Kennon Marshall Sheldon is a professor of psychological sciences at the
University of Missouri
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in
Columbia,
Missouri
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. His research is in the areas of
well-being
Well-being is what is Intrinsic value (ethics), ultimately good for a person. Also called "welfare" and "quality of life", it is a measure of how well life is going for someone. It is a central goal of many individual and societal endeavors.
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,
motivation
Motivation is an mental state, internal state that propels individuals to engage in goal-directed behavior. It is often understood as a force that explains why people or animals initiate, continue, or terminate a certain behavior at a particul ...
,
self-determination theory
Self-determination theory (SDT) is a macro theory of human motivation and personality regarding individuals' innate tendencies toward growth and innate psychological needs. It pertains to the motivation behind individuals' choices in the absenc ...
,
personality
Personality is any person's collection of interrelated behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that comprise a person’s unique adjustment to life. These interrelated patterns are relatively stable, but can change over long time per ...
, and
positive psychology
Positive psychology is the scientific study of conditions and processes that contribute to positive psychological states (e.g., contentment, joy), well-being, Positive psychology of relationships, positive relationships, and positive institutio ...
. In 2002 he was a recipient of a
Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation (Templeton Foundation) is a philanthropic organization founded by John Templeton in 1987. Templeton became wealthy as a contrarian investor, and wanted to support progress in religious and spiritual knowledge, espec ...
"Positive Psychology" prize and in 2014 received the Ed and Carol Diener award for mid-career achievement in
personality psychology
Personality psychology is a branch of psychology that examines personality and its variation among individuals. It aims to show how people are individually different due to psychological forces. Its areas of focus include:
* Describing what per ...
. He is the author of ''Optimal Human Being: An Integrated Multi-level Perspective'', ''Self-determination Theory in the Clinic: Motivating physical and mental health'', and has written and edited several other academic books, as well as more than 200 academic articles and book chapters.
References
External links
Kennon M. Sheldon, Ph.D. Faculty page at the University of Missouri
Interview on Hidden Brain podcast https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/what-do-you-want-to-be/
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American psychologists
University of Missouri faculty
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