Motivation Science

Making choices impairs subsequent self-control: A limited-resource account of decision making, self-regulation, and active initiative.

Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel et al. · 2014 · 721 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +15

The development of goal setting theory: A half century retrospective.

Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham · 2019 · 627 citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Goal Setting +9

A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts.

Pedro J. Teixeira, Marta M. Marques, Marlene N. Silva et al. · 2020 · 511 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Behavior, Psychology +17

Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior.

Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. · 2021 · 361 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: Time for expansion and clarification.

Edwin A. Locke, Kaspar Schattke · 2018 · 301 citations

Management, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +8