Promoting Well-Being in School-Based Mentoring Through Basic Psychological Needs Support: Does It Really Count?

The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior

Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Psychological Inquiry · 2000 · 30.3K citations

Quality Of Life, Human Needs, Social Psychology +24

Social Relationships and Health.

Sheldon Cohen · American Psychologist · 2004 · 4.8K citations

The Influence of Affective Teacher–Student Relationships on Students’ School Engagement and Achievement

Debora L. Roorda, Helma M. Y. Koomen, Jantine L. Spilt et al. · Review of Educational Research · 2011 · 2.2K citations

Educational Psychology, High School, Teacher-student Relation +19

Daily Well-Being: The Role of Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness

Harry T. Reis, Kennon M. Sheldon, Shelly L. Gable et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2000 · 2K citations

Quality Of Life, Individual Differences, Autonomy +18

Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives

Veronika Huta, Richard M. Ryan · Journal of Happiness Studies · 2009 · 1.2K citations

Quality Of Life, Overlapping Well-being Benefits, Behavioral Sciences +14