A Self-determination Theory Approach to the Study of Body Image Concerns, Self-presentation and Self-perceptions in a Sample of Aerobic Instructors [PDF]
, 2007 This study examined motivational predictors of body image concerns, self-presentation and self-perceptions using Self-determination Theory as a guiding framework. Aerobic instructors (N = 149) completed questionnaires measuring general need satisfaction,
Ntoumanis, Nikos +1 more
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Motivation to Quit Smoking after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Introduction: Self-Determination Theory explores the process through which a person acquires motivation to initiate new behaviours related to health and to maintain them over time.
Vânia Rocha +4 more
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The hybrid and dualistic identity of full-time non-tenure-track faculty [PDF]
, 2011 Colleges and universities rely on full-time non-tenure-track (FTNT) faculty to achieve their teaching, research, and service missions. These faculty are deemed both symptomatic of and partly responsible for academe's shortcomings.
Levin, JS, Shaker, GG
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Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: a process model based on self-determination theory [PDF]
, 2009 This study used self-determination theory (Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (2000). The 'what' and 'why' of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior.
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European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 2021 Physical inactivity has been identified among leading risk factors for global mortality as well as an independent risk factor for several somatic diseases.
Marit Sørensen +2 more
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Antecedents of burnout among elite dancers: a longitudinal test of basic needs theory [PDF]
, 2011 Objectives: Little is known regarding the social-psychological predictors of burnout in the dance domain. Drawing from basic needs theory, a sub-theory in the self-determination theory framework (Deci & Ryan, 2000), this study examined whether changes in
Duda, Joan L, Quested, Eleanor
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A causal model of radiating stellar collapse [PDF]
, 1997 We find a simple exact model of radiating stellar collapse, with a shear-free and non-accelerating interior matched to a Vaidya exterior. The heat flux is subject to causal thermodynamics, leading to self-consistent determination of the temperature $T ...
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Can Interpersonal Behavior Influence the Persistence and Adherence to Physical Exercise Practice in Adults? A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: Motivation seems to be a fundamental indicator of long-term physical exercise adherence. Self-Determination Theory (SDT) argues that social environment plays a central role in the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, which might directly
Bento, Teresa +7 more
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Anales de Psicologia, 2014 The postulates of self-determination theory have been frequently gauged by a measure of motivation quality called self-determination index (SDI). This index relies on an interactional hypothesis.
José Martín-Albo +2 more
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The Rational Agent or the Relational Agent: Moving from Freedom to Justice in Migration Systems Ethics [PDF]
, 2014 Most accounts of immigration ethics implicitly rely upon neoclassical migration theory, which understands migration as the result of poverty and unemployment in sending countries. This paper argues that neoclassical migration theory assumes an account of
Rajendra, Tisha
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