Psychological needs, motivation, and well-being: A test of self-determination theory across multiple domains

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 387-391

  Milyavskaya, Marina ^a   Koestner, Richard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motivation; Multiple domains; Psychological needs; Self determination theory; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649633706     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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