Regular participation in physical activities of sufficient duration and intensity has been
consistently associated with adaptive health benefits among people of all ages, including …

The present studies examined whether implicit or explicit autonomy dispositions moderate
the relationship between felt autonomy and well‐being. Study 1 (N= 187 undergraduate …

This chapter describes the evidence that motivation rather than capacity plays a prominent
role in the exercise of self-control. It explores the model of these motivational processes as a …

To discern what accounts for moment-to-moment fluctuations in well-being, the present
study investigated how state-level autonomy relates to three aspects of well-being: affect …

Self-regulation is an increasingly important topic within Psychology, Health & Medicine.
Generally, self-regulation emphasizes the active role that individuals can play to enhance …

Human beings have fundamental psychological propensities toward growth, integrity, and
wellness. Yet, historically, many approaches to motivation have ignored these inner …

Children in a variety of cultural contexts have been shown to develop concerns with
personal autonomy and rights, and these conceptions not only place limits on the forms of …

In an effort to further understand factors that influence the expression of self-enhancement,
two studies explored the association between autonomy motivation and self-enhancement …

In the current study, we predicted two forms of well‐being using basic needs theory (BNT).
We examined domain‐specific (ie, exercise) and global basic needs satisfaction (eg …

This study investigated the role of self-control in health behaviors at both trait and state
levels. We examined if trait and state self-control independently predict health behaviors, as …