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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. (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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