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Goldfarb, Yael; Golan, Ofer; Gal, Eynat – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The study explores work motivation of autistic adults through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Twelve autistic employees (ages 28-47; 3 females) participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews about their work experience. Analysis combined inductive and deductive approaches, identifying motivational themes emerging from the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Work Attitudes, Motivation, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Birch, Heather J. S. – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2022
This case study is about understanding disruptive students who are motivated by a psychological need to invoke change in a learning space. Marczewski's User Types Test, a typology for classifying both intrinsic and extrinsic motivational tendencies, and based on Self-Determination Theory, was administered to 14 participants, aged 9 through 15, to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, High School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Klemme Larson, Rachel E.; Bell, Alexandra A. – Human Resource Development Review, 2013
Newcomer adjustment, the process an individual goes through within the first year at a new organization, can be a challenging transition for traditionally aged recent college graduates. Unsuccessful adjustment can have profound negative consequences for young adults, organizations, and undergraduate institutions. Gaps exist in the human resource…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, College Graduates, Adjustment (to Environment), Human Resources
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Koka, Andre; Hagger, Martin S. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
In the present study, we tested the effects of specific dimensions of perceived teaching behaviors on students' self-determined motivation in physical education. In accordance with the tenets of self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000), we expected the psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness would mediate these…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Physical Education, Self Determination, Psychological Needs
Strube, Michael J.; Werner, Carol – 1982
Past research suggests that Type A's have a higher need for control than Type B's, and empirical evidence documents their greater reactivity to control loss. To extend investigation to control decisions and examine the hypothesis that Type A's would be less willing than Type B's to relinquish control to another person, 160 male undergraduates were…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Decision Making, Feedback
Strube, Michael J.; And Others – 1983
Previous research has indicated that Type A's have a higher need to control their environments, and respond more reactively to control loss than Type B's. To clarify the role of information processing in the control relinquishment decisions of Type A's and B's, 147 male and female college students took part in a problem solving experiment. Pairs…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Decision Making
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Somers, Mark John; Lefkowitz, Joel – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1983
Tested two hypotheses derived from Korman's consistency model of work behavior using a sample of administrators (N=112). As predicted, those with high self-esteem experienced significantly greater need gratification. Self-esteem also significantly and positively moderated the relationship between need gratification and work satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Individual Differences, Job Satisfaction
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Cavallin, Barbara A.; Houston, B. Kent – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Preference for personal space was related in this study to psychological maladjustment, aggressiveness, and body experience. Results indicated that individuals who tend to be maladjusted and individuals who tend to be aggressive preferred more personal space in face-to-face encounters in which the S was approached by a stranger. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Body Image
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Breakwell, Glynis M. – Journal of Moral Education, 1985
How young people respond to verbal abuse directed at them purely because they are unemployed was studied. It was found that since young unemployed blame themselves for their failure to gain a job, they do not regard abuse as unjust and, consequently, are unable to defend themselves adequately. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Educational Needs
Friedland, Randi – 1982
Clinicians and family theorists have speculated that men and women differ in their orientations to close relationships, although these stereotypic patterns have not been investigated empirically. To determine whether people's interactional experiences are characterized by distinctive, sex-linked orientations to expressiveness and caring, 252 men…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Response
Cicirelli, Victor G. – 1982
Sibling relationships are not only maintained throughout life in most cases, but assume considerable importance in old age. Siblings provide psychological support for each other as well as more tangible forms of helping and caregiving. In order to investigate variables leading to sibling help in the area of psychological support, a path model…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Response, Gerontology
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Marks, Stephen R.; MacDermid, Shelley M. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Argues that the way people organize their roles and identities is an empirical issue, not an established fact. Found that people who maintain more balance across their entire systems of roles and activities will score lower on measures of role strain and depression and higher on measures of well-being. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Individual Activities, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health
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McCann, Patrick H. – Computers and Education, 1983
Discusses the design and development of the user-computer interface in terms of the personal computer user's psychological needs and physical, perceptual, and conceptual contact with the system. Principles for the development of a user-system dialog that meets the requirements of transparency and visibility are suggested. Twenty-six references are…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Science, Design Preferences, Design Requirements
Jacobs, Ellen – 1977
This paper, focusing on young children's need for privacy, describes a study conducted to determine the manner in which children in day care centers resolve the problem of reduced space and time for privacy. A pilot study revealed that children displayed three privacy seeking behaviors: (1) verbal and nonverbal territorial behavior (use or defense…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Curriculum Development