To Survive and Thrive: A Self-Determination Perspective of Political Motivation

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dc.contributor.authorDrake, Jessica Kiseren
dc.contributor.committeechairLuke, Timothy W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSeifert, Jeffrey W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBaard, Paul P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPourchot, Georgeta V.en
dc.contributor.departmentPolitical Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:46:04Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-25en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:46:04Zen
dc.date.issued2005-08-31en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-25en
dc.date.sdate2005-09-28en
dc.description.abstractPolitical scientists concentrate on the concept of political activity as social cooperation motivated to meet two goals: biological survival and accumulation of extrinsic rewards such as power, wealth, or territory. Self-determination research in the field of human motivation reveals a different motivator in the form of innate psychological needs. This literature review and theoretical analysis offers an alternative cause for political activity in light of recent empirical work completed by psychologists in the study of Self-Determination Theory. The findings suggest that humans act politically to secure satisfaction of their psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09282005-161739en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09282005-161739/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35218en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartToSurviveandThrive.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectpolitical psychologyen
dc.subjectself-determinationen
dc.subjectpolitical motivationen
dc.titleTo Survive and Thrive: A Self-Determination Perspective of Political Motivationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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