Research

Explore SDT research by clicking on categories below

Research Categories

• Art & Design
• Authenticity
• Autonomy-Supportive Practices
  • Choice
  • Communication / Voice / Tone
  • Empathy / Internal Frame of Reference / Perspective Taking
  • Feedback 
  • Listening
  • Rationale
  • Structure
• Basic Psychological Needs
• Benevolence and Prosocial Behavior 
• Biological
• Causality Orientations
• Competition
• Covid-19
• Cross Cultural
• Development
• Disability
• Education
  • Assessments / Testing / Grading
  • Digital / Online Learning
  • Educational Administration / Leadership
  • Higher Education
  • Language Learning
  • Student Satisfaction and Well-being
  • Teacher Satisfaction and Well-being
• Elderly
• Emotions and Emotion Regulation
  • Conditional Regard
• Entertainment and Media
  • Video Games and Virtual Environments
• Environment and Nature
• Ethics and Morality
• Goals, Values, and Aspirations
• Health
  • Chronic Conditions
  • Dental Health
  • Digital Health
  • Eating behavior
  • Healthcare
  • Health Professions
    • Nursing
  • Health Professions Education
  • Mental Health
  • Sleep and Rest
• Internalization and Self-Regulatory Styles
• Memory
• Methods and Metrics
  • Longitudinal
  • Meta-Analyses 
  • Qualitative Research
• Mindfulness
• Money and Economic Issues
• Motivation
  • Extrinsic Motivation
  • Intrinsic Motivation
• Music
• Neuropsychological
• Nonconscious Process and Priming
• Parenting and Family
• Passion
• Personality
• Physical Activity
  • Coaching
  • Exercise
  • Physical Education
  • Sports
• Politics and Government
• Psychopathology
  • Depression 
  • Perfectionism
• Psychotherapy and Counseling
• Public Safety
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military
• Relationships
  • Sex
• Religion and Spirituality
• Self and Self-Esteem
• Social Issues
• Solitude
• Technology
• Vitality and Energy
• Well-being and Eudaimonia
• Workplace and Organizations
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Mentoring and Professional Development
  • Non-Profit and Volunteering

Additional Research Resources

• Foreign Language Articles
• SDT Books