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Motivation

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a self-determination theory–based psychoeducational intervention to enhance autonomous motivation for exercise in female university students

Sonia García-Merino, Patricia Ruiz-Bravo, Germán Díaz Ureña

published 07 Aug 2026

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Exploring the influencing factors of academic doctoral students’ academic innovation behavior in the context of generative artificial intelligence: Self-determination theory and motivation-opportunity-ability perspectives

Yanqin Liu, Miao Zhang, Yuwen Peng

published 06 Aug 2026

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When traits meet the moment: State and perceived partner motivations interact with approach-avoidance temperament to predict social preferences in daily life

Martin Weiß, Karina Zabbarov, Marko Paelecke, Katja Bertsch

published 05 Aug 2026

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Applications of the Behavior Change Wheel in promoting physical activity among children and adolescents: A scoping review

Zheng Huang, Shuguang Fang, Sanying Peng

published 31 Jul 2026

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Promote or prevent? A regulatory focus perspective on managerial risk taking

Amadeusz Jacek Miązek, Justyna Światowiec-Szczepańska

published 31 Jul 2026

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Motivations and segmentation of instagram users as a social network site: Their sociodemographic profiles, satisfaction and loyalty

Mauricio Carvache-Franco, Ana Beatriz Hernández-Lara, Orly Carvache-Franco, Wilmer Carvache-Franco

published 30 Jul 2026

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Interlinked relationship between e-cigarette use and physical activity behaviour among Malaysian university students who use e-cigarettes: A cross-sectional study

Chrisminder Dain, Lei Hum Wee, Yin How Wong, Yin Yin Ooi, Ching Sin Siau, Suzanna Awang Bono

published 28 Jul 2026

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Motivational regulations for exercise in Brazilian outpatients with bipolar disorder: An analysis based on the self-regulation theory

Fernanda Castro Monteiro, Carlos Linhares Veloso Filho, Thaís de Almeida Britto, Clara Moreira Zettel, Laíne Keisy Siqueira da Silva, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Elie Cheniaux, Thiago Sousa Matias, Lara Carneiro, Andrea Deslandes

published 28 Jul 2026

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First-generation medical school applicants: A quantitative study designed to identify areas of educational support

Bethsabe Romero, Amanda K. Burbage

published 17 Jul 2026

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Unraveling dynamic factors in Dialectic Behavioural Treatment for Adolescents (DBT-A): A study protocol

Anneke de Weerd, Anne A. Krabbendam, Agaath Koudstaal, Joep Sins, Jacquelijne Schraven, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren, Jantine Roeleveld, Elisabeth Koopman-Verhoeff, Laura A. Nooteboom

published 16 Jul 2026

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Theory-based predictors of prescribing behaviour for neurodegenerative diseases: A cross-sectional survey with European healthcare professionals

Emma Begley, Jason Michael Thomas, William Hind, Carl Senior

published 15 Jul 2026

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Dual paths of information behavioral choice influenced by information and emotion: The moderating effect of user credibility

Na Wang, Yaming Zhang, Yaya Hamadou Koura

published 10 Jul 2026

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Benefits of hypocrisy: Do managers gain more from greenwashing

Weixin Dong, Youcai Yang, Yan Chen

published 10 Jul 2026

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