The pursuit of happiness is an important goal for many people. However, surprisingly little
scientific research has focused on the question of how happiness can be increased and then …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kennon M. Sheldon,
Department of Psychology, 210 McAlester Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 …

An integrative model of the conative process, which has important ramifications for
psychological need satisfaction and hence for individuals' well-being, is presented. The self-…

Emotional well-being is most typically studied in trait or trait-like terms, yet a growing literature
indicates that daily (within-person) fluctuations in emotional well-being may be equally …

The present study investigated whether satisfaction and frustration of the psychological
needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence, as identified within Basic Psychological …

Three field experiments with high school and college students tested the self-determination
theory (EL Deci & RM Ryan, 2000) hypotheses that intrinsic (vs. extrinsic) goals and …

The purpose of this study is to examine the mechanisms by which personality traits influence
performance and satisfaction. Specifically, the authors examined how 3 personality …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kennon M. Sheldon,
Department of Psychology, 210 McAlester Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 …

This diary study examined the proposal that satisfaction of two psychological needs,
competence and autonomy, leads to daily well-being. Between-subjects analyses indicated that …

A 4-week experimental study (N = 67) examined the motivational predictors and positive
emotion outcomes of regularly practicing two mental exercises: counting one's blessings (“…