The following comes from an APA News Release:
Study Finds Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Self-Esteem at Top of List of
Psychological Needs
Washington - Attaining popularity or influence and money or luxury is not what
makes people the happiest and is at the bottom of the list of psychological
needs, according to a new study. Topping the list of needs that appear to bring
happiness are autonomy (feeling that your activities are self-chosen and
self-endorsed), competence (feeling that you are effective in your activities),
relatedness (feeling a sense of closeness with others) and self-esteem. The
findings appear in the February issue of the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Article: "What Is Satisfying About Satisfying Events? Testing 10 Candidate
Psychological Needs," Kennon M. Sheldon, Ph.D., University of
Missouri-Columbia; Andrew J. Elliot, Ph.D., and Youngmee Kim, Ph.D.,
University of Rochester; and Tim Kasser, Ph.D., Knox College; Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 80, No. 2.
Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office or
at <http://www.apa.org/journals/psp/psp802325.html>.
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