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Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustrat... 2004 2026 2011 2018 1.5k
  1. Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures (2014)
    Beiwen Chen, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. Motivation and Emotion
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work‐related Basic Need Satisfaction scale (2010)
    Anja Van den Broeck, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
  5. Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction (2008)
    Anja Van den Broeck, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. Work & Stress
  6. Motivational profiles from a self-determination perspective: The quality of motivation matters. (2009)
    Maarten Vansteenkiste, Eline Sierens et al. Journal of Educational Psychology

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Works of Willy Lens being referenced

Examining the Motivational Impact of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Framing and Autonomy-Supportive Versus Internally Controlling Communication Style on Early Adolescents' Academic Achievement
2005
The effect of earlier experience and reward contingencies on intrinsic motivation
1981
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Willy Lens 7668 3989 2322 2553 128 12.7k
Luc G. Pelletier 8940 2936 3489 3013 143 16.1k
Robert J. Vallerand 9442 2323 3037 1888 157 14.8k
Frédéric Guay 6258 3197 1266 3674 139 11.2k
Robert J. Vallerand 11495 3777 3581 2560 144 18.3k
Kit‐Tai Hau 4765 3551 1184 3328 122 13.2k
Alexandre J. S. Morin 7965 3970 2037 3469 336 17.2k
Richard Koestner 10259 4443 4726 2618 233 20.8k
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David C. McClelland 4621 2616 3089 1932 115 13.4k
Daphna Oyserman 6912 2278 1539 2643 164 15.1k

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