Self-regulation and the problem of human autonomy: does psychology need choice, self-determination, and will?

By Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci. Journal of Personality, 2006

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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Daily recovery from work: The role of activities, effort and pleasure (2011, background): “Control over if, when and how to be engaged in a certain activity is assumed to facilitate intrinsic motivation and, consequently, the experience of pleasure (Ryan & Deci, 2006 ).”
Observed need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behavior in physical education: Do teachers' motivational orientations matter? (2013, background): “…studies focusing on need-thwarting behaviors (e.g., Bartholomew, Ntoumanis, Ryan, Bosch, et al., 2011; Belmont, Skinner, Wellborn, & Connell, 1988; Ryan & Deci, 2006) served as a basis for formulating specific behaviors reflecting the three needthwarting dimensions of controlling, chaotic, and…”
Understanding Workaholics' Motivations: A Self-Determination Perspective (2011, methodology): “According to SDT, adopting autonomous instead of controlled regulation yields positive effects in terms of higher well-being and better performance (Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
Taking Teacher Responsibility Into Account(ability): Explicating Its Multiple Components and Theoretical Status (2011, background): “…in the job characteristics model is considered a structural variable (degree of freedom in how people do their work), whereas autonomy in self-determination theory is conceptualized as a basic psychological need for personal freedom and self-determination (Deci & Ryan, 2000; Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
Motivation and English Achievement: An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a New Measure for Chinese Students of English Learning (2008, background): “…as his or her own; (e) integrated motivation, when one fully internalizes the reasons for an action and assimilates them to the self, when extrinsically motivated actions became integrated and selfdetermined (Gagné & Deci, 2005; Ryan & Deci, 2000a, 2000b, 2006; Vansteenkiste, Lens, & Deci, 2006).”
The index of autonomous functioning: Development of a scale of human autonomy (2012, background): “The autonomous individual is therefore engaged in a continuing process of learning more about him or herself (Mead, 1934; Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
A design framework for enhancing engagement in student-centered learning: own it, learn it, and share it (2016, background): “when he or she fully concurs with or endorses the value of the activity (Ryan and Deci 2006).”
Authenticity and well-being on social network sites: A two-wave longitudinal study on the effects of online authenticity and the positivity bias in SNS communication (2014, background): “…psychological research and has been addressed in such diverse contexts as interpersonal relationships (Harter et al., 1997), social roles (Sheldon, Ryan, Rawsthorne, & Ilardi, 1997), the selfconcept (Swann & Pelham, 2002), as well as self-determination and intrinsic motivation (Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
Does pay for performance diminish intrinsic interest? (2012, background): “Ryan and Deci ( 2000 , 2006 ) describe the question of whether there is a detrimental effect of extrinsic rewards as ‘hotly debated’ and as one of the key controversies in the field of motivation.”
Does Psychological Need Satisfaction Matter When Environmental or Financial Safety are at Risk? (2015, background): “In SDT, autonomy is conceived as the experience of volition and psychological freedom and is differentiated from the notion of independence and individualism (e.g., Chirkov, Ryan, Kim, & Kaplan, 2003; Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
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).”
Toward a Social Psychology of Authenticity: Exploring Within-Person Variation in Autonomy, Congruence, and Genuineness Using Self-Determination Theory (2019, background): “When authentic, a person is volitionally engaged and acting in ways that are congruent with her or his values and interests—she or he is acting with autonomy (Hodgins & Knee, 2002; R. M. Ryan & Deci, 2006).”
Why we eat what we eat: the role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation (2011, background): “One approach increasingly used to understand and change health behaviour is based on strengthening people’s sense of personal autonomy towards their newly adopted lifestyles (Ryan & Deci 2006).”
Intrinsic motivation as a moderator on the relationship between perceived job autonomy and work performance (2011, neutral): “The need for autonomy is regarded as one of the most fundamental needs (Sheldon, Elliot, Kim, & Kasser, 2001 ), and a necessity and requirement to be fulfilled in order for intrinsic motivation to emerge or be sustained (Ryan & Deci, 2006 ).”