The Energy behind Human Flourishing : Theory and Research on Subjective Vitality
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Frederick, Christina and Ryan, Richard Michael. (2023). The Energy behind Human Flourishing : Theory and Research on Subjective Vitality. In In Ryan, Richard Michael (Ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory pp. 215 Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.013.11
Authors | Frederick, Christina and Ryan, Richard Michael |
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Editors | Ryan, Richard Michael |
Abstract | This chapter reviews the history of theory and research on subjective vitality within self-determination theory (SDT). Research on subjective vitality, defined as the phenomenal experience of aliveness and of having energy available to the self, has demonstrated the centrality of this experience of energy to wellness and flourishing. Research has shown that subjective vitality varies not only with physical conditions but also with different types and conditions of motivation. Generally, more autonomous motives are associated with enhanced vitality, whereas controlled motives diminish subjective energy. Findings also show that satisfaction of basic psychological needs enhances subjective vitality, whereas need frustrations deplete one’s sense of energy and aliveness. Experimental work on “ego depletion,” in which self-controlling motives are induced, leading to lowered energy, is consistent with this SDT-based theorizing. Subjective vitality has been studied in many domains, beginning with exercise and physical activity and extending to areas such as health and wellness, sleep, energy in the workplace, and the importance of nature to the experience of vitality. Across contexts and characters, subjective vitality remains one of the most phenomenally accessible and predictive indicators of wellness available. |
Keywords | self-determination theory; vitality; motivation; ego depletion; autonomy |
Page range | 215 |
235 | |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Book title | The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Series | Oxford Library of Psychology |
ISBN | 9780197600047 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.013.11 |
Web address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/45638 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Feb 2023 |
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Deposited | 14 Jun 2024 |
Additional information | © Oxford University Press 2023 |
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