Greater autonomous motivation for study and basic psychological need satisfaction by being presently aware and ‘letting go’: An exploration of mindful attention and nonattachment
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Studies have integrated mindfulness into self-determination theory to show that having mindful tendencies is more likely to lead to satisfying needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness because mindfulness allows individuals to perceive and monitor their inner and outer states in comprehensive and receptive ways.
“Studies have integrated mindfulness into SDT to show that having mindful tendencies is more likely to lead to satisfying needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness [79] because mindfulness allows individuals to perceive and monitor their inner and outer states in comprehensive and receptive ways [19, 50, 55, 80].”
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- Authors
- Elphinstone, B., Egan, P., & Whitehead, R.
- Affiliations
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Elphinstone, Brad
- Venue
- Motivation and Emotion
- Published
- 2020-06-04
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-12
- ISSN
- 0146-7239 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6644
- OpenAlex
- W3033625564
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 72
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 3.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Motivation and Emotion (publishedVersion)
- Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- mindful attention, non-attachment, basic psychological needs, autonomous motivation, academic motivation, self-determination theory, relatedness, competence, mediation
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