Self determination theory states that people have innate psychological needs ( autonomy, competence and relatedness) that are the basis for intrinsic motivation. I am interested in studies on interpersonal differences in the importance of these needs. Do some people need more autonomy or relatedness than others? Which factors contribute to these differences?
Dear Harshvardhan, Thank you very much for the literature. Very useful!
Thank you Monique, In this article the founders of SDT state:
In the article,we emphasized that, with our focus on innate psychological needs, we do not assess individual differences in need strength. We contrasted our approach wit the tradition of personality theorists who view needs as acquired and therefore focus on the strength of the acquired needs.
I wonder however whether there may be differences between the healthy population and some psychiatric conditions. For example:Is the need for.relatedness comparable with the healthy population in strength and nature in conditions like autism and antsocial personality ?
Any ideas?
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