O'Connor B P, Vallerand R J
Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Psychol Aging. 1994 Jun;9(2):189-94. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.9.2.189.
In this report self-determination theory is applied to the regulation of everyday behavior in later life. Nursing home residents with more self-determined motivational orientations displayed higher levels of psychological adjustment. However, the effects of opportunities for self-determination available in the environment were less straightforward and were moderated by motivational styles. Specifically, residents with self-determined motivational styles were better adjusted when they lived in homes that provided opportunities for freedom and choice, whereas residents with less self-determined motivational styles were better adjusted when they lived in high constraint environments. The findings support person-environment fit models of adjustment in old age.
在本报告中，自我决定理论被应用于晚年日常行为的调节。具有更强自我决定动机取向的养老院居民表现出更高水平的心理调适。然而，环境中可获得的自我决定机会的影响则不那么直接，并且受到动机风格的调节。具体而言，具有自我决定动机风格的居民在居住在提供自由和选择机会的养老院时调适得更好，而具有较弱自我决定动机风格的居民在居住在高度受限环境中时调适得更好。这些发现支持了老年调适的人-环境匹配模型。
