Standout Papers

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. The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. (2003)
    Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  7. 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
  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. 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
  13. Perceived locus of causality and internalization: Examining reasons for acting in two domains. (1989)
    Richard M. Ryan, James P. Connell Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  14. Perceived locus of causality and internalization: Examining reasons for acting in two domains. (1989)
    Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  15. Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects (2007)
    Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan et al. Psychological Inquiry
  16. Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life's domains. (2008)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
  17. Exercise, physical activity, and self-determination theory: A systematic review (2012)
    Pedro J. Teixeira, Eliana V. Carraça et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  18. On Energy, Personality, and Health: Subjective Vitality as a Dynamic Reflection of Well‐Being (1997)
    Richard M. Ryan, Christina M. Frederick Journal of Personality
  19. A motivational approach to self: integration in personality. (1990)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan PubMed
  20. The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach (2006)
    Richard M. Ryan, C. Scott Rigby et al. Motivation and Emotion
  21. Control and information in the intrapersonal sphere: An extension of cognitive evaluation theory. (1982)
    Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  22. The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. (1987)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  23. Further Examining the American Dream: Differential Correlates of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals (1996)
    Tim Kasser, Richard M. Ryan Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  24. The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. (1987)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  25. 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
  26. Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures (2014)
    Beiwen Chen, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. Motivation and Emotion
  27. Autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the classroom (2009)
    Christopher P. Niemiec, Richard M. Ryan Theory and Research in Education
  28. Daily Well-Being: The Role of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness (2000)
    Harry T. Reis, Kennon M. Sheldon et al. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  29. Psychological Needs and the Facilitation of Integrative Processes (1995)
    Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality
  30. A dark side of the American dream: Correlates of financial success as a central life aspiration. (1993)
    Tim Kasser, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  31. 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
  32. On psychological growth and vulnerability: Basic psychological need satisfaction and need frustration as a unifying principle. (2013)
    Maarten Vansteenkiste, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  33. 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
  34. Motivation and Education: The Self-Determination Perspective (1991)
    Edward L. Deci, Robert J. Vallerand et al. Educational Psychologist
  35. Self-determination in a work organization. (1989)
    Edward L. Deci, James P. Connell et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  36. Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts (2012)
    Johan Y. Y. Ng, Nikos Ntoumanis et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science
  37. Hedonia, eudaimonia, and well-being: an introduction (2006)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Happiness Studies
  38. Motivational predictors of weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. (1996)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Zachary R. Freedman et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  39. Parent styles associated with children's self-regulation and competence in school. (1989)
    Wendy S. Grolnick, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Educational Psychology
  40. Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia (2006)
    Richard M. Ryan, Veronika Huta et al. Journal of Happiness Studies
  41. 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
  42. When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient. (2010)
    Netta Weinstein, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  43. Motivational predictors of weight loss and weight-loss maintenance. (1996)
    Geoffrey C. Williams, Zachary R. Freedman et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  44. Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020)
    Maarten Vansteenkiste, Richard M. Ryan et al. Motivation and Emotion
  45. 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
  46. The Darker and Brighter Sides of Human Existence: Basic Psychological Needs as a Unifying Concept (2000)
    Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci Psychological Inquiry
  47. Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motivation in Education: Reconsidered Once Again (2001)
    Edward L. Deci, Richard Koestner et al. Review of Educational Research
  48. Autonomy in children's learning: An experimental and individual difference investigation. (1987)
    Wendy S. Grolnick, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  49. 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
  50. Differentiating autonomy from individualism and independence: A self-determination theory perspective on internalization of cultural orientations and well-being. (2003)
    Valery Chirkov, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  51. 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
  52. Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives (2009)
    Veronika Huta, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Happiness Studies
  53. A Motivational Model of Video Game Engagement (2010)
    Andrew K Przybylski, C. Scott Rigby et al. Review of General Psychology
  54. Autonomy in children's learning: An experimental and individual difference investigation. (1987)
    Wendy S. Grolnick, Richard M. Ryan Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  55. Relation of reward contingency and interpersonal context to intrinsic motivation: A review and test using cognitive evaluation theory. (1983)
    Richard M. Ryan, Richard Koestner et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  56. Trait self and true self: Cross-role variation in the Big-Five personality traits and its relations with psychological authenticity and subjective well-being. (1997)
    Kennon M. Sheldon, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  57. Self-Determination Theory and Diminished Functioning (2011)
    Kimberley J. Bartholomew, Nikos Ntoumanis et al. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  58. Intrinsic motivation and exercise adherence. (1997)
    Richard M. Ryan, Christina M. Frederick et al. International journal of sport psychology
  59. What Makes for a Good Day? Competence and Autonomy in the Day and in the Person (1996)
    Kennon M. Sheldon, Richard M. Ryan et al. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  60. Motivation and Education: The Self-Determination Perspective (1991)
    Edward L. Deci, Robert J. Vallerand et al. Educational Psychologist
  61. Representations of Relationships to Teachers, Parents, and Friends as Predictors of Academic Motivation and Self-Esteem (1994)
    Richard M. Ryan et al. The Journal of Early Adolescence
  62. 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
  63. A multi-method examination of the effects of mindfulness on stress attribution, coping, and emotional well-being (2008)
    Netta Weinstein, Kirk Warren Brown et al. Journal of Research in Personality
  64. Origins and pawns in the classroom: Self-report and projective assessments of individual differences in children's perceptions. (1986)
    Richard M. Ryan, Wendy S. Grolnick Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  65. 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
  66. Psychological Need Thwarting in the Sport Context: Assessing the Darker Side of Athletic Experience (2011)
    Kimberley J. Bartholomew, Nikos Ntoumanis et al. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
  67. 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
  68. Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
    Diego Vasconcellos, Philip D. Parker et al. Journal of Educational Psychology
  69. Student Motivation and Associated Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis From Self-Determination Theory (2021)
    Joshua L. Howard, Julien S. Bureau et al. Perspectives on Psychological Science
  70. Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience (2018)
    Dorian Peters, Rafael A. Calvo et al. Frontiers in Psychology
  71. A meta-analysis of techniques to promote motivation for health behaviour change from a self-determination theory perspective (2018)
    Fiona Gillison, Peter Rouse et al. Health Psychology Review
  72. Leader autonomy support in the workplace: A meta-analytic review (2018)
    Gavin R. Slemp, Margaret L. Kern et al. Motivation and Emotion
  73. 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
  74. We know this much is (meta-analytically) true: A meta-review of meta-analytic findings evaluating self-determination theory. (2022)
    Richard M. Ryan, Jasper J. Duineveld et al. Psychological Bulletin
  75. Interpersonal supports for basic psychological needs and their relations with motivation, well-being, and performance: A meta-analysis. (2024)
    Gavin R. Slemp, James G. Field et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Works of Richard M. Ryan being referenced

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
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Peter M. Bentler 44668 14237 45684 385 167.9k
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Martin E. P. Seligman 30977 13434 28138 293 69.9k
Reuben M. Baron 28388 8580 25013 63 116.6k
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