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WALL STREET JOURNAL: More Than a Paycheck Workers are more efficient, loyal and creative when they feel a sense of purpose—when work has meaning

February 5, 2010 by Shannon

February 5th 2010. “The science that Mr. Pink is referring to rests largely on the work of Edward Deci and Richard Ryan at the University of Rochester and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at Claremont Graduate University. These three researchers have found that we do our best work when motivated from within, when we have control over our...

EVENT: Motivation in Education Research Laboratory

January 19, 2010 by Shannon

January 19th 2010. Motivation in Education Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Education in Singapore held it’s inaugural seminar on motivation in education on January 19th with invited talks from Rich Ryan and Ed Deci on ‘Nurturing the Active Learner.’ Click here to learn more

RESEARCH STUDY: ‘Weekend Effect’ Makes People Happier Regardless of Their Job, Study Says

January 12, 2010 by Shannon

January 12th 2010. “From construction laborers and secretaries to physicians and lawyers, people experience better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, concludes the first study of daily mood variation in employed adults to be published in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Social and Clinical...

RESEARCH STUDY: “Nature Makes Us More Caring”

September 30, 2009 by Shannon

September 30th 2009. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October 1 in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. “Stopping to experience our natural surroundings can have social as well as personal benefits,” says Richard Ryan, coauthor and...

NEW YORK TIMES: When a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means ‘Do as I Say

September 14, 2009 by Shannon

September 14th 2009. “In 2004, two Israeli researchers, Avi Assor and Guy Roth, joined Edward L. Deci, a leading American expert on the psychology of motivation, in asking more than 100 college students whether the love they had received from their parents had seemed to depend on whether they had succeeded in school, practiced...

ANOTHER SPECIAL ISSUE: “SDT, Physical Activity, and Well-Being”

September 1, 2009 by Shannon

2009. “SDT, Physical Activity, and Well-Being” headlines the latest Hellenic Journal of Psychology Find out more about the Hellenic Journal of Psychology at: http://www.pseve.org/journalinfo/journalv6b.asp

SPECIAL ISSUE: SDT articles featured in Canadian Psychology’s August 2008 special issue

August 1, 2009 by Shannon

August 1st 2009. SDT articles featured in Canadian Psychology’s August 2008 special issue. Follow the link for more information on featured articles: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cap/49/3/

SPECIAL ISSUE: Gagné and Deci’s 2005 article, “Self-determination theory and work motivation,”

July 1, 2009 by Shannon

July 2009. Gagné and Deci’s 2005 article, “Self-determination theory and work motivation,” appeared in the Journal of Organizational Behavior’s 30th anniversary edition as one of the 8 most influential articles published in JOB since its founding in 1980 Read more at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.v30:5/issuetoc

ABC NEWS: Looks, Money, Fame Don’t Bring Happiness

May 22, 2009 by Shannon

May 22nd 2009. “Having lots of money, good looks and fame may sound like a sure ticket to happiness, but a new study suggests otherwise. Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York tracked 147 college graduates, evaluating their goals and their happiness at two points in time — one year after graduation,...