August 7, 2017 by Steph Green
Advance Online SDT Articles: Halvari, H., Healey, J., Olafsen, A. H., Byrkjeland, R., Deci, E. L., Williams, G. C. (2016). Physical activity and motivational predictors of changes in health behavior and health among DM2 and CAD patients. Scand J Med Sci Sports. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1111/sms.12757 Vian, T., Bachman DeSilva, M., Cabral, H.J., Williams, G.C.,...
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August 6, 2017 by Kelly Lemos
Congratulations to SDT Scholar Paul Adachi, for receiving this prestigious APA award. For more information about Paul Adachi’s research, click here.
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July 24, 2017 by Kelly Lemos
How do you motivate people at work? Three decades ago it was all about reward and punishment but much has changed since the days of the behaviourists, BF Skinner and his rats. Today motivational theory, research and practice focusses on harnessing the essential psychological needs of an individual. Click to listen to the interview below....
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June 14, 2017 by Kelly Lemos
What Really Motivates Us It’s a question of carrot or stick. Or possibly neither. What really motivates us? Humans have pondered this question for decades. Is it money, power, and fame? Or rather fear and punishment? Psychologists’ answers have varied, along with a broad transformation in prevailing views. “The whole field of motivation has changed...
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June 1, 2017 by Kelly Lemos
By: David Lavenda FOMO Means Never Having to Say ‘I’m Offline’ The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) of human motivation takes a different approach. SDT states that one’s ability to self-regulate behavior is based on the satisfaction of three basic psychological needs: competence — a capacity to effectively act on the world, autonomy — self-authorship or personal initiative...
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May 17, 2017 by Kelly Lemos
Education — and girls’ education in particular — is often cited as one of the key pathways out of poverty, but in many parts of the world women and girls still face significant barriers that prevent them from attending school. Now, a field study in Malawi reveals psychological factors played an important role in whether...
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March 23, 2017 by Shannon
March 23, 2017 / By Colleen Flaherty New paper proposes framework for supporting the needs of pretenure faculty members, namely making sure they’re poised to find intrinsic motivation. Both hiring and signing on as a new assistant professor involve risk; if the commitment doesn’t work out, both the institution and the faculty member denied tenure have...
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March 16, 2017 by Shannon
March 16, 2017 / By GlobeNewswire / Proliferation of New Educational Technology Products Raises Question of Which Features Support and Spur an Inherent Love of Learning Boston, March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While student motivation in traditional classroom settings is well researched, materials on how digital tools are enhancing or undermining this essential factor...
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March 10, 2017 by Shannon
By SDT faculty, Jennifer La Guardia What gets you started making a health behavior change? And what keeps you going with those changes over the long haul? This book is the most comprehensive manual to date detailing how to cultivate high-quality and lasting motivation for healthy living using the tools and strategies from Self-Determination Theory....
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