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Self determination theory: how to use it to boost wellbeing

By Mark Fabian, Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick

Self-determination theory (SDT) is one of the most well established and powerful approaches to wellbeing in psychological research literature. Yet it doesn’t seem to have broken through into popular discussions about wellbeing, happiness and self-help. That’s a shame, because it has so much to contribute.

A foundational idea in self-determination theory is that we have three basic psychological needs:…

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