Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Williams, Geoffrey C."
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A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health
Ntoumanis, Nikos; Ng, Johan Y. Y.; Prestwich, Andrew; Quested, Eleanor; Hancox, Jennie E.; Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie; Deci, Edward; Ryan, Richard M.; Lonsdale, Chris; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)There are no literature reviews that have examined the impact of health-domain interventions, informed by self-determination theory (SDT), on SDT constructs and health indices. Our aim was to meta-analyse such interventions ... -
Mindfulness buffers the adverse impact of need frustration on employee outcomes: A self‐determination theory perspective
Olafsen, Anja Hagen; Niemiec, Christopher; Deci, Edward; Halvari, Halgeir; Nilsen, Etty Ragnhild; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)According to the job demands–resources model, job demands (or hindrances) can drain energy and yield physiological and psychological costs by requiring sustained physical and/or mental effort at work. Using self-determination ... -
Motivation and anxiety for dental treatment and dental attendance: The roles of the locus of causality personality and treatment styles
Halvari, Anne Elisabeth M.; Halvari, Halgeir; Deci, Edward; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The purpose of the present study was to test a self‐determination theory model with the following hypotheses: (1) Patients’ autonomous causality personality orientation and oral health care professionals’ autonomy‐supportive ... -
Motivational Mechanisms Underlying Physicians’ Occupational Health: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
Moller, Arlen C.; Olafsen, Anja Hagen; Jager, Andrew J.; Kao, Audiey C.; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Numerous studies have documented deteriorating occupational health among practicing physicians. This trend poses a serious risk not only for physicians but also for the many patients under their care. Past research finds ... -
A Prospective Study of Knowledge Sharing at Work Based on Self-Determination Theory
Halvari, Anne Elisabeth M.; Ivarsson, Andreas; Halvari, Halgeir; Olafsen, Anja Hagen; Solstad, Bård Erlend; Niemiec, Christopher P.; Deci, Edward L.; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Knowledge sharing involves the provision or receipt of information, know-how, best practices, lessons learned, and/or feedback about a task, product, and/or procedure in order to develop new skills and competencies at work ... -
Worksite intervention effects on motivation, physical activity, and health. A cluster randomized controlled trial
Pedersen, Cathrine; Halvari, Halgeir; Williams, Geoffrey C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives: The current study tested the hypothesis that a physical activity (PA) intervention in the worksite would lead to increases in autonomous motivation and perceived competence for PA, self-administered regular PA, ...