gone through with something they had set out to do. Feedback from the therapist was a clear source of motivation for most, as was the reminder function and the mobility of the treatment. For some individuals, behavioral activation and registration quickly became routine habits. Two participants lost their motivation completely when they
felt that the treatment did not at all match their expectations, which
made them quit the treatment after a few weeks. It was clear that the
participants' motivation was in most cases governed by the reinforcement
they received, or by their own progress. For example: