Autonomy is equally important across East and West: Testing the cross-cultural universality of self-determination theory

ConclusionFindings support the cross-cultural relevance of SDT while at the same time highlighting important cultural variations such as greater importance of competence support in the West, suggesting the need to be cognizant of both cross-cultural universality and variability in motivational theorizing.
Source: Journal of Adolescence - Category: Child Development Source Type: research