Self-Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy to Self-Regulatory Processes and Personality Development

Christopher P. Niemiec; Richard M. Ryan; Edward L. Deci

doi:10.1002/9781444318111.ch8

Self-Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy to Self-Regulatory Processes and Personality Development

Christopher P. Niemiec, Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci

Department of Education

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72 Scopus citations

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell
Pages	169-191
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Print)	9781405177122
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444318111.ch8
State	Published - 15 Jan 2010

Keywords

Autonomy to self-regulatory processes and personality development
Concept of autonomy - central to SDT
Concept of basic psychological needs - unifying principle in SDT
Concept of will - topic of discussion in philosophy and psychology
Importance of freedom and self-governance - components of healthy development
Operant psychology - control over action in contingencies of reinforcement
Phenomenology perspective - within experience of a person
Relation of autonomy to self-regulatory processes
need for relatedness - deep connections with important others
self-determination theory (SDT) - for volition and choice and forces

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10.1002/9781444318111.ch8

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