October 26, 2016 by Pschult3
October 26, 2016 / By Pia van Straalen / Interesting article cites SDT work by Niko Ntoumanis that challenges the motto “no pain, no gain” adopted by some fitness instructors. Findings suggest that people are more likely to continue to exercise when their instructors use a positive communication style. “Despite the potential benefits of a...
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October 26, 2016 by Pschult3
October 26, 2016 / By Angela Ramsey / This article about hospitality organizations refers to satisfaction of basic psychological needs as a way to increase workplace spirituality and decrease turnover. “Gatling sees this “innate link” through the lens of what management scholars refer to as self-determination. In the business context, Gatling says, “self-determination theory proposes...
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October 23, 2016 by Pschult3
October 23, 2016 / By Richard James Havis / Research by SDT faculty, Richard Ryan, Andrew Przybylski, and Scott Rigby featured in this article exploring video games and aggression. “Research by Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at Rochester University in the US, shows that such violence – known as ‘rage quitting’ or ‘game rage’...
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October 20, 2016 by Pschult3
October 20, 2016 / By David Steele-Figueredo / This article cites SDT to explain how motivation for attending college relates to academic success or struggle. “According to a study conducted by two members of the American Counseling Association, the reason that certain students excel in college while others flounder might relate back to their motivations...
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October 4, 2016 by Pschult3
October 4, 2016 / Source: American Psychological Association / In this article, SDT is recognized as “established psychological theory” to inform diabetes management across different life stages. “People with diabetes must expend effort every day to manage their disease in order to maintain their health and well-being. Relationships with family, friends, romantic partners and health...
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September 28, 2016 by Pschult3
September 28, 2016 / By Susan Fowler / In an article about the Wells Fargo scandal and how its organizational culture might have fostered fraudulent behavior, SDT was cited as “compelling science” that explains why traditional methods of workplace don’t yield sustainable results. “Through their traditional—and outdated beliefs about motivation in the workplace, they fostered fraud by making...
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September 5, 2016 by Pschult3
September 5, 2016 Sebastian Junger, award-winning journalist and bestselling author, highlights the disconnect and lack of belonging in modern society and its costs on well-being in his latest book: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. “A person living in a modern city or suburb can, for the first time in history, go through an entire day...
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August 11, 2016 by Pschult3
August 11, 2016 / By John A. Parkinson / This fun article talks about how Pokemon Go motivates users to be physically active from a SDT perspective. Self-determination theory argues that we will work energetically to satisfy three core psychological needs: autonomy, competence and relatedness. A person will engage in exercise if they choose to do...
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June 17, 2016 by Shannon
June 17, 2016 / By April Dembosky / SDT article Parental autonomy support and discrepancies between implicit and explicit sexual identities… by SDT faculty Weinstein, Ryan, DeHaan, Przybylski, Legate & Ryan featured in KQED news on Orlando shooting. Richard Ryan and William Ryan comment. Ryan was one of the researchers who conducted a series of...
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