Self-determination theory (SDT) : perspective, applications and impact / Susan L. Wade, editor.

Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; Gender Differences in Pro-Environmental Behaviors: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective; Abstract; Introduction; Theorectial Framework; Methods; Measurements; Results; R1 Does Autonomous Motivation Explain Pro-Environmental Behaviors? Models without Gender; R2 Models with Gender as a Control; R3 Models with Gender as a Moderator; R4 Gender and NEP: Environmental Attitudes; Conclusion; Gender Differences in PEBs and Barriers; Gender and SDT; Gender and NEP Scale; Limitations; Implications; Acknowledgments.

Appendix A: NEETF/Roper Environmental Knowledge Quiz (correct Answers Bolded)Appendix B: The Revised New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEP); Appendix C: Measurements for Motivations, Difficulty, and Behavior; References; Self-Determination Theory and College Student Athletes; Abstract; Introduction; College Student Athletes; Self-Determination Theory; Self-Determined Motivation for Sport; Self-Determined Motivation for Academics; Self-Determined Athletic and Academic Motivation; Self-Determination Theory and College Student Athletes.

Coaches, Teammates and Psychosocial Outcomes of College Student AthletesSelf-Determined Motivation for Exercise After Athletic Career Termination; Conclusion; Future Research Directions; References; Relating Teaching Qualifications and Basic Need Satisfaction in Medical Teaching; Abstract; Introduction; University Teaching Qualification in the Netherlands; Measuring effects of Teaching Qualifications in Medical Education; Self-Determination Theory and Social Context.

Supposed Relations between Teaching Qualifications and Feelings of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in Medical TeachingMethods; Ethics; Participants; Measurements; Statistical Analyses; Results; Respondents; Relations between Teaching Qualifications and Feelings of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in Medical Teaching; Autonomy; Competence; Relatedness; Conclusion; References; Moving from Public Service Motivation (PSM) to Motivation for Public Service (MPS): Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory; Abstract; Introduction: A Quick Review of Public Service Motivation (PSM).

Criticisms on PSMAccording to the Existing Definitions, PSM Is Not a Form of Motivation; If PSM Is a Pure Form of Motivation, It May Be Egoistic; The Next Step: Moving from PSM to MPS; Grounding MPS in Self-Determination Theory; Motivation Typology in SDT; SDI = 2 *(Intrinsic Motivation) + 1*(Identified Regulation) -- 1*(Introjected Regulation) -- 2*(External Regulation); SDT/SDI in MPS: The Example of Public Managers Making Public Policies; Linking Need Satisfaction (Autonomy, Relatedness, and Competence) to MPS; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Biographical Sketch.

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