The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior

By Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan. 2000

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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Daily Ups and Downs in Women's Binge Eating Symptoms: The Role of Basic Psychological Needs, General Self-Control, and Emotional Eating (2013, background): “The current study employs a daily diary methodology to examine whether the daily satisfaction and frustration of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, as conceptualized within Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), is associated with daily binge eating symp”
For Fun, Love, or Money: What Drives Workaholic, Engaged, and Burned‐Out Employees at Work? (2012, background): “…are active, growth-oriented organisms: They are predisposed to engage in interesting and enjoyable activities, to use their capacities fully, to search for connectedness with others, and to integrate their experiences (both intrapersonal and interpersonal) in a relative unity (Deci & Ryan, 2000).”
A proposed model of lifestyle balance (2008, methodology): “Table 1: Comparison of Need-based Theories Related to the Model of Lifestyle Balance Maslow (1943, 1970) Ryff (1989, 1996, 1998) Deci & Ryan (2000) Matuska & Christiansen (2008) Hierarchy of Needs Psychological Well-Being Self Determination Theory Lifestyle Balance Model Occupational Patterns Self…”
When does proactivity have a cost? Motivation at work moderates the effects of proactive work behavior on employee job strain (2017, methodology): “Drawing on self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000; Ryan & Deci, 2000), we propose that when individuals’ controlled motivation at work is high (i.e., they are motivated for their job by a sense of pressure and obligation), and there is no compensating autonomous motivation (i.e., there is…”
A Self-Motives Perspective on Feedback-Seeking Behavior: Linking Organizational Behavior and Social Psychology Research (2007, methodology): “In this paper, we chose to use the SCENT model from Sedikides and Strube (1997), although we acknowledge that other taxonomies exist (e.g. Deci and Ryan 2000; Epstein and Morling 1995; Leary 2007).”
Coping as Part of Motivational Resilience in School (2013, methodology): “To identify the ways in which children and youth can cope with the everyday academic demands they face in school, a motivational model (Skinner & Wellborn, 1997) based on self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000, 2002) was used.”
Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia (2008, background): “Thus SDT articulated a theory of basic psychological needs that are the foundations of personal growth (as manifest in intrinsic motivation), integrity (as manifest in integrative processes), and well-being (Ryan, 1995; Deci and Ryan, 2000).”
Dropout intentions in PhD Studies : a comprehensive model based on interpersonal relationships and motivational resources (2015, background): “Empirical evidence supports the argument that when psychological needs are satisfied, people experience greater autonomous motivation and lower controlled motivation (see Deci & Ryan, 2000, for a review).”
A 50-Year Review of Psychological Reactance Theory: Do Not Read This Article (2017, background): “…suggestion prompted a range of similar perspectives, as Steindl and colleagues (2015) devoted a section of their review to Reactance as Motivation, and Leander and colleagues (2016) discussed PRT in the context of self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), among other motivational frameworks.”
Emotional and motivational uses of music in sports and exercise: A questionnaire study among athletes (2013, background): “Enjoyment of an activity is beneficial for developing an intrinsic motivation for the activity (Deci & Ryan, 2000).”
Cooperative learning, motivational effects, and student characteristics: An experimental study comparing cooperative learning and direct instruction in 12th grade physics classes. (2007, methodology): “Our study proposes that the jigsaw technique has the potential to satisfy the basic needs in the theory of self-determination ( Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000 ), and thus to enhance the probability of intrinsically motivated, deep-level learning.”