Be careful what you wish for: Optimal functioning and the relative attainment of intrinsic and extrinsic goals.

By T. Kasser, Richard M. Ryan. 2001

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Early Family Experiences and Adult Values: A 26-Year, Prospective Longitudinal Study (2002, unknown): “…and well-being (Cohen & Cohen, 1996; Kasser & Ryan, 1993, 1996; Oishi, Diener, Suh, & Lucas, 1999), the quality of their interpersonal relationships (Kasser & Ryan, 2001), their response to social dilemmas (Sheldon & McGregor, 2000; Sheldon, Sheldon, & Osbaldiston, 2000), and what they worry about…”
Why autonomy-supportive interventions work: Explaining the professional development of teachers’ motivating style (2018, methodology): “According to a self-determination theory framework (Kasser & Ryan, 1996, 2001; Sheldon, Ryan, Deci, & Kasser, 2004), these priorities can be divided into two categories of intrinsic and extrinsic instructional goals.”
Psychological threat and extrinsic goal striving (2008, unknown): “As per Arndt et al. 2002, these rating data were collected merely to distract participants from the true purpose of the visualization, which was to differentially prime the participants.3 Goal assessment: Following the prime, participants completed the Aspiration Index (based on Kasser and Ryan 1996”
Reported Subjective Well-Being: A Challenge for Economic Theory and Economic Policy (2003, background): “There is substantial evidence that more materialistic and extrinsically oriented people report higher aspirations and lower subjective well-being (Kasser and Ryan 2001, Solberg et al. in press).”
Values and Subjective Well-Being (2018, result): “Attaining extrinsic (power-related) goals did not affect SWB. Kasser and Ryan (2001) reported similar findings.”
Self‐Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy to Self‐Regulatory Processes and Personality Development (2010, background): “T. Kasser and Ryan (2001) proposed that there is an integral association between the pursuit and attainment of aspirations and satisfaction of the basic psychological needs.”
Happiness Matters: Productivity Gains from Subjective Well-Being (2019, result): “Our results also support the view that incentive schemes based on intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations (that is, incentives aiming at promoting job commitment rather than monetary-based ones) may help foster job satisfaction hence firms’ economic performances (Kasser and Ryan 2001; Deci and F”
The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. (2014, unknown): “$35k 93 Study 2 177 ".30 ".35 AI-reg CES-D Journal article U.S.A. 56 Over 18 Student 67 Kasser & Ryan (2001) Student Sample A 120 ".36 ".51 AI Well-being Book chapter U.S.A. 49 Over 18 Student 77 Student Sample B 261 ".36 ".51 AI Drug use Book chapter U.S.A. 59 Over 18 Student 89 Khanna & Kasser…”
Subjective Well-Being among Adolescent Consumers: The Effects of Materialism, Compulsive Buying, and Time Affluence (2012, background): “What might be comforting to some and discomforting to others is that there is recent evidence of a biological “set-point” that determines approximately half of one’s level of happiness (Lykken and Tellegan 1999). This happiness set-point is controlled by what Cummins (2008) refers to as a subjective”