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We know this much is (meta-analytically) true : A meta-review of meta-analytic findings evaluating self-determination theory
Ryan, Richard M. Duineveld, Jasper J. Di Domenico, Stefano I. Ryan, William S. Steward, Ben A. Bradshaw, Emma L.
Ryan, Richard M.
Duineveld, Jasper J.
Di Domenico, Stefano I.
Ryan, William S.
Steward, Ben A.
Bradshaw, Emma L.
Abstract
Self-determination theory (SDT) is a theoretical framework for addressing human motivation and wellness that has been actively and increasingly researched over 4 decades. As a cumulative knowledge base, many of SDT’s fundamental tenets have been repeatedly examined. We identified 60 meta-analyses that tested many of the propositions of SDT’s six mini-theories, other theory-based hypotheses, and SDT’s utility in applied domains. In this review, we examine what these meta-analyses establish, highlighting the support they lend to the validity of SDT’s motivational taxonomy and its hypotheses regarding the respective effects of basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration on well-being and ill-being. Meta-analytic evidence also strongly supports the relevance of SDT for organizations, health care, parenting, and education among other domains, with identifiable gaps in the meta-analytic literature. We conclude by discussing the importance of broad theory and the use of meta-analytic knowledge as scaffolding for further theory and research, albeit with its own methodological limitations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords
self-determination theory, meta-analysis, basic psychological needs, autonomy, intrinsic motivation
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Psychological Bulletin
Book
Volume
148
Issue
11-12
Page Range
813-842
Article Number
ACU Department
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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