Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis

Behavior change is more effective and lasting when patients are autonomously motivated. To examine this idea, we identified 184 independent data sets from studies that utilized self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) in health care and health promotion contexts. A meta-analysis evalua...

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Main Authors: Ng, J., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Deci, E., Ryan, R., Duda, J., Williams, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications, Inc. 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46421
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author Ng, J.
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Deci, E.
Ryan, R.
Duda, J.
Williams, G.
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Ntoumanis, Nikos
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Deci, E.
Ryan, R.
Duda, J.
Williams, G.
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description Behavior change is more effective and lasting when patients are autonomously motivated. To examine this idea, we identified 184 independent data sets from studies that utilized self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) in health care and health promotion contexts. A meta-analysis evaluated relations between the SDT-based constructs of practitioner support for patient autonomy and patients’ experience of psychological need satisfaction, as well as relations between these SDT constructs and indices of mental and physical health. Results showed the expected relations among the SDT variables, as well as positive relations of psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation to beneficial health outcomes. Several variables (e.g., participants’ age, study design) were tested as potential moderators when effect sizes were heterogeneous. Finally, we used path analyses of the meta-analyzed correlations to test the interrelations among the SDT variables. Results suggested that SDT is a viable conceptual framework to study antecedents and outcomes of motivation for health-related behaviors.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-464212017-09-13T13:39:37Z Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis Ng, J. Ntoumanis, Nikos Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Deci, E. Ryan, R. Duda, J. Williams, G. Behavior change is more effective and lasting when patients are autonomously motivated. To examine this idea, we identified 184 independent data sets from studies that utilized self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) in health care and health promotion contexts. A meta-analysis evaluated relations between the SDT-based constructs of practitioner support for patient autonomy and patients’ experience of psychological need satisfaction, as well as relations between these SDT constructs and indices of mental and physical health. Results showed the expected relations among the SDT variables, as well as positive relations of psychological need satisfaction and autonomous motivation to beneficial health outcomes. Several variables (e.g., participants’ age, study design) were tested as potential moderators when effect sizes were heterogeneous. Finally, we used path analyses of the meta-analyzed correlations to test the interrelations among the SDT variables. Results suggested that SDT is a viable conceptual framework to study antecedents and outcomes of motivation for health-related behaviors. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46421 10.1177/1745691612447309 Sage Publications, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Ng, J.
Ntoumanis, Nikos
Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie
Deci, E.
Ryan, R.
Duda, J.
Williams, G.
Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title_full Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title_short Self-Determination Theory Applied to Health Contexts: A Meta-Analysis
title_sort self-determination theory applied to health contexts: a meta-analysis
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46421