Well-being and Eudaimonia

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Martela, F. (2025) Well-being as having, loving, doing, and being: An integrative organizing framework for employee well-being. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Advance online publication

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Clements, Z. A.Rostosky, S. S. (2025) Basic psychological needs, authenticity, and well-being in transgender and nonbinary adults. Journal of Counseling Psychology, Advance online publication

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Martela, F. (2025) What is positive psychological functioning?. The Journal of Positive Psychology,

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Bradshaw, E. L.Anderson, J. R.Banday, M. A. J.Basarkod, G. (2024) A quantitative meta-analysis and qualitative meta-synthesis of aged care residents’ experiences of autonomy, being controlled, and optimal functioning. The Gerontologist, 64(5) ,gnad135

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Adams, M. A., Weinstein, N. (2024) Need satisfaction in daily well-being: Both social and solitude contexts contribute to well-being. PsyArXiv Preprint, Advance online publication

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Zhang, Z.Lv, J.Jiang, T.Chen, X. (2024) Motivation matters: Autonomous motivation sustains the happiness from prosocial behavior. Motivation Science, 10(2) ,100–109

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Slemp, G.Field, J. G., Ryan, R. M.Forner, V. M. (2024) Interpersonal supports for basic psychological needs and their relations with motivation, well-being, and performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 127(5) ,1012–1037

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Grassinger, R.Landberg, M.Määttä, S.Vasalampi, K. (2024) Interplay of intrinsic motivation and well‐being at school. Motivation and Emotion, 48 ,147-154

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Ferguson, R. J.Schattke, K.Paulin, M.Dong, W. (2024) Integrated self-determined motivation and charitable causes: The link to eudaimonia in humanistic management. Humanistic Management Journal, Advance Online ,1-11

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Holding, A. C.Lavigne, G.Vermette, L.Carbonneau, N. (2024) Motivation to regulate eating behaviors, intuitive eating, and well-being: A dyadic study with mothers and adult daughters. Appetite, 199 ,107403

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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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Neufeld, A., Rigby, C. S. (2024) Autonomy versus independence: Implications for resident and faculty engagement, performance, and well-being. HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine, 5(3) ,209-213

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Abdallah, S.Mahoney, J. (2024) Measuring eudaimonic components of subjective well-being: Updated evidence to inform national data collections. , The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: OECD Papers on Well-being and Inequalities , No. 30 doi: 10.1787/667fbe08-en

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Vite, A., Patall, E. A.Chen, M. (2024) Relationships between experiences of autonomy and well(ill)-being for K-12 youth: A meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 36(4) ,127

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Bradshaw, E. L., DeHaan, C. R.Parker, P. D., Curren, R. (2023) The perceived conditions for living well: Positive perceptions of primary goods linked with basic psychological needs and wellness. Journal of Positive Psychology, 18(1) ,44-60

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Bradshaw, E. L.Conigrave, J. H.Steward, B. A.Ferber, K. A. (2023) A meta-analysis of the dark side of the American dream: Evidence for the universal wellness costs of prioritizing extrinsic over intrinsic goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 124(4) ,873-899

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Martela, F.Lehmus-Sun, A.Parker, P. D.Pessi, A. B. (2023) Needs and well-being across Europe: Basic psychological needs are closely connected with well-being, meaning, and symptoms of Depression in 27 European countries. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(5) ,501–514

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Peters, D. (2023) Wellbeing supportive design – Research-based guidelines for supporting psychological wellbeing in user experience. , International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction , 39(14) (pp. 2965-2977) doi: 10.1080/10447318.2022.2089812

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Kleinkorres, R.Stang-Rabrig, J.McElvany, N. (2023) The longitudinal development of students’ well-being in adolescence: The role of perceived teacher autonomy support. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 33(2) ,496-513

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Martela, F., Ryan, R. M. (2023) Clarifying eudaimonia and psychological functioning to complement evaluative and experiential well-being: Why basic psychological needs should be measured in national accounts of well-being. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(3) ,1121–1135

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Arvanitis, A.Stichter, M. (2023) Why being morally virtuous enhances well-being: A self-determination theory approach. Journal of Moral Education, 52(3) ,362-378

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Coxen, L.van der Vaart, L., Van den Broeck, A.Rothmann, S. (2023) What matters more for daily well- and ill-being? The dual pathways of daily need satisfaction and frustration. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 42 ,32552–32565

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Manganelli, L., Forest, J. (2022) Using Self-Determination Theory to understand when and how money buys happiness: A cross-sectional and intervention study. , Applied Research in Quality of Life , 17 (pp. 31-56) doi: 10.1007/s11482-020-09875-6

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Titova, M., Sheldon, K. M. (2022) Happiness comes from trying to make others feel good, rather than oneself. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(3) ,341-355

