Prep for Session 03

BA New Media / Online Communication KF/BF A: Spring Term 2023

Mandatory

To prepare for the next session, please read the following paper:

Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., & Ryan, R. M. (2023). Basic psychological needs theory: A conceptual and empirical review of key criteria. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.013.5

After you have finished reading, try to answer the following questions:

• How can we define autonomy need experiences?
• How do the key criteria of BPNT described within the chapter relate to digital media use? What might be implications for studying digital autonomy?
• Can you think of examples that are similar to the empirical studies described in the chapter, but relate to digital media use?
• Did you find anything odd while reading the chapter? Can you identify aspects that might be worthy of critique?

Supplementary

If you need more literature on this topic later on, you may find the following papers interesting as well:

Arvanitis, A., & Kalliris, K. (2023). Philosophical perspectives on autonomy in self-determination theory. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory (p. 0). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197600047.013.20

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1987). The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53(6), 1024–1037. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.53.6.1024

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1995). Human autonomy. In M. H. Kernis (Ed.), Efficacy, Agency, and Self-Esteem (pp. 31–49). Springer US.