New Perspectives on the Role of Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Regulation

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to gather relevant contributions around motivation and self-regulation and their interactions with engagement and performance and with well-being and quality of life of individuals and/or groups in different environments.

Empirical research that allows us to synthesize and value the role of self-regulatory skills on health, adjustment, and well-being is relevant to this issue. We are interested in knowing how different profiles of self-regulatory or self-regulation strategies affect performance and engagement in different environments and how they are linked to emotional well-being, satisfaction, and quality of life of groups and individuals.

We are also interested in gathering both research and reviews on the impact of intrinsic motivation on well-being and performance of individuals and groups, especially in achievement contexts. Contributions examining the relationship between motivational orientations and adjustment, stress, and well-being and/or evaluating the predictive value of different motivational patterns in engagement and performance are especially suitable for this Special Issue.

Ultimately, we understand that the constructs on which this Special Issue revolves may be central to the psychological agenda of sustainable development and may specify the contribution from sustainability psychology to the design of intervention and prevention. 

Dr. Rodríguez Martínez Susana
Dr. Isabel Piñeiro Aguín
Dr. Bibiana Regueiro
Guest Editors

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