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Ryan, R. M., Duineveld, J., Di Domenico, S. I., Ryan, W. S., Steward, B. A., & Bradshaw, E. L. (2023). We know this much is (meta-analytically) true: A meta-review of meta-analytic findings evaluating self-determination theory. Psychological Bulletin, Advance online publication doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/YN6KV

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Di Domenico, S. I., Fournier, M. A., Rodrigo, A. H., Dong, M., Ayaz, H., Ryan, R. M., & Ruocco, A. (2022). Medial prefrontal activity during self-other judgments is modulated by relationship need fulfillment. Social Neuroscience, 17(3), 236-245. doi: 10.1080/17470919.2022.2074135

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Bradshaw, E. L., DeHaan, C. R., Parker, P. D., Curren, R., Duineveld, J. J., Di Domenico, S. I., & Ryan, R. M. (2021). The perceived conditions for living well: Positive perceptions of primary goods linked with basic psychological needs and wellness. Journal of Positive Psychology, Advance Online doi: 10.31234/osf.io/c8sj4

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Quirin, M., Jais, M., Di Domenico, S. I., Kuhl, J., & Ryan, R. M. (2021). Effortless willpower? The integrative self and self-determined goal pursuit. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 653458. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653458

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Ryan, R. M., Ryan, W. S., Di Domenico, S. I., & Deci, E. L. (2019). The nature and the conditions of human autonomy and flourishing: Self-determination theory and basic psychological needs. In R. M. Ryan (Ed)., The Oxford handbook of human motivation (pp. 89-110). : Oxford University Press..

Ryan, R. M., Ryan, W. S., & Di Domenico, S. I. (2019). Effects of rewards on self-determination and intrinsic motivation: Revisiting Deci (1971). In P. J. Corr (Ed.), Revisiting the classic studies: Personality and individual differences (pp. 137-154). London, UK: Sage. doi:

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Di Domenico, S. I., Rodrigo, A. H., Dong, M., Fournier, M. A., Ayaz, H., Ryan, R. M., & Ruocco, A. C. (2019). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy: Proof of concept for its application in social neuroscience. In H. Aya & F. Dehais (Eds.), Neuroergonomics: The brain at work in everyday life (pp. 169-173). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811926-6.00028-2

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Ryan, R. M., Di Domenico, S. I., Ryan, W. S., & Deci, E. L. (2017). Pervasive influences on wellness and thriving: Cultural, political, and economic contexts and the support of basic psychological needs. In F. Guay, H. W. Marsh, D. McInerney, & R. Craven (Eds.), Self: Driving positive psychology and well-being (Vol 6, pp. 199-232). : Information Age Press.

Di Domenico, S. I., & Ryan, R. M. (2017). The emerging neuroscience of intrinsic motivation: A new frontier in self-determination research. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11, 145. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00145

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Di Domenico, S. I., & Ryan, R. M. (2017). Commentary: Primary emotional systems and personality: An evolutionary perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:1414 doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01414

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Ryan, R. M., & Di Domenico, S. I. (2016). Epilogue: Distinct motivations and their differentiated mechanisms: Reflections on the emerging neuroscience of human motivation. In S. Kim, J. Reeve, & M. Bong (Eds.), Recent developments in neuroscience research on human motivation: Advances in motivation and achievement (Vol 19, pp. 349-369). : Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S0749-742320160000019009

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