Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation from Within and Without: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 105-124

  Brown, Kirk Warren ^a   Ryan, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amotivation; Autonomous regulation; Healthy self regulation; Intrinsic motivation; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954237803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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