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Publications by Year

Research Areas

Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Most-Cited Works

→ Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures(2014)2,285 cited
→ Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Contents in Self-Determination Theory: Another Look at the Quality of Academic Motivation(2006)1,726 cited
→ Motivating Learning, Performance, and Persistence: The Synergistic Effects of Intrinsic Goal Contents and Autonomy-Supportive Contexts.(2004)1,716 cited
→ Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work‐related Basic Need Satisfaction scale(2010)1,225 cited
→ Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction(2008)1,149 cited
→ Motivational profiles from a self-determination perspective: The quality of motivation matters.(2009)1,056 cited

→ Experiences of Autonomy and Control Among Chinese Learners: Vitalizing or Immobilizing?(2005)

715 cited

→ Conceptualizing parental autonomy support: Adolescent perceptions of promotion of independence versus promotion of volitional functioning.(2007)593 cited

→ The role of the future in student motivation(1999)554 cited

→ Examining the Motivational Impact of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Framing and Autonomy-Supportive Versus Internally Controlling Communication Style on Early Adolescents' Academic Achievement(2005)482 cited