Author: shannon
Covid-19 Project: “Meaning in the Coronavirus crisis”
April 16, 2020 by Shannon
SDT scholars in Finland are going to run a daily diary study on ’Meaning in the Coronavirus crisis’. It will measure – using one-item scales – the following constructs:* Daily meaningfulness* Daily autonomy* Daily competence* Daily relatedness* Daily beneficence* Positive affect* Negative affect* Fear* Vitality* Hope* Optimism* Pessimism* Meliorism For more information on this study...
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Covid-19 Project: “Resources on Provider Communication for the SDT Community”
April 16, 2020 by Shannon
Based on SDT principles, Kenneth Resnicow and colleagues developed resources to support practitioner communication skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19 Project: “From ‘low skilled’ to lifesaver – Stories from the front line”
April 16, 2020 by Shannon
The aim of this research is to explore the experiences vital key workers in the COVID-19 crisis
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Covid-19 Project: “Motivating Messages About Social Distancing”
April 16, 2020 by Shannon
Do autonomy-supportive messages help people internalize the value of social distancing, and do controlling messages backfire?
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Large Covid SDT Project in Belgium
April 1, 2020 by Shannon
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, SDT researchers have collected a large data sample on Belgian citizens’ motivation which has become a motivation barometer that reveals interesting findings.
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Parenting during a Pandemic: Tips for Parents Home for Extended Time Periods
March 31, 2020 by Shannon
Social Distancing at home with the Kids? Here are some great tips by SDT expert Wendy Grolnick.
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Breakthrough PE program for kids focused on intrinsic motivation co-led by SDT Scholars
November 7, 2019 by Shannon
published by New South Wales Government | July 4, 2018 After a successful trial, the iPLAY physical education program will expand to 20,000 students across 150 NSW primary schools. The iPlay program aims to get students to participate in 150 minutes of high-quality physical activity each week. Physical activity includes: two to three classroom ‘energiser...
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#SDT2019 Conference Website LIVE
June 27, 2018 by Shannon
Mark your calendars: May 21-24 2019 #SDT2019. This only happens every 3 years. And this time we’ll be meeting near Amsterdam on the North Sea coast of Holland www.sdt2019.org
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