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Vitality as a Ubiquitous Concept Vitality as a Ubiquitous Concept
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SDT’s Organismic Model of Vitality SDT’s Organismic Model of Vitality
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Initial Validation Studies Initial Validation Studies
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Measuring Subjective Vitality Measuring Subjective Vitality
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SDT Research Using the SVS SDT Research Using the SVS
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Need Satisfaction and Subjective Vitality Need Satisfaction and Subjective Vitality
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Ego Depletion Research Ego Depletion Research
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Physical Activity/Exercise Physical Activity/Exercise
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Exposure to Nature Exposure to Nature
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Vitality and Mindfulness Vitality and Mindfulness
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Subjective Vitality and Health-Related Behaviors Subjective Vitality and Health-Related Behaviors
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Vitality in the Workplace Vitality in the Workplace
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Future Directions in the Study of Vitality Future Directions in the Study of Vitality
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Conclusion Conclusion
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10 The Energy behind Human Flourishing: Theory and Research on Subjective Vitality
Get accessChristina Frederick, Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Richard M. Ryan, Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
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Published:23 February 2023
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Abstract
This chapter reviews the history of theory and research on subjective vitality within self-determination theory (SDT). Research on subjective vitality, defined as the phenomenal experience of aliveness and of having energy available to the self, has demonstrated the centrality of this experience of energy to wellness and flourishing. Research has shown that subjective vitality varies not only with physical conditions but also with different types and conditions of motivation. Generally, more autonomous motives are associated with enhanced vitality, whereas controlled motives diminish subjective energy. Findings also show that satisfaction of basic psychological needs enhances subjective vitality, whereas need frustrations deplete one’s sense of energy and aliveness. Experimental work on “ego depletion,” in which self-controlling motives are induced, leading to lowered energy, is consistent with this SDT-based theorizing. Subjective vitality has been studied in many domains, beginning with exercise and physical activity and extending to areas such as health and wellness, sleep, energy in the workplace, and the importance of nature to the experience of vitality. Across contexts and characters, subjective vitality remains one of the most phenomenally accessible and predictive indicators of wellness available.
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