ABSTRACT
Cognitive evaluation theory (CET), self-determination theory’s (SDT’s) first mini-theory, focuses on the nature of motivation and the factors that impact the degree to which an activity is engaged in for ‘its own sake’. Organismic integration theory is the second mini-theory proposed by SDT, which focuses on extrinsic motivation and its multifaceted structure. According to the organismic dialectical view of SDT, the context surrounding an individual serves as an antecedent to their experiences of need satisfaction and frustration. SDT-based interventions, hence, usually aim to promote a more need-supportive interpersonal style and, at the same time, lessen need-thwarting styles. Relationships motivation theory is the sixth and newest mini-theory to be added to the SDT framework. A holistic view of the underpinnings of human motivation is restricted by the fact that SDT does not consider other important predictors of behaviour, such as individuals’ implicit attitudes, as well as the physical environment surrounding them.
