Basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation: : A humanistic perspective on pro-environmental behaviour change
Wullenkord, Marlis LU
(2023)
p.212-212
- Abstract
- This chapter introduces a humanistic perspective on pro-environmental behaviour change. It outlines self-determination theory, a humanistic, dialectical theory of human motivation, as a theoretical frame for understanding behaviour change and its underlying motivations. Self-determination theory proposes that humans have basic psychological needs for autonomy (ownership), competence (efficacy), and relatedness (belonging). The satisfaction of those universal, fundamental needs is a pre-requisite for healthy human functioning, well-being, autonomous motivation, and the ability to cope with threat, while the thwarting of those needs leads to extrinsic motivation, defensiveness, and self-protective behaviours. Satisfied basic psychological... (More)
- This chapter introduces a humanistic perspective on pro-environmental behaviour change. It outlines self-determination theory, a humanistic, dialectical theory of human motivation, as a theoretical frame for understanding behaviour change and its underlying motivations. Self-determination theory proposes that humans have basic psychological needs for autonomy (ownership), competence (efficacy), and relatedness (belonging). The satisfaction of those universal, fundamental needs is a pre-requisite for healthy human functioning, well-being, autonomous motivation, and the ability to cope with threat, while the thwarting of those needs leads to extrinsic motivation, defensiveness, and self-protective behaviours. Satisfied basic psychological needs lead to autonomous motivation – long-term, self-sustaining motivation for voluntary behaviour change. Based on the theoretical propositions and empirical evidence in the environmental context, this chapter provides a hands-on guide to foster pro-environmental behaviour change in various contexts. (Less)
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- Wullenkord, Marlis
LU
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- publishing date
- 2023-10-13
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- pro-environmental behavior, motivation, self-determination theory, basic psychological needs, humanistic psychology
- host publication
- Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change
- editor
- Gatersleben, Birgitta and Murtagh, Niamh
- pages
- 226 pages
- publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781800882126
- language
- English
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title = {{Basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation: : A humanistic perspective on pro-environmental behaviour change}},
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