| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Drake, Jessica Kiser
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| Author's Email Address |
jdrake@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-09282005-161739 |
| Title |
To Survive and Thrive: A Self-Determination Perspective of Political Motivation |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Department |
Political Science |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Luke, Timothy W. |
Committee Chair |
| Baard, Paul P. |
Committee Member |
| Pourchot, Georgeta Valentina |
Committee Member |
| Seifert, Jeffrey W. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- political psychology
- self-determination
- political motivation
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| Date of Defense |
2005-08-31 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Political 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.
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