This volume presents the reader with a stimulating tapestry of essays exploring the nature of personal autonomy, self-determination, and agency, and their role in human optimal functioning at multiple levels of analysis from personal to ...

This book is primarily about self-determination and competence (with particular emphasis on the former), and about the processes and structures that relate to these needs.

In this authoritative work, SDT cofounders Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci systematically review the theory's conceptual underpinnings, empirical evidence base, and practical applications across the lifespan.

This book offers a practical yet powerful way to understand the psychological appeal and strong motivation to play video games.