The research examined how community mental health nurses promote self-determination with clients who are experiencing an early episode of schizophrenia. The study used grounded theory methodology incorporating interviews and observations. The study took place in the community, in rural and regional New South Wales, Australia, and involved clients and community mental health nurses. The findings...

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to test the relationship between intrinsic motivation and work performance among individuals from a broad cross-section of job types among public employees with the objectives of contributing to self-determination theory and assisting public management practice and research. Design/methodology/approach – Respondents were drawn from three municipalities lo...

The self-regulatory strength model maintains that all acts of self-regulation, self-control, and choice result in a state of fatigue called ego-depletion. Self-determination theory differentiates between autonomous regulation and controlled regulation. Because making decisions represents one instance of self-regulation, the authors also differentiate between autonomous choice and controlled cho...