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Self‐Determination Theory: The Importance of Autonomy to Well‐Being Across Cultures
Author(s) -
WICHMANN SONIA SECHER
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2011.tb00103.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , humanism , self determination theory , social psychology , psychology , epistemology , self determination , sociology , political science , philosophy , law
According to proponents of self‐determination theory, autonomous regulation is a universal psychological human need. Researchers have found autonomy (defined as acting in accordance with one's values) related to well‐being across cultures. Encouraging client autonomy is therefore fundamental to the practice of humanistic counseling.