Understanding the need for novelty from the perspective of self-determination theory
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Perceived novelty can heighten interest and the willingness to persist.
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Novelty in PE settings is associated with intrinsic motivation.
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- Authors
- González-Cutre, D., Sicilia, Á., Sierra, A. C., Ferriz, R., & Hagger, M. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Almería (ES)
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU (ES)
- Griffith University (AU)
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-11
- Volume
- 102
- Pages
- 159-169
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2464803560
- Cited by
- 301
- References
- 80
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 29.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-nd
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Escuela de Estudios Universitarios Real Madrid-Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM2.11X)
- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (DEP2010-17063)
- Finnish Distinguished Professor Programme (FiDiPro)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychological and Educational Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
- Keywords
- self-determination theory, basic psychological needs, autonomy, competence, relatedness, intrinsic motivation, physical education, life satisfaction, psychological well-being
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