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Lee, E. S.Maillet, M. A., Grouzet, F. M. (2022) Why do individuals engage with the natural world? A self-determination theory perspective on the effect of nature engagement and well-being. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 17 ,1501–1532

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Curren, R.Barber, Z., Ryan, R. M. (2022) Moral character education after COVID-19: An interview. Philosophical Inquiry in Education, 29(1)

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Lataster, J.Reijinders, J.Janssens, M.Simons, M. (2022) Basic psychological need satisfaction and well-being across age: A cross-sectional general population study among 1709 Dutch speaking adults. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23 ,2259-2290

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Bülow, A.Neubauer, A. B., Soenens, B.Boele, S. (2022) Universal ingredients to parenting teens: Parental warmth and autonomy support promote adolescent well-being in most families. Scientific Reports, 12 ,16836

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Barthelmäs, M.Kesberg, R.Hermann, A.Keller, J. (2022) Five reasons to cry—FRC: a taxonomy for common antecedents of emotional crying. Motivation and Emotion, 46(3) ,404-427

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Horner, D. E.Sielaff, A.Greenberg, J. (2022) Self‐determined immortality: Testing the role of autonomy in promoting perceptions of symbolic immortality and well‐being. Motivation and Emotion, 46 ,429–446

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Houlfort, N.Cécire, P., Koestner, R.Verner-Filion, J. (2022) Managing the work‐home interface by making sacrifices: Costs of sacrificing psychological needs. Motivation and Emotion, 46 ,658-671

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Erdmann, E.Dienlin, T. (2022) Binge-watching, self-determination, and well-being: A partially successful direct replication and extension of Granow et al. (2018). Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, 34(6) ,383-394

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Yang, Y.Cai, H.Yang, Z.Zhao, X. (2022) Why does nature enhance psychological well-being? A self-determination account. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 83 ,101872

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Kukita, A.Nakamura, J.Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2022) How experiencing autonomy contributes to a good life. Journal of Positive Psychology, 17 (1) ,34-45

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De Clercq, L. E., Soenens, B.Dieleman, L. M.Prinzie, P. (2021) Parenting and child personality as modifiers of the psychosocial development of youth with cerebral palsy. Child Psychiatry and Human Development,

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Martela, F., Ryan, R. M. (2021) If giving money to Red Cross increases well-being, does taking money from the Red Cross increase ill-being? – Evidence from three experiments. Journal of Research in Personality, 93 ,104114

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Gleeson, J. F. M.Eleftheriadis, D.Santesteban-Echarri, O.Koval, P. (2021) Positive and meaningful lives: Systematic review and meta‐analysis of eudaimonic well‐being in first‐episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 15(5) ,1072-1091

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Martela, F., Ryan, R. M. (2021) In selecting measures for a comprehensive assessment of well-being, it is essential to include indicators of psychological need satisfaction. Preventive Medicine, 23 ,101474

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Martela, F., Ryan, R. M. (2020) Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need. Motivation and Emotion, 44(1) ,116-133

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Peters, D.Ahmadpour, N.Calvo, R. A. (2020) Tools for wellbeing-supportive design: Features, characteristics, and prototypes. Multimodal Technologies Interact, 4(3) ,40

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Weinstein, N.Bharucha, Z.Watson, D.Boehm, S. (2020) Participation in local food projects is associated with better psychological well-being: Evidence from the East of England. Journal of Public Health, 42 ,187-197

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Cantarero, K.van Tilburg, W. A. P.Smoktunowicz, E. (2020) Affirming basic psychological needs promotes mental well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. Social Psychological and Personality Science, ,1-8

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Tang, M.Wang, D.Guerrien, A. (2020) A systematic review and meta-analysis on basic psychological need satisfaction, motivation, and well-being in later life: Contributions of self-determination theory. PsyCh Journal, 9 (1) ,5-33

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Soenens, B.Van Petegem, S.Neyrinck, B. (2020) Live well and die with inner peace: The importance of retrospective need-based experiences, ego integrity and despair for late adults’ death attitudes. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 91 ,104184

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Kim, D. D. E. (2020) The search for pleasure and meaning on TV, captured in-app: Eudaimonia and hedonism effects on TV consumption as self-reported via mobile app. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(5) ,693-713

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Fabian, M.Bring, R.De Neve, J-E. (2020) Eudaimonic well-being and the Trump vote: Unearthing the psychological roots of racialized economics. Brookings Insitution, May

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Holding, A. C.Fortin, J-A., Carpentier, J.Hope, N. (2020) Letting go of gold: Examining the role of autonomy in elite athletes’ disengagement from their athletic careers and well-being in retirement. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 14(1) ,88–108

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Wray-Lake, L., DeHaan, C. R.Shubert, J., Ryan, R. M. (2019) Examining links from civic engagement to daily well-being from a self-determination theory perspective. Positive Psychology, 14(2) ,166-177

