The final session of the Digital Self-Determination Research Sprint offered an opportunity to reflect, celebrate, and look ahead. The session started with highlighting how far the Sprint had come in ...

Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to wellbeing in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn’t seem to have broken through into popular ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, one prevailing challenge persists: motivating students. The last few years have witnessed a noticeable shift in student behavior, consisting of apathy, ...

Self-determination can be defined as, “the means for experiencing quality of life consistent with one’s own values, preferences, strengths, and needs” (Turnbull & Turnbull, 2001, as cited in ...

Why do you do the things you do? Why did you brush your teeth this morning, go to work, or click on this post? And is it possible to change the way you behave? Motivation underlies all of our behavior ...

Five short films from talented student filmmakers at Art Center, LMU, CSUN, CalArts and SDSU. An imminent threat sends two friends on a cross-country mission in “The Mixtape for The End of The World” ...

Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...

Developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by renowned psychologists Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan, self-determination theory explores the pivotal role of motivation in shaping human behavior, ...