Placing Motivation and Future Time Perspective Theory in a Temporal Perspective

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

Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Psychological Inquiry · 2000 · 32.1K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +10

Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

Karen A. Miller, Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1988 · 15.4K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +13

Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation.

Carole Ames · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1992 · 6.2K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction +15

Further Examining the American Dream: Differential Correlates of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals

Tim Kasser, Richard M. Ryan · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1996 · 2.7K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +15

Facilitating Internalization: The Self‐Determination Theory Perspective

Edward L. Deci, Haleh Eghrari, Brian C. Patrick et al. · Journal of Personality · 1994 · 2.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10