We explore and explicate some promising points of integration between self‐determination
theory (SDT) and whole trait theory (WTT). Integrating SDT and WTT can offer an example …

Self-determination theory is a broad and widely applied theory of motivation, personality
development, and wellness. The theory began with a narrow focus on intrinsic motivation but …

This study explored the relationships between teacher satisfaction/frustration of the three
basic psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness, and adoption of …

Objective This special issue focuses on self‐determination theory (SDT) as an integrative
framework for the wider field of personality research. In this commentary our aims include …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build a link between empowering leadership and
change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) based on the theory of the …

Objectives The behaviors physical education (PE) teachers engage in affect a number of
important student outcomes. Therefore, it is essential to study the antecedents of these …

Consumers who generate online reviews provide a vital information service for the buying
public, influencing nearly half of all purchase decisions. This study focuses on factors that …

Personal quantification is one fundamental mechanism of gamification. Activity trackers
constitute a prototypic case for studying the psychological dynamics of this mechanism …

In this introductory article, we first describe the impetus for this special issue. What made us
think that self‐determination theory (SDT) might provide a sort of foundation for the rest of …

We sought to identify teachers' personality-based antecedents that tend them toward an
autonomy-supportive or controlling motivating style. We assessed both aspects of teachers' …