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Martela, F., Sheldon, K. M. (2019) Clarifying the concept of well-being: Psychological need-satisfaction as the common core connecting eudaimonic and subjective well-being. Review of General Psychology, 23(4) ,458-474

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Van den Broeck, A.Schreurs, B.Proost, K.Vanderstukken, A. (2019) I want to be a billionaire: How do extrinsic and intrinsic values influence youngsters’ well-being?. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 682(1) ,204-219

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Girouard, S., Forest, J. (2018) A career path leading to well-being and success. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences,

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Behzadnia, B., Ryan, R. M. (2018) Eudaimonic and hedonic orientations in physical education and their relations with motivation and wellness. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 49(5) ,363-385

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Van Assche, J., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Audenaert, E.De Schryver, M. (2018) Are the benefits of autonomy satisfaction and the costs of autonomy frustration dependent on individuals’ autonomy strength?. Journal of Personality, 86 ,1017-1036

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Weinstein, N., Stone, D. (2018) Need depriving effects of financial insecurity: Implications for well-being and financial behaviors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(10) ,1503-1520

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Y, Shi, Levesque, C. S.Maeda, Y. (2018) General need for autonomy and subjective wellbeing: A meta-analysis of studies in the US and East Asia. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19(6) ,1863-1882

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Mailey,E. L.Dlugonski, D.Hsu, W-W., Segar, M. L. (2018) Goals matter: Exercising for well-being but not health or appearance predicts future exercise behavior among parents. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(11) ,857-865

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Allen, J. J.Anderson, C. A. (2018) Satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs in the real world and in video games predict internet gaming disorder scores and well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 84 ,220-229

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Legate, N., Ryan, R. M.Rogge, R. D. (2017) Daily autonomy support and sexual identity disclosure predicts daily mental and physical health outcomes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(6) ,860-873

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Brown, D.Arnold, R.Fletcher, D., Standage, M. (2017) Human thriving: A conceptual debate and literature review. European Psychologist, 22(3) ,167-179

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Audenaert, E.Vandevelde, S., Soenens, B. (2017) Choosing When Choices Are Limited: The Role of Perceived Afforded Choice and Autonomy in Prisoners’ Well-Being. Law and Human Behavior, 41(6) ,567-578

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Legault, L.Ray, K.Hudgins, A.Pelosi, M. (2017) Assisted vs. asserted autonomy satisfaction: Their unique associations with wellbeing, integration of experience, and conflict negotiation. Motivation and Emotion, 41(1) ,1-21

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Thogersen-Ntoumani, C.Dodos, L., Chatzisarantis, N. L., Ntoumanis, N. (2017) A diary study of self-compassion, upward social comparisons, and body image-related outcomes. Applied Psychology: Health And Well-Being, 9(2) ,242-258

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Bouizegarene, N.Bourdeau, S.Leduc, C.Gousse-Lessard, A-S. (2017) We are our passions: The role of identity processes in harmonious and obsessive passion and links to optimal functioning in society. Self and Identity, 17(1) ,56-74

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Assor, A. (2017) The striving to develop an authentic inner-compass as a key component of adolescents' need for Autonomy: Parental antecedents and effects on identity, well-being, and resilience. In Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., & Van Petegem, S. (Eds.), The striving to develop an authentic inner-compass as a key component of adolescents’ need for qutonomy: Parental antecedents and effects on identity, well-being, and resilience. London: Psychology Press Autonomy in Adolescent Development: Towards Conceptual Clarity, ,119 - 145

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Philippe, F. L.Bernard-Desrosiers, L. (2017) The odyssey of episodic memories: Identifying the paths and processes through which they contribute to well-being. Journal of Personality, 85 ,518-529

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Houle, I., Philippe, F. L. (2017) Need satisfaction in episodic memories impacts mood at retrieval and well-being over time. Personality and Individual Differences, 105 ,194-199

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Ryan, R. M., Di Domenico, S. I.Ryan, W. S., Deci, E. L. (2017) In F. Guay, H. W. Marsh, D. McInerney, & R. Craven (Eds.), Pervasive influences on wellness and thriving: Cultural, political, and economic contexts and the support of basic psychological needs. Information Age Press 6 ,199-232

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Ryan, R. M., Martela, F. (2016) In J. Vittersø (Ed.), Eudaimonia as a way of living: Connecting Aristotle with self-determination theory. (pp. 109 - 122) New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-42445-3_7

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Martela, F., Ryan, R. M. (2016) The benefits of benevolence: Basic psychological needs, beneficence, and the enhancement of well-being. Journal of Personality, 84(6) ,750-764

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DeHaan, C. R.Hirai, T., Ryan, R. M. (2016) Nussbaum’s capabilities and self-determination theory’s basic psychological needs: Relating some fundamentals of human wellness. Journal of Happiness, 5 ,2037-2049

