What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Developmental psychology
His main research concerns Social psychology, Goal orientation, Self-determination theory, Academic achievement and Deci-.
He studied Social psychology and Developmental psychology that intersect with Adaptive learning.
His Goal orientation research includes themes of Goal theory, Concept learning, Cognitive psychology, Teaching method and Framing.
His work deals with themes such as Qualitative research, Learning theory and Competence, which intersect with Self-determination theory.
His Academic achievement study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Valence and Time perspective.
Willy Lens interconnects Interpersonal communication, Sport psychology and Human physical appearance in the investigation of issues within Deci-.
His most cited work include:
- Motivating learning, performance, and persistence: the synergistic effects of intrinsic goal contents and autonomy-supportive contexts. (1062 citations)
- Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Contents in Self-Determination Theory: Another Look at the Quality of Academic Motivation (1043 citations)
- Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction (685 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Willy Lens mostly deals with Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Developmental psychology, Goal theory and Goal orientation.
His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Academic achievement and Deci-.
His research in Self-determination theory intersects with topics in Physical education and Vitality.
His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Persistence and Intrinsic motivation.
His studies deal with areas such as Cognitive psychology and Learning theory as well as Goal theory.
His research integrates issues of Need for achievement, Affect, Perception, Framing and Concept learning in his study of Goal orientation.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (54.19%)
- Self-determination theory (22.58%)
- Developmental psychology (17.42%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2019)?
- Social psychology (54.19%)
- Self-determination theory (22.58%)
- Developmental psychology (17.42%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Developmental psychology, Need satisfaction and Academic achievement are his primary areas of study.
His study in the fields of Goal theory, Competence and Goal pursuit under the domain of Social psychology overlaps with other disciplines such as Multilevel model and Sample.
His Self-determination theory research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cognitive psychology, Social cognitive theory, Personality and Parenting styles.
His work carried out in the field of Developmental psychology brings together such families of science as Clinical psychology, Intrinsic motivation and Deci-.
His Academic achievement study incorporates themes from Epistemology and Goal orientation.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Student learning, Need for achievement, Perception, Mastery learning and Fear of failure.
Between 2009 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work‐related Basic Need Satisfaction scale (591 citations)
- Understanding the association between future time perspective and self-regulated learning through the lens of self-determination theory (161 citations)
- Vitality and Interest-Enjoyment as a Function of Class-to-Class Variation in Need-Supportive Teaching and Pupils' Autonomous Motivation. (107 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Developmental psychology
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Developmental psychology, Well-being and Multilevel model.
His Competence and Affect study in the realm of Social psychology interacts with subjects such as Variable and Quality.
He combines subjects such as Job satisfaction and Predictive validity with his study of Competence.
His research investigates the connection between Self-determination theory and topics such as Deci- that intersect with issues in Vitality.
His work on Self-regulated learning is typically connected to Correlation as part of general Developmental psychology study, connecting several disciplines of science.
His Academic achievement research integrates issues from Need satisfaction and Goal orientation.
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