A new longitudinal study of university students found that having non-controlling, supportive relationships is associated ...
Employees who endured a chronic workload imbalance and felt they lacked a voice in the workplace were more likely to show ...
Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there’s been ...
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has released a new white paper, "Psychological Foundations of Autonomy and Burnout," authored by Julie A. Overbey, Ph.D., MSA, and Pamela Ann Gordon, ...
As academic pressure mounts for adolescents worldwide, a new study in the Journal of Adolescence challenges the idea that simply giving students more autonomy improves outcomes. Tracking 1,639 high ...
Five separate mediation analyses found that adaptive coping had a significant association with each PWB subscale and self-efficacy. After controlling for self-efficacy, there remained separate ...
As scholars of the topic know, happiness and well-being are complicated constructs. This was evident this past weekend as my family engaged in a spirited discussion on the question of what makes ...
Leisure physical activity is consistently associated with improved emotional well-being across the lifespan, with evidence suggesting that stress reduction, resilience, and social support partially ...