Self-selected interventions tend to yield stronger effects on motivation and overall efficacy¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Research consistently shows self-selected interventions tend to yield stronger motivational and efficacy effects than imposed ones. → Lucciarini 2025

Evidence¶

Lucciarini 2025¶

Lucciarini, E., Carr, A., Bressoud, N., Boniwell, I., Audrin, C., Gay, P., & Burel, N. (2025). Evermore Wellbeing for Teens: A Scoping Review of Stand-alone and Brief Positive Psychology Interventions for Potential Use in Educational Settings. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10033-3

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Narrative review assertion citing Deci & Ryan (2012), Giannopoulos & Vella-Brodrick (2011), and Kalisch et al. (2022): "self-selected interventions tend to yield stronger effects on motivation and overall efficacy." No effect sizes are printed; the review offers this as background for student choice in PoETA.

"Because research has consistently shown that self-selected interventions tend to yield stronger effects on motivation and overall efficacy (Deci & Ryan, 2012; Giannopoulos & Vella-Brodrick, 2011; Kalisch et al., 2022)"

Discussion¶

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