The need for autonomy has been most extensively researched in SDT. Autonomy refers to a sense of choice and freedom from external pressure in one’s actions behaviours and thoughts. It is the organismic desire to self-organize experience and behavior. Autonomy is concerned with being involved in activities that are congruent with an individual’s integrated sense of self. Autonomy refers to the experience of self-endorsement of one’s action and true volition.
It must be noted that autonomy does not refer to the idea of individualism, internal locus of control, and being independent in the sense that intervpersonal relations are not valued.
In SDT autonomy refers to the experience of integration and freedom and it is central to healthy human
It must be noted that autonomy does not refer to the idea of individualism, internal locus of control, and being independent in the sense that intervpersonal relations are not valued.
In SDT autonomy refers to the experience of integration and freedom and it is central to healthy human