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Social-connection is a basic psychological need that is critical for individual wellbeing.
“Social-connection has been described as a basic psychological need that is critical for individual wellbeing (Baumeister and Leary, 1995; Deci and Ryan, 2014) and may also lay the foundations for connecting to non-human others (i.e. nature) (Petersen et al., 2019), a topic we turn to next.”
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- Authors
- Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester (US)
- Corresponding author
- Deci, Edward L.
- Venue
- Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 53-73
- OpenAlex
- W133513643
- Cited by
- 418
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 58.63
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- self-determination theory, need for relatedness, need for autonomy, close relationships, autonomy support, relationship control, objectification, relationship quality, trust
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