June 10, 2016 by Shannon
Self-Determination Theory acknowledged by The Atlantic as an important perspective in education. Interesting article on children’s resilience and motivation in the classroom around socio-economic factors.
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March 25, 2016 by Steph Green
March 7, 2016 / By John Pavlus / The Scientific American recently posted an article on why we love the games that are most challenging, pointing to Self-Determination Theory’s ‘Intrinsic Motivation’ and including a brief interview with Richard Ryan.
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March 15, 2016 by Steph Green
SDT Co-founder Richard Ryan will be speaking in Australia at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education Conference 2016: Converting Science into Practice. If you are interested in learning how to apply Positive Psychology principles to promote optimal performance and well-being, don’t miss this insightful upcoming event. On Saturday the 30th April, 2016 at Australian Catholic...
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February 15, 2016 by Steph Green
Announcement from the Society of Behavioral Medicine Upcoming 1-day workshop on “Applying Self-Determination Theory to Health-Behavior Interventions” (March 30, 2016 from 9am – 6pm) Dear SDT Community, Are you designing or implementing health-behavior interventions? Can you get to Washington DC on March 30th? If so, we recommend this workshop being offered by SDT expert, Jennifer...
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October 20, 2015 by Steph Green
Deemed “An excellent educational source about how to think, plan, and conduct research on culture and psychology…” by Eric Shiraev of George Mason University, it is clear that the new book release from SDT faculty member Valery Chirkov is one to add to your ‘To Read’ list under the ‘Research on Cultures‘ category. This book is...
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October 13, 2015 by Steph Green
Eighty-one percent of US STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) university faculty members are men. A Montana State University team led by Jessi L. Smith is attempting to change this substantial gender disparity. Using Self-determination theory as their basis, they formulated a three-step intervention, a faculty recruiting procedure with each part focusing on the three...
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October 12, 2015 by Steph Green
The anticipated new book ‘Goal Setting and Motivation in Therapy: Engaging Children and Parents’ by editors Jenny Ziviani, Anne Poulsen & Monica Cuskelly has just been released! Including a foreword by Richard Ryan, the book highlights the importance of goal-setting and goal pursuit in children’s therapy, rendering it a vital motivational component. It involves principal...
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October 12, 2015 by Steph Green
Jamie Madigan, author of the new book ‘Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them’, answered this question by pointing to Edward Deci and Richard Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory. Madigan notes that it is “curious and sometimes baffling that people will willingly spend hours and hours playing games that...
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September 28, 2015 by Steph Green
September 28, 2015 By John Lande They say money can’t buy happiness. John Lande, a Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law summarizes the findings of Lawrence Krieger and Kennon Sheldon’s notable study on ‘What Makes Lawyers Happy? A Data-Driven Prescription to Redefine Professional Success’. Basing their research on Self-Determination Theory, this in-depth...
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