Autonomy Is No Illusion: Self-Determination Theory and the Empirical Study of Authenticity, Awareness, and Will.

By Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci. 2004

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Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects (2007, background): “That is, the fuller awareness afforded by mindfulness facilitates more flexible, adaptive responses to events, and helps to minimize automatic, habitual, or impulsive reactions (Bishop et al., 2004; Ryan & Deci, 2004).”
Toward a Social Psychology of Authenticity: Exploring Within-Person Variation in Autonomy, Congruence, and Genuineness Using Self-Determination Theory (2019, methodology): “Because authentic behavior is by definition autonomous, SDT research has deepened and extended ways in which authenticity can be researched (see R. M. Ryan & Deci, 2004, 2006, 2017).”
The development of the five mini-theories of self-determination theory: an historical overview, emerging trends, and future directions (2010, background): “Identification, which can involve finding meaning and choice in behavior even when faced with adverse circumstances, corresponds to the tenets of existential thought (Ryan & Deci, 2004).”
Further examining the role motivation to study abroad plays in the adaptation of international students in Canada (2008, result): “…from the empirical results of the above-mentioned study, but also from the intensive theoretical and empirical research on the role of autonomy and self-determination in people’s functioning conducted by the self-determination theory researchers (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2002; Ryan & Deci, 2000, 2004).”
Self‐Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy to Self‐Regulatory Processes and Personality Development (2010, background): “First, we briefly discuss how autonomy has been defined by various philosophical traditions (for a more complete review, see Ryan & Deci, 2004, 2006).”
Promoting Optimal Parenting and Children’s Mental Health: A Preliminary Evaluation of the How-to Parenting Program (2014, background): “When regulating autonomously, individuals feel volitional and authentic (Ryan and Deci 2004).”
Self-regulation and the problem of human autonomy: does psychology need choice, self-determination, and will? (2006, background): “We label these the regnant levels of explanation (Ryan & Deci, 2004), defined as that level (or levels) that captures the variables most relevant to what is to be explained and that is most relevant for effective interventions.”
Effects of a Mindfulness Group on Latino Adolescent Students: Examining Levels of Perceived Stress, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Symptoms (2014, background): “There also is evidence that mindfulness helps in behavioral regulation and minimizes impulsive, habitual reactions (Bishop et al., 2004; Ryan & Deci, 2004).”
The index of autonomous functioning: Development of a scale of human autonomy (2012, methodology): “…an initial item pool We identified subscales based on a review of both historical and current perspectives on autonomy (e.g., de Charms, 1968; Deci & Ryan, 1985a; Ryan & Deci, 2003, 2004), and after extensive discussion by a group of nine professionals familiar with self-determination theory.”
Authenticity, Social Context, and Well-Being in the United States, England, and Russia (2013, result): “…and thus, the crosscultural link between the well-being measure and authenticity measures supports the theoretical assertion by humanistic psychologists Rogers (1961) and Maslow (1998) and of self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2004) that authenticity is implicated in positive mental health.”
Why Teachers Adopt a Controlling Motivating Style Toward Students and How They Can Become More Autonomy Supportive (2009, background): “…students’ functioning facilitates that teacher’s daily process of making instructional decisions through a sense of choice that is informed not only by ever-present daily demands and circumstances but also by one’s personal goals and values (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007; Ryan & Deci, 2004).”
Levels of Analysis, Regnant Causes of Behavior and Well-Being: The Role of Psychological Needs (2011, methodology): “This idea relates to what, in earlier writings, we have described as the principle of regnant causes (e.g., Ryan & Deci, 2004, 2006).”
Motivation and Autonomy in Counseling, Psychotherapy, and Behavior Change: A Look at Theory and Practice 1ψ7 (2011, background): “To live authentically means to be aware of what is real and genuine (without distortion or defense) as well as to be the author of one's existence, taking responsibility and engaging one's freedom (Ryan & Deci, 2004; Wild, 1965).”
Mindfulness as a moderator of the effect of implicit motivational self-concept on day-to-day behavioral motivation (2007, background): “This is important because while a person may endorse some nonconscious behaviors if he or she were to reflect upon them, other automatic behaviors may, upon reflection, be experienced as unwanted or as alien to the self (Ryan and Deci 2004).”