Self-Regulation

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Donald, J. N., Ryan, R. M. (2025) In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson, & B. P. Meier (Eds.), Mindfulness and health self-regulation: A self-determination theory view. Springer ,73-90

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Ryan, R. M., Donald, J. N. (2025) Mindful awareness and its role in self-regulation and integrity: Evidence and perspectives from self-determination theory. Guilford Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice (2nd ed.), ,pp. 59-74

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Champ, R. E.Adamou, M.Gillibrand, W.Arrey, S. (2024) The creative awareness theory: A grounded theory study of inherent self-regulation in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(19) ,5963

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Vallerand, R. J., Robichaud, J-M.Rahimi, S.Bélanger, J. J. (2024) Who’s the happiest and why? The role of passion and self-regulation in psychological well-being. Motivation and Emotion, 48 ,505–530

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Riddell, H.Sedikides, C.,Gucciardi, D. F.Sezer, B. (2024) Goal motives, mental contrasting with implementation intentions, and the self-regulation of saving goals: A longitudinal investigation. Motivation Science, 10(1) ,28–39

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De los Santos-Roig, M.Fusinato-Ponce, C.Fernández-Alcántara, M. (2023) Motivational influences on health, well-being, and lifestyle: Validation of the Spanish version of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire in four health domains. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 13 ,2328–2341

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Champ, R. E.Adamou, M.Tolchard, B. (2023) Seeking connection, autonomy and emotional feedback: A Self-Determination Theory of self-regulation in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Physiological Reviews, 130(3) ,569-603

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Evans, P. (2023) In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), Motivation and self-regulation in music, musicians, and music education. Oxford University Press The Oxford handbook of self-determination theory, ,pp. 638–664

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Ishii, K.Morita, K.Sumita, H. (2022) Reliability and validity of the Japanese treatment self-regulation questionnaire for Japanese workers. BMC Public Health, 22 ,1892

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Opdenakker, M-C. (2022) Developments in early adolescents’ self-regulation: The importance of teachers’ supportive vs. undermining behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 ,1021904

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Ludwig, V. U., Brown, K. W.Brewer, J. A. (2020) Self-regulation without force: Can awareness leverage reward to drive behavior change?. Association for Psychological Science, 15(6) ,1382-1399

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Gordeeva, T. O.Sychev, O. A., Lynch, M. F. (2020) The construct validity of the Russian version of the Modified Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-A) among elementary and middle school children. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 13 ,113-131

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Carey, T. M.Maillet, M. A., Grouzet, F. M. (2019) Self-regulation of student drinking behavior: Strength-energy and self-determination theory perspectives. Motivation Science, 5(3) ,202–219

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Nguyen, T. T., Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2018) Solitude as an approach to affective self-regulation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(1) ,92-106

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Wang, C. K. J.Ng, B. L. L., Liu, W. C., Ryan, R. M. (2016) In W. C. Liu, J. C. K. Wang, & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Can being autonomy-supportive in teaching improve students’ self-regulation and performance?. , Building autonomous learners: Perspectives from research and practice using self-determination theory (pp. 227-243) New York, NY: Springer.

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Nurmi, J., Hagger, M. S.Haukkala, A.Araújo-Soares, V. (2016) Relations between autonomous motivation and leisure-time physical activity participation: The mediating role of self-regulation techniques. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 38 ,128-137

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Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M. (2015) The "why," "what," and "how" of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson & B. P. Meier (Eds.), The “why,” “what,” and “how” of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. , Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 81-94) New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media.

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Teixeira, P. J.Carraça, E. V.Marques, M. M.Rutter, H. (2015) Successful Behavior Change in Obesity Interventions in Adults: A Systematic Review of Self-Regulation Mediators. , 13 doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0323-6

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Milyavskaya, M.Inzlicht, M.Hope, N., Koestner, R. (2015) Saying ‘No’ to temptation: ‘want-to’ motivation improves self-regulation by reducing temptation rather than by increasing self-control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, ,677-693

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Schultz, P. P.Ryan, R. M. (2015) The "why," "what," and "how" of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. In B. D. Ostafin, M. D. Robinson & B. P. Meier (Eds.), The “why,” “what,” and “how” of healthy self-regulation: Mindfulness and well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. , Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 81-94) New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media.

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Jeno, L. M.Diseth, A. (2014) A self-determination theory perspective on autonomy support, autonomous self-regulation, and perceived school performance. Reflecting Education, 9 ,1-20

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Rigby, C. S., Schultz, P., Ryan, R. M. (2014) In A. Ie, C. T. Ngnoumen, & E. Langer (Eds.), Mindfulness, interest-taking, and self-regulation: A self-determination theory perspective on the role of awareness in optimal functioning. , Handbook of Mindfulness (pp. 216-235) Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

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Gorin, A. A.Powers, T. A., Koestner, R.Wing, R. R. (2014) Autonomy support, self-regulation, and weight loss. Health Psychology, 33(4) ,332-339

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Legault, L.Inzlicht, M. (2013) Self-determination, self-regulation and the brain: Autonomy improves performance by enhancing neuroaffective responsiveness to self-regulation failure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105(1) ,123-138

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Rhodes, J. D.Colder, C. R.Trucco, E. M.Speidel, C. (2013) The interaction between self-regulation and motivation prospectively predicting problem behavior in adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 42 ,681-692

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Legault, L.Inzlicht, M. (2013) Self-determination, self-regulation and the brain: Autonomy improves performance by enhancing neuroaffective responsiveness to self-regulation failure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 105 ,123-128