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Hammershøj Olesen, M.Kirkegaard Thomsen, D.Skytte O’Toole, M. (2015) Subjective well-being: Above neuroticism and extraversion, autonomy motivation matters. Amsterdam: Elsevier Personality and Individual Differences, 77 ,45-49

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Costa, S., Ntoumanis, N.Bartholomew, K. (2015) In 1, Predicting the brighter and darker sides of interpersonal relationships: Does psychological need thwarting matter?. Motivation and Emotion, 39 ,11-24

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Krieger, L. S., Sheldon, K. M. (2015) What makes lawyers happy?: A data-driven prescription to redefine professional success. George Washington Law Review, 83 ,554-627

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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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Curran, T.Hill, A.P.Appleton, P.R., Vallerand, R. J. (2015) The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes. Motivation and Emotion, 39(5) ,631-655

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Philippe, F. L.Bouizegarene, N.Guilbault, V.Rajotte, G. (2015) The chicken or the egg? Systematic investigation of the effect of order of administration of memory questionnaires and well-being scales. Memory, 23 ,1056-1069

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Van den Broeck, A.Schreurs, B.Guenter, H.Hetty van Emmerik, IJ. (2015) Skill utilization and well-being: a cross-level story of day-to-day fluctuations and personal intrinsic values. Work & Stress, 3 ,306-323

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Jackson, B.Richman, L. S.LaBelle, O.Lempereur, M. S. (2015) Experimental evidence that low social status Is most toxic to well-being when internalized. Self and Identity, 14(2) ,157-172

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Sheldon, K. M.Krieger, L. (2014) Walking the talk: Value importance, value enactment, and well-being. Springer Motivation and Emotion, 38 ,609-619

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DeHaan, C. R., Ryan, R. M. (2014) In K. M. Sheldon, & R. E. Lucus (Eds.), Symptoms of wellness: Happiness and eudaimonia from a self-determination perspective. (pp. 37-55) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-411478-4.00003-5

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Szalma, J. (2014) On the application of motivation theory to human factors/ergonomics: Motivational design principles for human-technology interaction. Human Factors, 56 ,1453-1471

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Gillet, N.Lafreniere, M. A.Vallerand, R. J.Huart, I. (2014) The effects of autonomous and controlled regulation of performance-approach goals on well-being: A process model. British Journal of Social Psychology, 53 ,154-174

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Hope, N., Koestner, R., Milyavskaya, M. (2014) The importance of self-compassion in times of transition: Investigating the role of self-compassion in goal pursuit and well-being amongst university freshmen. Self and Identity,

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Williams, G. C., Halvari, H., Niemiec, C. P.Sorebo, O. (2014) Managerial support for basic psychological needs, somatic symptom burden and work-related correlates: A self-determination theory perspective. Work & Stress, 28(4) ,404-419

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Dittmar, H.Bond, R.Hurst, M., Kasser, T. (2014) The relationship between materialism and personal well-being: A meta-analysis. Personality Processes And Individual Differences, 107(5) ,879-924

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Ryan, R. M.Curren, R. R., Deci, E. L. (2013) What humans need: Flourishing in Aristotelian philosophy and self-determination theory. In A. S. Waterman (Eds.), The best within us: Positive psychology perspectives on eudaimonia. (pp. 57-75) Washington, WA: American Psychological Association. doi: 10.1037/14092-004

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Niemiec, C. P., Ryan, R. M. (2013) In S. David, I. Boniwell, & A. Conley Ayers (Eds.), What makes for a life well lived? Autonomy and its relation to full functioning and organismic wellness. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press ,214-226

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Fernet, C. (2013) The role of work motivation in psychological health. Canadian Psychology, 54 ,72-74

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Trépanier, S. G., Fernet, C.Austin, S. (2013) Workplace psychological harassment among Canadian nurses: A descriptive study. Journal of Health Psychology, 18(3) ,383-396

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Rodriguez, Lindsey M., Knee, C. R.Neighbors, Clayton (2013) Relationships can drive some to drink. Relationship-contingent self-esteem and drinking problems. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 31(2) ,270-290

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Hadden, Benjamin W.Overup, Camilla S., Knee, C. R. (2013) Removing the Ego: Need Fulfillment, Self-Image Goals, and Self-Presentation. Self and Identity, ,1-20

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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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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (2013) In B. W. Sokol, F. M. E. Grouzet, U. Muller (Eds.), The importance of autonomy for development and well-being. (pp. 19-46) Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

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Ratelle, C. F.Simard, K., Guay, F. (2013) University students’ subjective well-being: The role of autonomy support from parents, friends, and the romantic partner. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14(3) ,893-910

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Hortop, E. G.Wrosch, C., Gagné, M. (2013) The how and why of goal pursuits: Effects of global perceived control and autonomous motivation on subjective well-being. Motivation and Emotion, 37 ,675-687

