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Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic mot... 1988 2026 2000 2013 21.0k
  1. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. (2000)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci American Psychologist
  2. The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior (2000)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Psychological Inquiry
  3. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. (2000)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci American Psychologist
  4. Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior (1988)
    Karen A. Miller, Edward L. Deci et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
  5. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions (2000)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Contemporary Educational Psychology
  6. On Happiness and Human Potentials: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being (2001)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Annual Review of Psychology
  7. Self‐determination theory and work motivation (2005)
    Marylène Gagné, Edward L. Deci Journal of Organizational Behavior
  8. A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. (1999)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard Koestner et al. Psychological Bulletin
  9. Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. (2008)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  10. The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality (1985)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Research in Personality
  11. Handbook of Self-Determination Research (2004)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Medical Entomology and Zoology
  12. Effects of externally mediated rewards on intrinsic motivation. (1971)
    Edward L. Deci Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  13. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions (2020)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Contemporary Educational Psychology
  14. Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life's domains. (2008)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  15. A motivational approach to self: integration in personality. (1990)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan PubMed
  16. Facilitating Internalization: The Self‐Determination Theory Perspective (1994)
    Edward L. Deci, Brian C. Patrick et al. Journal of Personality
  17. The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. (1987)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  18. The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. (1987)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  19. Self-Determination Theory in Work Organizations: The State of a Science (2017)
    Edward L. Deci, Anja H. Olafsen et al. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
  20. Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures (2014)
    Beiwen Chen, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. Motivation and Emotion
  21. Need Satisfaction, Motivation, and Well-Being in the Work Organizations of a Former Eastern Bloc Country: A Cross-Cultural Study of Self-Determination (2001)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan et al. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  22. The effects of instructors' autonomy support and students' autonomous motivation on learning organic chemistry: A self-determination theory perspective (2000)
    Aaron E. Black, Edward L. Deci Science Education
  23. Intrinsic Need Satisfaction: A Motivational Basis of Performance and Weil‐Being in Two Work Settings1 (2004)
    Paul P. Baard, Edward L. Deci et al. Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  24. Motivation and Education: The Self-Determination Perspective (1991)
    Edward L. Deci, Robert J. Vallerand et al. Educational Psychologist
  25. Self-determination in a work organization. (1989)
    Edward L. Deci, James P. Connell et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  26. Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts (2012)
    Johan Y. Y. Ng, Nikos Ntoumanis et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science
  27. Hedonia, eudaimonia, and well-being: an introduction (2006)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Happiness Studies
  28. Motivating Learning, Performance, and Persistence: The Synergistic Effects of Intrinsic Goal Contents and Autonomy-Supportive Contexts. (2004)
    Maarten Vansteenkiste, Joke Simons et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  29. Motivational predictors of weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. (1996)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Zachary R. Freedman et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  30. Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Contents in Self-Determination Theory: Another Look at the Quality of Academic Motivation (2006)
    Maarten Vansteenkiste, Willy Lens et al. Educational Psychologist
  31. Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia (2006)
    Richard M. Ryan, Veronika Huta et al. Journal of Happiness Studies
  32. Engaging students in learning activities: It is not autonomy support or structure but autonomy support and structure. (2010)
    Hyungshim Jang, Johnmarshall Reeve et al. Journal of Educational Psychology
  33. Internalization of biopsychosocial values by medical students: A test of self-determination theory. (1996)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Edward L. Deci Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  34. Self‐Regulation and the Problem of Human Autonomy: Does Psychology Need Choice, Self‐Determination, and Will? (2006)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Journal of Personality
  35. Motivational predictors of weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. (1996)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Zachary R. Freedman et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  36. Within-person variation in security of attachment: A self-determination theory perspective on attachment, need fulfillment, and well-being. (2000)
    Jennifer G. La Guardia, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  37. The Darker and Brighter Sides of Human Existence: Basic Psychological Needs as a Unifying Concept (2000)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Psychological Inquiry
  38. Supporting Autonomy to Motivate Patients With Diabetes for Glucose Control (1998)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Zachary R. Freedman et al. Diabetes Care
  39. Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motivation in Education: Reconsidered Once Again (2001)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard Koestner et al. Review of Educational Research
  40. Inner resources for school achievement: Motivational mediators of children's perceptions of their parents. (1991)
    Wendy S. Grolnick, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Educational Psychology
  41. Within-person variation in security of attachment: A self-determination theory perspective on attachment, need fulfillment, and well-being. (2000)
    Jennifer G. La Guardia, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  42. Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic reinforcement, and inequity. (1972)
    Edward L. Deci Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  43. Motivation and Education: The Self-Determination Perspective (1991)
    Edward L. Deci, Robert J. Vallerand et al. Educational Psychologist
  44. The Independent Effects of Goal Contents and Motives on Well-Being: It’s Both What You Pursue and Why You Pursue It (2004)
    Kennon M. Sheldon, Richard M. Ryan et al. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  45. An instrument to assess adults' orientations toward control versus autonomy with children: Reflections on intrinsic motivation and perceived competence. (1981)
    Edward L. Deci, Allan Schwartz et al. Journal of Educational Psychology
  46. The Psychology of Self-Determination. (1982)
    Kathleen S. Crittenden, Edward L. Deci Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
  47. Quality of Learning With an Active Versus Passive Motivational Set (1984)
    Edward L. Deci et al. American Educational Research Journal
  48. A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health (2020)
    Nikos Ntoumanis, Johan Y. Y. Ng et al. Health Psychology Review
  49. The effects of contingent and noncontingent rewards and controls on intrinsic motivation (1972)
    Edward L. Deci Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
  50. Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior. (2021)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci et al. Motivation Science

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Works of Edward L. Deci being referenced

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
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A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation.
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Reuben M. Baron 28388 8580 11260 30891 63 116.6k
Jacob Cohen 20093 6404 13951 15284 76 116.0k
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