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Internalization and Self-regulatory Styles

Internalization and Self-regulatory Styles

Ryan, R. M., & Donald, J. N. (2025).

Donald, J. N., & Ryan, R. M. (2025). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-91451-5_4

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. doi: 10.1007/s11031-024-10069-y

Riddell, H., Sedikides, C.,, Gucciardi, D. F., Sezer, B., Jackson, B., Thogersen-Ntoumani, C., & Ntoumanis, N. (2024). Goal motives, mental contrasting with implementation intentions, and the self-regulation of saving goals: A longitudinal investigation. Motivation Science, 10(1), 28–39. doi: 10.1037/mot0000311

Champ, R. E., Adamou, M., Gillibrand, W., Arrey, S., & Tolchard, B. (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. doi: 10.3390/jcm13195963

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. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe13110164

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. doi: 10.1037/rev0000398

Opdenakker, M-C. (2022). Developments in early adolescents’ self-regulation: The importance of teachers’ supportive vs. undermining behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1021904. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1021904

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. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14281-8

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. doi: 10.1177/1745691620931460

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. doi: 10.11621/pir.2020.0308

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. doi: 10.1037/mot0000111

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. doi: 10.1177/0146167217733073

Nurmi, J., Hagger, M. S., Haukkala, A., Araújo-Soares, V., & Hankonen, N. (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. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2015-0222

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

Teixeira, P. J., Carraça, E. V., Marques, M. M., Rutter, H., Oppert, J.-M., Bourdeaudhuij, I. D., Lakerveld, J., & Brug, J. (2015). . In , Successful behavior change in obesity interventions in adults: A systematic review of self-regulation mediators (Vol 13). : . doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0323-6

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. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000045

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.), Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 81-94). New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media.

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.), Handbook of mindfulness and self-regulation (pp. 81-94). New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media.

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.

Gorin, A. A., Powers, T. A., Koestner, R., Wing, R. R., & Raynor, H. (2014). Autonomy support, self-regulation, and weight loss. Health Psychology, 33(4), 332-339. doi: 10.1037/a0032586

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

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, 105, 123-128. doi: 10.1037/a0030426

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, 105(1), 123-138. doi: 10.1037/a0030426

Rhodes, J. D., Colder, C. R., Trucco, E. M., Speidel, C., Hawk, L. W., Lengua, L. J., Eiden, R. D., & Wieczorek, W. (2013). The interaction between self-regulation and motivation prospectively predicting problem behavior in adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 42, 681-692. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.773515

Teixeira, P. J., Mata, J., Williams, G. C., Gorin, A. A., & Lemieux, S. (2012). Self-Regulation, Motivation, and Psychosocial Factors in Weight Management. Journal of Obesity, 1-4. doi: 10.1155/2012/582348

Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Mata, J., Coutinho, S. R., Santos, T. C., Sardinha, L. B., & Teixeira, P. J. (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 doi: 10.1007/s10865-012-9454-9

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.

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. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.019

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. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01397

Niemiec, C. P., Ryan, R. M., Patrick, H., Deci, E. L., & Williams, G. C. (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. doi: 10.1080/17439760903569162

Grolnick, W. S. (2009). The role of parents in facilitating autonomous self-regulation for education. Theory and Research in Education, 7(2), 164-173. doi: 10.1177/1477878509104321

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.

Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Vieira, Pn. N., Carraca, E. V., Andrade, A. M., Coutinho, S. R., Sardinha, L. B., & Teixeira, P. J. (2009). Motivational "spill-over"" during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation". Health Psychology, 28, 709-716.

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. doi:

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.

Levesque, C. S., Williams, G. C., Elliot D., Pickering, M. A., Bodenhamer, B., & Finley, P. J (2007). Validating the theoretical structure of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) across three different health behaviors. Health Education Research, 22(5), 691-702. doi: 10.1093/her/cyl148

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. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00420.x

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

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.

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.

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. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.5.452

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. doi: 10.1006/jesp.1999.1382

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 (Vol XII, pp. 193-215). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.

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.

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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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.

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. doi: 10.1177/0146167292181008

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. doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.81.2.143

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