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Standage, M.Cumming, S. P.Gillison, F. B. (2013) A cluster randomized controlled trial of the be the best you can be intervention: effects on the psychological and physical well-being of school children. , BMC Public Health , 13(666) (pp. 1-9) doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-666

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Standage, M., Ryan, R. M. (2012) Self-determination theory and exercise motivation: Facilitating self-regulatory processes to support and maintain health and well-being. In G. C. Roberts & D. C. Treasure (Eds.), Advances in motivation in sport and exercise. (pp. 233-270) Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

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Legate, N., Ryan, R. M., Weinstein, N. (2012) Is coming out always a ‘‘good thing’’? Exploring the relations of autonomy support, outness, and wellness for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3 ,145-152

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Verstuyf, J., Patrick, H., Vansteenkiste, M., Teixeira, P. J. (2012) Motivational dynamics of eating regulation: A self-determination theory perspective. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9 ,1-16

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Carpentier, J., Mageau, G. A., Vallerand, R. J. (2012) Ruminations and flow: Why do people with a more harmonious passion experience higher well-being?. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13 ,501-518

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Forest, J., Mageau, G. A.Crevier-Braud, L.Dubreuil, P. (2012) Harmonious passion as an explanation of the relation between signature strengths’ use and well-being at work: Test of an intervention program. , Human Relations , 65 (pp. 1233-1252)

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Waaler, R., Halvari, H.Skjesol, K.Bagoien, T. E. (2012) Autonomy support and intrinsic goal progress expectancy and its links to longitudinal study effort and subjective well-being: The differential mediating effects of intrinsic and identified regulations and the moderator effect of effort and intrinsic goals. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 57 ,325-341

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Raj, S. J., Chettiar, C. (2012) Self-determination theory: How basic psychological needs affect well-being. Biopsychosocial Issues in Positive Health, 3 ,17-21

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Gillet, N.Fouquereau, E., Forest, J.Brunault, P. (2012) The impact of organizational factors on psychological needs and their relations with well-being. Journal of Business and Psychology, 27 ,437-450

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Koestner, R.Powers, T. A.Carbonneau, N., Milyavskaya, M. (2012) Distinguishing autonomous and directive forms of goal support: Their effects of goal progress relationship quality and personal well being. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 38 ,1609-1620

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Chirkov, V. I. (2012) In D. A. Leontiev, The motivational nature of good living: Human autonomy and why it is good for people and societies. , Motivation, consciousness and self-regulation (pp. 105-126) New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

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Weinstein, N.Ryan, R. M.Deci, E. L. (2012) Motivation, meaning and wellness: A self-determination perspective on the creation and internalization of personal meanings and life goals. In P. T. P. Wang (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications. (pp. 81-106) New York: Routledge Publishers. doi: 10.4324/9780203146286

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Lekes, N.Hope, N.Gouveia, L., Koestner, R. (2012) Influencing value priorities and increasing well-being: The effects of reflecting on intrinsic values. Journal of Positive Psychology, 7 ,249-261

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Philippe, F. L., Koestner, R.Beaulieu-Pelletier, G.Lecours, S. (2012) The role of episodic memories in current and future well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38 ,505-519

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Weinstein, N., Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (2011) Motivational determinants of integrating positive and negative past identities. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(3) ,527-544

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Huta, V. (2011) Linking peoples’ pursuit of eudaimonia and hedonia with characteristics of their parents: Parenting styles, verbally endorsed values, and role modeling. Journal of Happiness Studies,

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Hofer, J.Busch, H. (2011) Satisfying one’s needs for competence and relatedness: Consequent domain-specific well-being depends on strength of implicit motives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37 ,1147–1158

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Gunnell, K. E.Mack, D. E., Wilson, P. M.Adachi, J. (2011) Psychological needs as mediators? The relationship between leisure time physical activity and well being in people diagnosed with osteoporosis. Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, 82 ,794-798

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Rouse, P. C., Ntoumanis, N., Duda, J. L.Jolly, K. (2011) In the beginning: Role of autonomy support on the motivation, mental health and intentions of participants entering an exercise referral scheme. Psychology and Health, 26 ,729–749

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Carraca, E. V., Markland, D. A., Silva, M. N.Coutinho, S. R. (2011) Dysfunctional body investment versus body dissatisfaction: Relations with well-being and controlled motivations for obesity treatment. Motivation and Emotion, 35 ,423–434

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Kasser, T. (2011) Cultural values and the well-being of future generations: A cross-national study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42 ,206-215

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Kasser, T. (2011) Can thrift bring well-being? A review of the research and a tentative theory. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5 ,865-877

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Sheldon, K. M.Cheng, C.Hilpert, J. (2011) Understanding well-being and optimal functioning: Applying the Multilevel Personality in Context (MPIC) model. Psychological Inquiry, 22 ,1-16

