Psychological needs as basic motives, not just experiential requirements

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1467-1492

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Gunz, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MISSOURI; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749107095     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2009.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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