Search for dissertations about: "self-determination theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words self-determination theory.

2. 1. You don’t have to love it - Exploring the mechanisms of exercise motivation using self-determination theory in a digital context

   Author : Anna Karin Weman-Josefsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; exercise; motivation; self-determination theory; digital intervention; LGCM; mediation; RCT;

   Abstract : Most Western countries have developed guidelines and programs to inform and promote regular physical activity and exercise behaviours in order to gain desired health benefits for the population. Unfortunately, health statistics show that many people do not reach these recommended activity levels. READ MORE

4. 2. EXPLORING MOTIVATIONAL MECHANISMS IN EXERCISE BEHAVIOUR : Applying Self-determination theory in a person-centred approach

   Author : Karin Anna Weman-Josefsson; Magnus Lindwall; Boo Johansson; Jesper Lundgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; autonomy; competence; exercise; intervention; mediation; relatedness; autonomy; competence; exercise; intervention; mediation; relatedness;

   Abstract : Involvement in physical activity (PA) and exercise behaviour is multifaceted and depends on bidirectional correlations between multiple factors; one avenue to increase the understanding of sustainable exercise behaviours would be to employ a motivational perspective. In this thesis, this was done by placing the primary focus on Self-determination theory (SDT) as a person-centred approach to study the motivational mechanisms believed to impact exercise behaviour based on the SDT process model. READ MORE

5. 3. The Collective Archives of Mind : An Exploration of Reasons from Metaethics to Social Ontology

   Author : Gloria Mähringer; Praktisk filosofi; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Reasons Fundamentalism; constitutivism; constructivism; realism; error theory; domain of reasons; self-determination; normative harmony; normative instability; disruption of thought; normative transformation; social ontology; critical realism; affordances of thought; reason relations; collective archive;

   Abstract : This monograph discusses the question of what it is to be a reason – mainly in practical ethics – and proposes an original contribution to metaethics.It critically examines theories of metaethical realism, constructivism and error theory and identifies several misunderstandings or unclarities in contemporary debates. READ MORE

6. 4. As if Peoples Mattered: Critical Appraisal of "Peoples" and "Minorities" from the International Human Rights Perspective and Beyond

   Author : Zelim Tskhovrebov; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Self-Actualization; Individuation; Games; Self-Determination; International Law; Peoples; Minorities; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : The subject matter of the thesis is the comprehensive - legal and multidisciplinary - analysis of the terms 'peoples' and 'minorities' in international law. The argument of the author proceeds in four parts: the Problematique which deals with the 'minority challenge' and the international normative response to that challenge; the Critique, criticizing the basic underlying assumptions of the discourse; the Diagnostics, diagnosing the causative factors behind the normative 'malaise'; and the Resolutique, recapping the best international law of human rights offers for the solution of the 'minority' problem on the one hand, and suggesting new ways of looking on the problem, on the other. READ MORE

7. 5. The marketing-entrepreneurship interface : an evaluation of hybrid entrepreneurs

   Author : Caitlin Ferreira; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Julie S. Tinson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial marketing; hybrid entrepreneurship; experiential learning theory; self-determination theory; venture development; motivations; strategic orientation; brand equity; growth strategy; comfort entrepreneur; Industrial Marketing; Industriell marknadsföring;

   Abstract : Marketing and entrepreneurship may often be treated as distinct streams of academic research, however their complementary nature in practice highlights a number of areas of overlap between the two disciplines. The emergence and subsequent growth of entrepreneurial marketing has highlighted the intersection between marketing and entrepreneurship, with scholars expanding the context within which entrepreneurial marketing is examined. READ MORE