This is a theory from Psychology which posits that human being's three main psychological needs are competance, relatedness and autonomy. By competance what is meant is the need to be effective in dealing with the environment around us. Relatedness means the need to have close, affectionate relationships with others and autonomy is the need to control the course of one's own life.
A 2003 study supports the claims of Self-Determination Theory and indicates that the need for autonomy is cross-cultural. The people conducting this study stated the following: " We found that whatever cultural practices one is considering, there appears to be a positive relation between more internalized or autonomous regulation of those practices and well-being as measured through both hedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (self-fulfilment) indicators. Specifically we found that whether one's behaviours and attitudes are individualistic, collectivist, horizontal or vertical in nature, more autonomous enactment is associated with greater well-being."
The people conducting this study (E.Deci and R. Ryan) had this to say about hierarchy: "We see the very nature of vertical social arrangements as more conflictual vis a vis Self-Determination Theory's postulated basic needs for autonomy and relatedness. Vertical societies frequently require individuals to forgo autonomy and to subordinate themselves to heteronomous influences. In addition, vertical societies place boundaries around those whom intimacy and connectedness can be established."
In summing up this study, those conducting it had the following to say about their finding regarding autonomy: "This study shows that, across diverse cultures, the issue of autonomy can be similarly understood, and that across diverse practices, autonomy is associated with well-being." Another such study by E. Deci and R. Ryan indicated that autonomy in the workplace is good for the motivation and mental health of workers. The study focused on state-run workplaces in the USA and Bulgaria. Here is a quote from the study: "The degree of autonomy-supportiveness of work climate did predict overall need satisfaction in each culture, and need satisfaction in turn predicted both task engagement and well-being. Thus, by showing that satisfying these needs promotes motivation and mental health across cultures, results of the study are consistent with the view that these needs are universal."
There have been other similar studies, including ones examining depression and controlled motivation, autonomous motivation flow and there is a related study about childrens' interest in games.
So, if these studies are correct, or accurate, then it would appear that we have more scientific evidence to support anarchist-communist/class struggle anarchist ideas.
Self-determination theory http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/ Studies looking at the cross-cultural need for autonomy: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/S... http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SD... http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SD... Depression and controlled motivation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p... Autonomous motivation and flow http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/sites... Token economies: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... Children's interest in games: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Rewards and creativity: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/... https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9996... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... http://www.jstor.org/stable/1422251?s... Controlling teaching and helplessness: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...Competitive vs co-operative learning https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
A 2003 study supports the claims of Self-Determination Theory and indicates that the need for autonomy is cross-cultural. The people conducting this study stated the following: " We found that whatever cultural practices one is considering, there appears to be a positive relation between more internalized or autonomous regulation of those practices and well-being as measured through both hedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (self-fulfilment) indicators. Specifically we found that whether one's behaviours and attitudes are individualistic, collectivist, horizontal or vertical in nature, more autonomous enactment is associated with greater well-being."
The people conducting this study (E.Deci and R. Ryan) had this to say about hierarchy: "We see the very nature of vertical social arrangements as more conflictual vis a vis Self-Determination Theory's postulated basic needs for autonomy and relatedness. Vertical societies frequently require individuals to forgo autonomy and to subordinate themselves to heteronomous influences. In addition, vertical societies place boundaries around those whom intimacy and connectedness can be established."
In summing up this study, those conducting it had the following to say about their finding regarding autonomy: "This study shows that, across diverse cultures, the issue of autonomy can be similarly understood, and that across diverse practices, autonomy is associated with well-being." Another such study by E. Deci and R. Ryan indicated that autonomy in the workplace is good for the motivation and mental health of workers. The study focused on state-run workplaces in the USA and Bulgaria. Here is a quote from the study: "The degree of autonomy-supportiveness of work climate did predict overall need satisfaction in each culture, and need satisfaction in turn predicted both task engagement and well-being. Thus, by showing that satisfying these needs promotes motivation and mental health across cultures, results of the study are consistent with the view that these needs are universal."
There have been other similar studies, including ones examining depression and controlled motivation, autonomous motivation flow and there is a related study about childrens' interest in games.
So, if these studies are correct, or accurate, then it would appear that we have more scientific evidence to support anarchist-communist/class struggle anarchist ideas.
Self-determination theory http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/ Studies looking at the cross-cultural need for autonomy: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/S... http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SD... http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SD... Depression and controlled motivation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p... Autonomous motivation and flow http://www.psychology.uct.ac.za/sites... Token economies: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... Children's interest in games: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Rewards and creativity: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/... https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9996... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... http://www.jstor.org/stable/1422251?s... Controlling teaching and helplessness: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...Competitive vs co-operative learning https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
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