This section presents references related to SDT. Each is a book, journal article, or book chapter that addresses some aspect of self-determination theory, its supporting research, or its application to one of the life domains. Many of them can be down-loaded as PDF files. Some of the references that are presented are from the Rochester SDT labs, but some are from other labs around the world. Many of the authors of the articles are affiliated faculty members on the faculty page. Contact information on that page will allow you to get further information about their research and publications.

The references presented here are grouped by the topics listed below. Click on any topic that interests you.

• Theoretical Overviews and Research Reviews
• Experiments: Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Regulation
• Human Needs
• Psychological Health and Well-being
• Internalization and Self-regulatory Styles
• Self and Self-Esteem
• Goals, Values, and Aspirations
• Causality Orientations
• Motivation and Self-Determination across Cultures
• Developmental and Parenting
• Relationships
• Mindfulness
• Vitality and Energy
• Nonconscious Process and Priming
• Education
• Health Care
• Organizations and Work
• Sport, Exercise, and Physical Education
• Psychopathology
• Psychotherapy
• The Environment (Sustainability)
• Other Applied Domains
• Foreign Language Articles