Public Safety

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Filosa, L.Cepale, G.Perinelli, E.Cinque, L. (2021) The Military Academic Motivation Scale (MAMS): A new scale to assess motivation among military cadets from a self-determination theory perspective. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 37(3) ,193-207

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Van Petegem, S.Trinkner, R., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Antonietti, J-P. (2021) Police procedural justice and adolescents’ internalization of the law: Integrating self-determination theory into legal socialization research. Journal of Social Issues, Advance Online

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Craven, R.Marsh, H., Ryan, R. M.Dickie, T. (2020) In In P. Birch, M. Kennedy, & E. Kruger, A critical social justice issue of our time: Enabling police wellbeing. , Australian policing: Critical issues in 21st century police practice (pp. 71-92) London, UK: Routledge.

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Al-Khouja, M.Graham, L., Weinstein, N.Zheng, Y. (2020) How autonomy support and ethical value alignment influences attitudes towards diversity in English police. Journal of Moral Education, 49(3) ,365-380

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Raabe, J.Zakrajsek, R. A.Orme, J. G.Readdy, T. (2020) Perceived cadre behavior, basic psychological need satisfaction, and motivation of US Army ROTC cadets: A self-determination theory perspective. Military Psychology, 32(5) ,398-409

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Pawiński, M.Chami, G. (2019) Why they fight? Reconsidering the role of motivation in combat environments. Defence Studies, 19(3) ,297-317

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Audenaert, E.Van Petegem, S.Vandevelde, S. (2019) The internalization of and defiance against rules within prison: The role of correctional officers’ autonomy-supportive and controlling communication style as perceived by prisoners. Motivation and Emotion, 43 ,771-785

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Gillet, N.Morin, A.J.S.Huart, I.Odry, D. (2018) Self-determination trajectories during police officers’ vocational training program: A growth mixture analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 109 ,27-43

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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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Chan, D.Webb, D., Ryan, R. M.Tang, T. C. W. (2017) Preventing occupational injury among police officers: Does motivation matter?. Occupational Medicine, 67(6) ,435-441

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Hardy, W.Rodman, J.McClary, R. (2015) Enhancing human motivation: How leveraging Self-Determination Theory can set the conditions for accelerated and lifelong learning. Human Dimension Capabilities Development Task Force (HDCTF), White Paper,

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Delahaij, R.Theunissen, N. C. M.Six, C. (2014) The influence of autonomy support on self-regulatory processes and attrition in the Royal Dutch Navy. Learning and Individual Differences, 30 ,177-181

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Knee, C. R., Neighbors, C.Vietor, N. (2001) Self-determination theory as a framework for understanding road rage. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31 ,889-904

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