Richard M. Ryan

Research interests

Publications

• A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts.

  Motivation Science · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000172

• A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health

  Health Psychology Review · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1718529

• Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

  Motivation and Emotion · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09818-1

• Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions

  Contemporary Educational Psychology · 2020 · 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101860

• Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Journal of Educational Psychology · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000420

• Self-Determination Theory in Work Organizations: The State of a Science

  Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 2017 · 10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-032516-113108

• Self-Determination Theory

  Journal · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1042-6_4

• Exercise, physical activity, and self-determination theory: A systematic review

  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 2012 · 10.1186/1479-5868-9-78

• Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health.

  Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne · 2008 · 10.1037/a0012801

• Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life's domains.

  Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne · 2008 · 10.1037/0708-5591.49.1.14

• Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects

  Psychological Inquiry · 2007 · 10.1080/10478400701598298

• The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach

  Motivation and Emotion · 2006 · 10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8

• Handbook of Self-Determination Research

  Journal · 2004

• The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2003 · 10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822

• Overview of self-determination theory: An organismic-dialectical perspective.

  Journal · 2002

• On Happiness and Human Potentials: A Review of Research on Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being

  Annual Review of Psychology · 2001 · 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.141

• Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions

  Contemporary Educational Psychology · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1006/ceps.1999.1020

• Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.

  American Psychologist · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1037//0003-066x.55.1.68

• The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior

  Psychological Inquiry · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327965pli1104_01

• Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.

  American Psychologist · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.55.1.68

• A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation.

  Psychological Bulletin · 1999 · 10.1037/0033-2909.125.6.627

• On Energy, Personality, and Health: Subjective Vitality as a Dynamic Reflection of Well‐Being

  Journal of Personality · 1997 · 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1997.tb00326.x

• Further Examining the American Dream: Differential Correlates of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals

  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1996 · 10.1177/0146167296223006

• A motivational approach to self: integration in personality.

  PubMed · 1990

• Perceived locus of causality and internalization: Examining reasons for acting in two domains.

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1989 · 10.1037//0022-3514.57.5.749

• Perceived locus of causality and internalization: Examining reasons for acting in two domains.

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1989 · 10.1037/0022-3514.57.5.749

• The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality

  Journal of Research in Personality · 1985 · 10.1016/0092-6566(85)90023-6

• Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

  Journal · 1985 · https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2271-7

Current projects

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