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Self-Determination Theory and Public Policy: Improving the Quality of Consumer Decisions without using Coercion
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Self-determination theory identifies a basic psychological need for autonomy as a central feature for understanding effective self-regulation and well-being. The authors explain why policy that promotes autonomous choice for behavior change is often more effective than the use of coercion, especially when evaluating policy on a broad level with a long-term perspective.
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“Many studies have shown that when people are motivated by tangible extrinsic rewards, their autonomous motivation is often undermined (Deci, Koestner, and Ryan 1999).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Moller, A. C., Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L.
- Venue
- Journal of Public Policy & Marketing
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-04
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 104-116
- ISSN
- 0743-9156 (ISSN-L)
- 1547-7207
- OpenAlex
- W1998783057
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 21
- FWCI
- 5.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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