Papers addressing the role which human motivation plays in a wide range of specialties including clinical psychology, internal medicine, sports psychology, social psychology, and educational psychology. Preface ix Part I: Introduction 1. An Overview of Self-Determination Theory: An Organismic-Dialectical Perspective Richard M. Ryan & Edward L. Deci 3(34) Part II: Theoretical Issues and Considerations 2. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: A Hierarchical Model Robert J. Vallerand & Catherine F. Ratelle 37(28) 3. The Self-Concordance Model of Healthy Goal Striving: When Personal Goals Correctly Represent the Person Kennon M.Sheldon 65(22) 4. The Integrating Self and Conscious Experience Holley S. Hodgins & C. Raymond Knee 87(14) 5. Distinguishing Three Ways of Being Highly Motivated: A Closer Look at Introjection, Identification, and Intrinsic Motivation Richard Koestner & Gaëtan F. Losier 101(22) 6. Sketches for a Self-Determination Theory of Values Tim Kasser 123(18) 7. Social Contagion of Motivational Orientations T. Cameron Wild & Michael E. Enzle 141(20) Part III: Self-Determination in Life Domains 8. What Makes Parents Controlling? Wendy S. Grolnick & Nicholas H. Apostoleris 161(22) 9. Self-Determination Theory Applied to Educational Settings Johnmarshall Reeve 183(22) 10. A Motivational Analysis of Self-Determination for Pro-Enviromental Behaviors Luc G. Pelletier 205(28) 11. Improving Patients' Health Through Supporting the Autonomy of Patients and Providers Geoffrey C. Williams 233(22) 12. Intrinsic Need Satisfaction in Organizations: A Motivational Basis of Success in For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Settings Paul P. Baard 255(22) 13. Self-Determination Theory and Participation Motivation Research in the Sport and Exercise Domain Christina M. Frederick-Recascino 277(20) Part IV: Related Viewpoints 14. Self-Determination, Coping, and Development Ellen Skinner & Kathleen Edge 297(42) 15. Distinguishing Between Secure and Fragile Forms of High Self-Esteem Michael H. Kernfis & Andrew W. Paradise 339(22) 16. The Need for Competence Andrew J. Elliot, Holy A. McGregor, & Todd M. Thrash 361(28) 17. Three Views of the Agentle Self: A Developmental Synthesis Todd D. Little, Patricia H. Hawley, Christopher C. Heinrich, & Katherine W. Marsland 389(16) 18. An Educational-Psychological Theory of Interest and its Relation to SDT Andreas Krapp 405(26) Part V: Concluding Comments 19. Self-Determination Research: Reflections and Future Directions Edward L. Deci & Richard M. Ryan 431(12) List of Contributors 443(6) Index 449