Objectives The purpose of this study was to systematically review and appraise the
achievement goal literature (1990–2014) with a view to identifying the intra-individual …

Objectives The present study is a review on studies about the relationships between the
three basic psychological needs/motivational regulations (ie, amotivation, controlled …

Drawing from self-determination theory, three studies explored the social-environmental
conditions that satisfy versus thwart psychological needs and, in turn, affect psychological …

Human beings have an inherent drive for self-improvement and growth (Maslow, 1965;
Ryan & Deci, 2002). In a quest to understand how human beings achieve fulfillment …

OBJECTIVES: Drawing from the basic needs theory [BNT; Ryan, RM, & Deci, EL (2002). An
overview of self-determination theory. In EL Deci, & RM Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of self …

We explored the combined relationships between need satisfaction and need frustration and
their simultaneous associations with motivation, well-being, and ill-being. Data from two …

This study entailed a longitudinal test of basic psychological needs theory, a sub-theory in
the self-determination framework (Deci & Ryan, 2000), in young soccer players. We …

This article employs Duda's (2013) hierarchical conceptualization of the coach-created
motivational climate to inform the validation of a questionnaire (Empowering and …

Recent studies have indicated that assessments of need thwarting better predict diminished
functioning and ill-being compared to low need satisfaction, which better predict optimal …

Purpose The purpose of the present research was to examine the relationships between
perceived organizational support, perceptions of supervisor's interpersonal style …