Comments on integration, theory conflicts, and practical implementations: Some contrarian ideas for consideration

RM Ryan - Educational Psychology Review, 2024 - Springer
The ideal of theoretical integration in motivational approaches to education is worthy, but in
this commentary, I raise some (semi) contrarian concerns about both the meaning of …

Emotion regulation, academic buoyancy, and academic adjustment of university students within a self-determination theory framework: A systematic review

M Kritikou, T Giovazolias - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The transition from secondary to tertiary education seems to be a stressful
period for many students since they need to adjust to the new academic environment …

Need-support facilitates well-being across cultural, economic, and political contexts: A self-determination theory perspective

RB King, JY Haw, Y Wang - Learning and Instruction, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that teachers who engage in need-
supportive teaching through satisfying students' basic needs for autonomy, competence, and …

Basic psychological needs, more than mindfulness and resilience, relate to medical student stress: A case for shifting the focus of wellness curricula

A Neufeld, A Mossière, G Malin - Medical Teacher, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Medical student distress is an increasing concern in medical education. Addressing
this issue requires a comprehensive understanding of what factors influence learners' stress …

How medical students cope with stress: a cross-sectional look at strategies and their sociodemographic antecedents

A Neufeld, G Malin - BMC Medical Education, 2021 - Springer
Background Medical training can be highly stressful for students and negatively impact their
mental health. Important to this matter are the types of coping strategies (and their …

The bright and dark side of autonomy: How autonomy support and thwarting relate to student motivation and academic functioning

MO Johansen, S Eliassen, LM Jeno - Frontiers in Education, 2023 - frontiersin.org
According to Self-Determination Theory, autonomy support is essential in fostering optimal
learning, growth, and functioning in students across all levels. In contrast, autonomy …

Valuable but costly? University students' expectancy-value-cost profiles in introductory chemistry courses

SY Lee, S Friedman, E Christiaans… - Contemporary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Students' motivational profiles are of increasing interest due to their utility for understanding
students' complex, heterogeneous motivational experiences and the correlates of such …

From grading to assessment for learning: a qualitative study of student perceptions surrounding elimination of core clerkship grades and enhanced formative feedback

L Seligman, A Abdullahi, A Teherani… - Teaching and Learning …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Problem: Medical students perceive honors grading during core clerkships as unfair and
inequitable, and negatively impacting their learning and wellbeing. Eliminating honors …

Need fulfillment and resilience mediate the relationship between mindfulness and coping in medical students

A Neufeld, G Malin - Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Theory: Medical programs have turned to mindfulness-based initiatives to help
reduce student distress and promote healthy coping within the learning environment …

Why do we feel like intellectual frauds? A self-determination theory perspective on the impostor phenomenon in medical students

A Neufeld, O Babenko, H Lai, C Svrcek… - Teaching and Learning …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Theory: Impostor phenomenon (IP) refers to people's feelings of intellectual
fraudulence and fear of being “discovered,” despite contradicting evidence of success. Due …