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Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships

April 25, 2014 by Shannon

Just recently released in early 2014, "Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships," edited by SDT Faculty Netta Weinstein, summarizes and organizes a growing body of research supporting the role of motivation in adaptive and rewarding interpersonal interactions with others.

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Scientific America: How to Be a Better Friend

April 11, 2013 by Shannon

April 11th 2013. “When a pal is struggling, it can be awfully tempting to grab him by the scruff of his neck and just tell him exactly what he should do. After all, isn’t giving good advice part of being a good friend? Perhaps not, according to researchers who study self-determination. Edward Deci, a psychology...

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Kotiuga, J., Bőthe, B., Bergeron, S., Girouard, A., Bigras, N., & Vaillancourt-Morel, M-P. (2024). Longitudinal associations between childhood maltreatment and sexual motivations in couples: The role of basic psychological needs. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Advance online publication doi: 10.1177/02654075241230118

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Price, A. A., Busby, D. M., & Leavitt, C. E. (2023). The need for sexual wholeness: Linking self-determination theory to the physical, emotional, and meaning aspects of sex. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 49(2), 229-241. doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2022.2094304

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Shoikhedbrod, A., Rosen, N. O., Corsini-Munt, S., Harasymchuk, C., Impett, E. A., & Muise, A. (2023). Being responsive and self-determined when it comes to sex: How and why sexual motivation is associated with satisfaction and desire in romantic relationships. The Journal of Sex Research, 60(8), 1113-1125. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2130132

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Hardy, S. A., & Hurst, J. L. (2022). Adolescent motivations to abstain from sex and alcohol: a self-determination theory approach. Applied Developmental Science, 26(4) doi: 10.1080/10888691.2021.2007767

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Guilbault, V., Bouizegarene, N., Philippe, F. L., & Vallerand, R. J. (2020). Understanding extradyadic sex and its underlying motives through a dualistic model of sexual passion. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37, 281-301. doi: 10.1177/0265407519864446

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Philippe, F. L., Vallerand, R. J., Beaulieu-Pelletier, G., Maliha, G., Laventure, S., & Ricard-St-Aubin, J-S. (2019). Development of a dualistic model of sexual passion: Examining determinants and consequences. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48, 2537-2552. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01524-w

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Wood, J., Desmarais, S., Burleigh, T., & Milhausen, R. (2018). Reasons for sex and relational outcomes in consensually nonmonogamous and monogamous relationships: A self-determination theory approach. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(4), 632-654.. doi: 10.1177/02654075177430

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Philippe, F. L., Vallerand, R. J., Bernard-Desrosiers, L., Guilbault, V., & Rajotte, G. (2017). Understanding the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of sexual passion from a dualistic model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113, 769-785. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000116

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Gravel, E. E., Pelletier, L. G., & Reissing, E. D. (2016). "Doing it" for the right reasons: Validation of a measurement of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation for sexual relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 92, 164-173. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.015

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Vrangalova, Z. (2015). Does casual sex harm college students’ well-being? A longitudinal investigation of the role of motivation. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 945-959. doi: 10.1007/s10508-013-0255-1

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Brunell, A. B., & Webster, G. D. (2013). Self-determination and sexual experience in dating relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(7), 970-987. doi: 10.1177/0146167213485442

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Smith, C. V. (2007). In pursuit of ‘good’ sex: Self-determination and the sexual experience. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24(1), 69-85. doi: 10.1177/0265407507072589

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Lewis, M. A., Neighbors, C., & Malheim, J. E. (2006). Indulgence or restraint? Gender differences in the relationship between controlled orientation and the erotophilia-risky sex link. Personality and Individual Differences, 40(5), 985-995. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.09.015

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Boislard, M-A., Green-Demers, I., Pelletier, L. G., Chartrand, J., & Séguin, C. (2002). L’impact du style interpersonnel du partenaire sur la compétence, la motivation et la satisfaction sexuelles (The impact of the interpersonal style of the sexual partner on sexual competence, motivation, and satisfaction). Revue Quebecoise de Psychologie, 23 (3), 105-121.

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La Guardia, J. G., & Patrick, H. (2008). Self-determination theory as a fundamental theory of close relationships. Canadian Psychology, 49, 201-209.

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