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Sheldon, K. M. (2011) Consilience within the biopsychosocial system. Psychological Inquiry, 22 ,52-65

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Tamborini, R.Grizzard, M.Bowman, N. D.Reinecke, L. (2011) Media enjoyment as need satisfaction: The contribution of hedonic and nonhedonic needs. Journal of Communication, 61 ,1025-1042

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Weinstein, N., Ryan, R. M. (2011) A self-determination theory approach to understanding stress incursion and responses. Stress and Health, 27 ,4-17

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Philippe, F. L., Koestner, R.Beaulieu-Pelletier, G.Lecours, S. (2011) The role of need satisfaction as a distinct and basic psychological component of autobiographical memories: A look at well-being. Journal of Personality, 79 ,905-938

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Ryan, R. M.Bernstein, J. H., Brown, K. W. (2010) Weekends, work, and well-being: Psychological need satisfactions and day of the week effects on mood, vitality, and physical symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29 ,95-122

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Weinstein, N., Ryan, R. M. (2010) When helping helps: Autonomous motivation for prosocial behavior and its influence on well-being for the helper and recipient. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98 ,222-244

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Huta, V., Ryan, R. M. (2010) Pursuing pleasure or virtue: The differential and overlapping well-being benefits of hedonic and eudaimonic motives. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11 ,735-762

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Vieira, P. N.Mata, J.Silva, M. N.Coutinho, S. R. (2010) Predictors of psychological well-being during behavioral obesity treatment in women. Journal of Obesity, 2011 ,1-8

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Oliver, E. J., Markland, D. A.Hardy, J. (2010) Interpretation of self-talk and post-lecture affective states of higher education students: A self-determination theory perspective. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 80 ,307–323

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Fernet, C., Gagné, M.Austin, S. (2010) When does quality of relationships with coworkers predict burnout over time? The moderating role of work motivation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31 ,1163-1180

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Lekes, N.Gingras, I., Philippe, F. L., Koestner, R. (2010) Parental autonomy-support, intrinsic life goals, and well-being among adolescents in China and North America. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 ,858-869

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Ryan, R. M.Huta, V. (2009) Wellness as healthy functioning or wellness as happiness: the importance of eudaimonic thinking (response to the Kashdan et al. and Waterman discussion). The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4 ,202-204

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Lynch, M. F., La Guardia, J. G., Ryan, R. M. (2009) On being yourself in different cultures: Ideal and actual self-concept, autonomy support, and well-being in China, Russia, and the United States. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4 ,290-304

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Brown, K. W., Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M.Linley, P. A. (2009) When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 43 ,727-736

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2009) Promoting self-determined school engagement: Motivation, learning, and well-being. In K. R. Wentzel & A. Wigfield (Eds.), Handbook on motivation at school. (pp. 171-196) New York, NY: Routledge.

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Kins, E.Beyers, W., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M. (2009) Patterns of home leaving and subjective well-being in emerging adulthood: The role of motivational processes and parental autonomy support. Developmental Psychology, 45 ,1416-1429

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Brunet, J.Sabiston, C. M. (2009) Social physique anxiety and physical activity: A self-determination theory perspective. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10 ,329–335

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Philippe, F. L., Vallerand, R. J.Lavigne, G. L. (2009) Passion does make a difference in people’s lives: A look at well-being in passionate and non-passionate individuals. Applied Psychology: Health & Well-Being, 1 ,3-22

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Kim, Y.Carver, C. S., Deci, E. L., Kasser, T. (2008) Adult attachment and psychological well-being in cancer caregivers: The meditational role of spouses’ motives for caregiving. Health Psychology, 27 ,S144-S154

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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (2008) Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life’s domains. Canadian Psychology, 49 ,14-23

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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (2008) Hedonia, eudaimonia, and well-being: An introduction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9 ,1-11

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Ryan, R. M.Huta, V., Deci, E. L. (2008) Living well: A self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9 ,139-170

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Miquelon, P., Vallerand, R. J. (2008) Goal motives, well-being, and physical health: An integrative model. Canadian Psychology, 49 ,241- 249

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Balaguer, I.Castillo, I., Duda, J. L. (2008) Apoyo a la autonomía, satisfacción de las necesidades, motivación y bienestar en deportistas de competición: Un análisis de la Teoría de la Autodeterminación [Autonomy support, needs satisfaction, motivation and well-being in competitive athletes: A test of the Self-Determination Theory]. Revista de Psicología del Deporte, 17 ,123-139

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Meyer, B.Enstrom, M. K.Harstveit, M.Bowles, D. P. (2007) Happiness and despair on the catwalk: Need satisfaction, well-being, and personality adjustment among fashion models. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2 ,2-17

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Downie, M.Chau, S. N., Koestner, R.Barrios, M. (2007) The relations of parental autonomy support to cultural internalization and well-being on immigrants and sojourners. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13 ,241-249

