Self-direction

  • Basic human value
  • Value

Name

Self-direction

Types

Basic human value
Value

Conflicting value

Security
Conformity
Tradition

Defining goal

Choosing
Exploring
independent thought and action
Creating

Intro

Self-direction derives from organismic needs for control and mastery (e.g., Bandura, 1977; Deci, 1975) and interactional requirements of autonomy and independence (e.g., Kluckhohn, 1951; Kohn & Schooler, 1983). (creativity, freedom, choosing own goals, curious, independent) [self-respect, intelligent, privacy]

Motivation

Openness to change