On being yourself in different cultures: ideal and actual self-concept, autonomy support, and well-being in China, Russia, and the United States

By Martin F. Lynch, J. La Guardia, Richard M. Ryan. 2009

163 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Maarten Vansteenkiste
2. Richard M. Ryan
3. Bart Soenens
4. Edward L. Deci
5. Netta Weinstein
6. J. Reeve
7. N. Legate
8. Martin F. Lynch

In Social Psychology

1. Maarten Vansteenkiste
2. Richard M. Ryan
3. Bart Soenens
4. Edward L. Deci
5. Netta Weinstein
6. J. Reeve
7. Martin F. Lynch
8. W. Lens

Citations in the corpus

• Need Satisfaction and Well-Being (2013, background): “Conversely, within-individual variability in the Big Five traits across various relationships or roles could be viewed as an outcome of variations in SDT need satisfaction (Church et al., 2012; Lynch et al., 2009; Sheldon, Ryan, Rawsthorne, & Ilardi, 1997).”
• Is Coming Out Always a “Good Thing”? Exploring the Relations of Autonomy Support, Outness, and Wellness for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals (2012, background): “Previous research suggests that depending on the autonomy support provided in a given setting, people are more willing to express and present different aspects of their personality as a function of autonomy support (Lynch et al., 2009; Uysal, Lin, & Knee, 2010).”
• Within-individual variability in self-concepts and personality states: Applying density distribution and situation-behavior approaches across cultures (2013, methodology): “The latter results provide support for SelfDetermination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), which predicts that people in all cultures will express their traits differently as a function of their need satisfaction in various situations (La Guardia & Ryan, 2007; see also Church et al., 2012; La Guardia et a”
• Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior. (2021, background): “Autonomy support, in short, facilitates both personal and interpersonal authenticity (Lynch et al., 2009; Ryan & Ryan, 2019).”
• Motivation and Autonomy in Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Behavior Change: A Look at Theory and Practice 1ψ7 (2011, background): “Perhaps even more relevant for counseling is evidence that dyadic interpersonal autonomy support may be cross-culturally associated with greater authenticity and relationship satisfaction (e.g., Lynch et al., 2009).”