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Teixeira, P. J.Mata, J.Williams, G. C., Gorin, A. A. (2012) Self-Regulation, motivation, and psychosocial factors in weight management. Journal of Obesity, ,1-4

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Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N.Mata, J.Coutinho, S. R. (2012) Correlates of health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and eating self-regulation after successful weight loss maintenance [Online version]. Journal of Behavioral Medicine,

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Niemiec, C. P., Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2010) Self-determination theory and the relation of autonomy to self-regulatory processes and personality development. In R. H. Hoyle (Ed.), Handbook of personality and self-regulation. (pp. 169-191) Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

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Niemiec, C. P., Ryan, R. M., Patrick, H., Deci, E. L. (2010) The energization of health-behavior change: Examining the associations among autonomous self-regulation, subjective vitality, depressive symptoms, and tobacco abstinence. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 5 ,122-138

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Koestner, R., Taylor, G.Losier, G. F.Fichman, L. (2010) Self-regulation and adaptation during and after college: A one-year prospective study. Personality & Individual Difference, 49 ,869-873

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Bernier, A.Carlson, S. M.Whipple, N. (2010) From external regulation to self-regulation: Early parenting precursors of young children’s executive functioning. Child Development, 81 ,326-339

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Mata, J., Silva, M. N.Vieira, Pn. N.Carraca, E. V. (2009) Motivational “spill-over” during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation. Health Psychology, 28 ,709-716

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Feltman, R.Robinson, M. D.Ode, S. (2009) Mindfulness as a moderator of neuroticism-outcome relations: A self-regulation perspective. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 ,953–961

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Grolnick, W. S. (2009) The role of parents in facilitating autonomous self-regulation for education. Theory and Research in Education, 7(2) ,164-173

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Wong, M. M. (2008) Perceptions of parental involvement and autonomy support: Their relations with self-regulation, academic performance, substance use and resilience among adolescents. North American Journal of Psychology, 10(3) ,497-518

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Levesque, C. S., Williams, G. C.Elliot D.Pickering, M. A. (2007) Validating the theoretical structure of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) across three different health behaviors. Health Education Research, 22(5) ,691-702

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Legault, L., Green-Demers, I.Grant, P.Chung, J. (2007) On the self-regulation of implicit and explicit prejudice: A self-determination theory perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33 ,732-749

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Niemiec, C. P., Lynch, M. F., Vansteenkiste, M.Bernstein, J. (2006) The antecedents and consequences of autonomous self-regulation for college: A self-determination theory perspective on socialization. Journal of Adolescence, 29 ,761-775

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2006) Self-regulation and the problem of human autonomy: Does psychology need choice, self-determiniation, and will?. Journal of Personality, 74 ,1557-1586

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Kim, Y., Deci, E. L.Zuckerman, M. (2002) Development of the self-regulation of withholding negative emotions questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62 ,316-336

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Pelletier, L. G., Fortier, M. S., Vallerand, R. J.Brière, N. M. (2001) Associations among perceived autonomy support, forms of self-regulation, and persistence: A prospective study. Motivation and Emotion, 25 ,279-306

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Senecal, C.Nouwen, A.White, D. (2000) Motivation and dietary self-care in adults with diabetes: Are self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation complementary or competing constructs?. Health Psychology, 19 ,452-457

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Nix, G. A., Ryan, R. M.Manly, J. B., Deci, E. L. (1999) Revitalization through self-regulation: The effects of autonomous and controlled motivation on happiness and vitality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 35(3) ,266-284

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Grolnick, W. S.Kurowski, C. O.Gurland, S. T. (1999) Family processes and the development of children’s self-regulation. Educational Psychologist, 34 ,3-14

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (1999) Approaching and avoiding self-determination: comparing cybernetic and organismic paradigms of motivation. In C. Carver & M. Scheier (Eds.), Perspectives on behavioral self-regulation: Advances in social cognition. , XII (pp. 193-215) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.

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Ryan, R. M. (1998) Human psychological needs and the issues of volition, control and regulatory focus. In J. Heckhausen & C. Dweck (Eds.), Motivation and self-regulation across the life span. (pp. 114-133) New York: Cambridge University Press.

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Ryan, R. M.Kuhl, J., Deci, E. L. (1997) Nature and autonomy: An organizational view on the social and neurobiological aspects of self-regulation in behavior and development. Development and Psychopathology, 9 ,701-728

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Chirkov, V. I. (1997) Mezhlichnostnye otnosheniya, vnutrennya motivaciya i samoregulaciya [Interpersonal relations, intrinsic motivation and self-regulation]. Voprosy Psihologii, 3 ,102-111

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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Williams, G. C. (1996) Need satisfaction and the self-regulation of learning. Learning and Individual Differences, 8 ,165-183

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Senecal, C., Koestner, R., Vallerand, R. J. (1995) Self-regulation and academic procrastination. Journal of Social Psychology, 135 ,607-619

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Shields, A.Cicchetti, D., Ryan, R. M. (1994) The development of emotional and behavioral self-regulation and social competence among maltreated school-age children. Development and Psychopathology, 6 ,57-75

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Koestner, R.Bernieri, F.Zuckerman, M. (1992) Self-regulation and consistency between attitudes, traits, and behaviors. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18(1) ,52-59

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Grolnick, W. S., Ryan, R. M. (1989) Parent styles associated with children’s self-regulation and competence in school. Journal of Educational Psychology, 81(2) ,143-154

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Ryan, R. M.Connell, J. P., Deci, E. L. (1985) In C. Ames & R. E. Ames (Eds.), A motivational analysis of self-determination and self-regulation in education. (pp. 13-51) New York: Academic Press.

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