Structure

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

King, T.Smits, A.Jaarsma, D.Voogt, J. (2024) What need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behaviors do university teachers use in their honors classes? An observational study. International Journal of Educational Research, 6 ,100331

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Arvanitis, A.Barrable, A.Touloumakos, A. K. (2023) The relationship between autonomy support and structure in early childhood nature‐based settings: Practices and challenges. Learning Environments Research,

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Patall, E. A.Yates, N.Lee, J.Chen, M. (2023) A meta-analysis of teachers’ provision of structure in the classroom and students’ academic competence beliefs, engagement, and achievement. Educational Psychologist, 59(1) ,42-70

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Cheon, S. H., Reeve, J., Vansteenkiste, M. (2020) When teachers learn how to provide classroom structure in an autonomy-supportive way: Benefits to teachers and their students. , Teaching and Teacher Education , 90 (pp. 103004) doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2019.103004

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Mouratidis, A.Michou, A., Aelterman, N., Haerens, L. (2018) Begin-of-school-year perceived autonomy-support and structure as predictors of end-of-school-year study efforts and procrastination: the mediating role of autonomous and controlled motivation. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 38(4) ,435-450

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Ratelle, C. F.Duchesne, S., Guay, F.Boisclair Châteauvert, G. (2018) Comparing the contribution of overall structure and its specific dimensions for competence-related outcomes: A bifactor model. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 54 ,89-98

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Aelterman, N., Vansteenkiste, M.Van Keer, H., Haerens, L. (2016) Changing teachers’ beliefs regarding autonomy support and structure: The role of experienced psychological need satisfaction in teacher training. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 23 ,64-72

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Grolnick, W. S.Raftery-Helmer, J. N.Flamm, E. S.Marbell, K. N. (2015) Parental provision of academic structure and the transition to middle school. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 25 ,668-684

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Oga-Baldwin, W. L. Q.Nakata, Y. (2015) Structure also supports autonomy: Measuring and defining autonomy‐supportive teaching in Japanese elementary foreign language classes. Japanese Psychological Research, 57(3) ,167-179

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Grolnick, W. S.Raftery-Helmer, J. N.Marbell, K. N.Flamm, E. S. (2014) Parental provision of structure: Implementation and correlates in three domains. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 60(3) ,355-384

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Flamm, E. S., Grolnick, W. S. (2013) Adolescent adjustment in the context of life change: The supportive role of parental structure provision. Journal of Adolescence, 36(5) ,899-912

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Vansteenkiste, M.Sierens, E.Goossens, L., Soenens, B. (2012) Identifying configurations of perceived teacher autonomy support and structure: Associations with self-regulated learning, motivation and problem behavior. Learning and Instruction, 22 ,431-439

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Jang, H., Reeve, J., Deci, E. L. (2010) Engaging students in learning activities: It’s not autonomy support or structure, but autonomy support and structure. Journal of Educational Psychology, 102(3) ,588-600

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Farkas, M. S., Grolnick, W. S. (2010) Examining the components and concomitants of parental structure in the academic domain. Motivation and Emotion, 34 ,266–279

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Sierens, E., Vansteenkiste, M.Goossens, L., Soenens, B. (2009) The synergistic relationship of perceived autonomy support and structure in the prediction of self-regulated learning. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 79 ,57-68

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Cleveland, E. S.Reese, E. (2005) Maternal structure and autonomy support in conversations about the past: Contributions to children’s autobiographical memory. Developmental Psychology, 41(2) ,376-388

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