"underlying motivations" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It typically refers to the deeper, hidden reasons or drives that influence a person's actions or decisions. Example: The detective was determined to uncover the suspect's underlying motivations for committing the crime.
While research on consumer psychology has focused on the underlying motives behind a large variety of human behaviors, there is still a shortage of research on parents' underlying motivations for applying the different feeding practices and styles [ 10].
He captures the underlying motivations and illogical decisions of his characters.
Interestingly, "Banktown" traces some of the underlying motivations for Charlotte's rise to the Civil War.
That possibility is one of the chief underlying motivations for the P5+1 negotiators to make some progress.
He's a genius with the detail, dynamic and unpredictable, and always making clear Rooster's underlying motivations, such as his drug use and his Peter Pan mentality.
I've seen the film, and it too has a rather ironic narrator's commentary that reveals some of the characters' underlying motivations.
"However, we are dubious of the underlying motivations that bring this to present light after 17 years, and we will not take part in stoking its coals.
The problem of identity and the mystery of people's underlying motivations are the theme of Čapek's most mature work, a trilogy of novels that together present three aspects of knowledge.
Then there were the existential questions: why it all matters, the recurring evaluations of my dreams and underlying motivations (did I really want to be a doctor?), even considerations of the problematic socioeconomic structure I was trapped in.
Anyway, hypocrisy aside, the underlying motivations for both companies are obvious enough.
What are the underlying motivations of consumers' adoption of 3D printed fashion products?