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La Guardia, J. G., Ryan, R. M. (2007) Why identities fluctuate: Variability in traits as a function of situational variations in autonomy support. Journal of Personality, 75 ,1205-1228

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Malmberg, L., Little, T. D. (2007) Profiles of ability, effort, and difficulty: Relationships with worldviews, motivation and adjustment. Learning and Instruction, 17 ,739-754

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Mageau, G. A., Vallerand, R. J. (2007) The moderating effect of passion on the relation between activity engagement and positive affect. Motivation and Emotion, 31 ,312-321

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Vallerand, R. J.Salvy, S. J., Mageau, G. A.Elliot, A. J. (2007) On the role of passion in performance. Journal of Personality, 75 ,505-534

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Patrick, H.Knee, C. R.Canevello, A.Lonsbary, C. (2007) The role of need fulfillment in relationship functioning and well-being: A self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92 ,434-457

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Rijavec, M.Brdar, I.Miljkovic, D. (2006) Extrinsic vs. intrinsic life goals, psychological needs, and life satisfaction. In A. Delle Fave (Ed.), Dimensions of well-being. Research and intervention. (pp. 91-104 ) Milano: Franco Angeli.

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Vansteenkiste, M.Duriez, B.Simons, J., Soenens, B. (2006) Materialistic values and well-being among business students: Further evidence for their detrimental effect. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36 ,2892-2908

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Wilson, P. M.Longley, K.Muon, S.Rodgers, W. M. (2006) Examining the contributions of perceived psychological need satisfaction to well-being in exercise. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 11 ,243-264

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Tremblay, M. A., Blanchard, C. M., Pelletier, L. G. (2006) A dual route in explaining health outcomes in natural disaster. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36 ,1502-1522

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Burton, K. D.Lydon, J. E.D'Alessandro, D. U., Koestner, R. (2006) The differential effects of intrinsic and identified motivation on well-being and performance: Prospective, experimental and implicit approaches to self-determination theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91 ,750-762

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Sheldon, K. M., Niemiec, C. P. (2006) It’s not just the amount that counts: Balanced need satisfaction also affects well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91 ,331-341

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Brdar, I. (2006) Zivotni ciljevi i dobrobit: Je li za sre u vano to elimo? [Life goals and well-being: Are aspirations important for happiness?]. Drutvena istraivanja, 4-5 ,671-691

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Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M.Luyten, P.Duriez, B. (2005) Maladaptive perfectionistic self-representations: The mediational link between psychological control and adjustment. Personality and Individual Differences, 38 ,487-498

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Carlson, L. E., Brown, K. W. (2005) Validation of the mindful attention awareness scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58 ,29-33

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Chirkov, V. I., Ryan, R. M.Willness, C. (2005) Cultural context and psychological needs in Canada and Brazil: Testing a self-determination approach to the internalization of cultural practices, identity, and well-being. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36 ,423-443

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Ryan, R. M., La Guardia, J. G.Rawsthorne, L. J. (2005) Self-complexity and the authenticity of self-aspects: Effects on well being and resilience to stressful events. North American Journal of Psychology, 3 ,431-447

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Sheldon, K. M., Kasser, T.Houser-Marko, L.Jones, T. (2005) Doing one’s duty: Chronological age, felt autonomy, and subjective well-being. European Journal of Personality, 19 ,97-115

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Miquelon, P., Vallerand, R. J., Grouzet, F. M. (2005) Perfectionism, academic motivation, and psychological adjustment: An integrative model. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37 ,913-924

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Mageau, G. A., Vallerand, R. J.Rousseau, F. L., Ratelle, C. F. (2005) Passion and gambling: Investigating the divergent affective and cognitive consequences of gambling. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35 ,100-118

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Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M. (2004) Fostering healthy self-regulation from within and without: A Self-determination theory perspective. In A. P. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.), Positive psychology in practice. (pp. 105-124) New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

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Assor, A., Roth, G., Deci, E. L. (2004) The emotional costs of perceived parental conditional regard: A self-determination theory analysis. Journal of Personality, 72 ,47-87

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Levesque, C. S., Blais, M. R.Hess, U. (2004) Motivation, comportements organisationnels discretionnaires et bien-etre en milieu Africain: Quand le devoir oblige? [Motivation, discretionary organizational behaviors, and wellbeing in an African setting: When is it a duty?]. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36 ,321-332

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Levesque, C. S., Blais, M. R.Hess, U. (2004) Dynamique motivationnelle de l’epuisement et du bien-etre chez des enseignants africains.[Motivational dynamic of burnout and well-being in African teachers.]. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 36 ,190-201

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Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L., Kasser, T. (2004) The independent effects of goal contents and motives on well-being: It’s both what you pursue and why you pursue it. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30 ,475-486

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Downie, M., Koestner, R.ElGeledi, S. (2004) The impact of cultural internalization and integration on well-being among tricultural individuals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30 ,305-314

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Ratelle, C. F., Vallerand, R. J.Chantal, Y.Provencher, P. (2004) Cognitive adaptation and mental health: A motivational analysis. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34 ,459-476

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Kehr, H. M. (2004) Implicit/explicit motive discrepancies and volitional depletion among managers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30 ,315-327

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Spence, G.Oades, L. G.Caputi, P. (2004) Trait emotional intelligence and goal self-integration: important predictors of emotional well-being?. Personality and Individual Differences, 37 ,449-461

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Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M.Couchman, C.E., Sheldon, K. M. (2004) In T. Kasser & A.D. Kanner, Materialistic Values: Their Causes And Consequences. , Psychology and Consumer Culture: The Struggle for a Good Life in a Materialistic World (pp. 11-28) Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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Sheldon, K. M.Arndt, J.Houser-Marko, L. I (2003) In search of the organismic valuing process: The human tendency to move towards beneficial goal choices. Journal of Personality, 71 ,835-869

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Brown, K. W.Ryan, R. M. (2003) The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84 ,822-848

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Sheldon, K. M.Bettencourt, B. A. (2002) Psychological needs and subjective well-being in social groups. British Journal of Social Psychology, 41 ,25-38

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2001) In S. Fiske (Ed), On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. , 52 (pp. 141-166) Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc. doi: 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.141

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Leak, G. K.Cooney, R. R. (2001) Self-determination, attachment styles, and well-being in adult romantic relationships. Representative Research in Social Psychology, 25 ,55-62

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Kasser, T., Ryan, R. M. (2001) In Peter Schmuck & Kennon M. Sheldon, Be careful what you wish for: Optimal functioning and the relative attainment of intrinsic and extrinsic goals. , Life Goals and Well-Being: Towards a Positive Psychology of Human Striving (pp. 116-131) Gottingen: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.

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La Guardia, J. G., Ryan, R. M. (2000) Buts personnels, besoins psychologiques fondamentaux, et bien-être: Théorie de l’autodétermination et applications [Personal goals, fundamental psychological needs, and well-being: Self-determination theory and its applications]. Revue Québécoise de Psychologie, 21 ,283-306

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2000) Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1) ,68-78

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Reis, H. T, Sheldon, K. M.Gable, S. L. (2000) Daily well-being: The role of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26 ,419-435

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Paradise, A. W.Whitaker, D. J.Wheatman, S. R. (2000) Master of one’s psychological domain? Not likely if one’s self-esteem is unstable. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26 ,1297-1305

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Igreja, I.Zuroff, D. C., Koestner, R.Saltaris, C. (2000) Applying self-determination theory to the prediction of distress and well-being in gay men with HIV and AIDS. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30 ,686-706

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Ryan, R. M., Deci, E. L. (2000) La teoría de la autodeterminación y la facilitación de la motivación intrínseca, el desarrollo social, y el bienestar. Spanish translation of article appearing in American Psychologist, 55 ,68-78

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Sheldon, K. M.Elliot, A. J. (1999) Goal striving, need-satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76 ,482-497

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Solky Butzel, J., Ryan, R. M. (1997) The dynamics of volitional reliance: A motivational perspective on dependence, independence, and social support. In G. R. Pierce, B. Lakey, I. G. Sarason, & B. R. Sarason (Eds.), Sourcebook of social support and personality. (pp. 49-67) New York: Plenum.

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Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M.Rawsthorne, L. J.Ilardi, B. (1997) Trait self and true self: Cross-role variation in the Big Five personality traits and its relations with psychological authenticity and subjective well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73 ,1380-1393

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Ryan, R. M., Frederick, C. (1997) On energy, personality and health: Subjective vitality as a dynamic reflection of well-being. Journal of Personality, 65(3) ,529-565

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Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M.Reis, H. T. (1996) What makes for a good day? Competence and autonomy in the day and in the person. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22 ,1270-1279

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Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M. (1995) Human autonomy: The basis for true self-esteem. In M. Kernis (Ed.), Efficacy, agency, and self-esteem. (pp. 31-49) New York: Plenum Publishing Co.

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Pelletier, L. G., Vallerand, R. J., Green-Demers, I., Blais, M. R. (1995) Loisirs et santé mentale: Les relations entre la motivation pour la pratique des loisirs et le bien-être psychologique. Revue Canadienne des Sciences du Comportement, 27 ,140-158

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Ryan, R. M., Rigby, C. S.King, K. (1993) Two types of religious internalization and their relations to religious orientation and mental health. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65 ,586-596

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Vallerand, R. J.O'Connor, B. P., Blais, M. R. (1989) Life satisfaction of elderly individuals in regular community housing, in low-cost community housing, and high and low self-determination nursing homes. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 28 ,277-283

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