Testing self-supportive strategies to regulate autonomy and motivation.

People regularly encounter situations in which they have to engage in tasks they find boring or irrelevant, in which case their autonomy-the need to act in ways that are meaningful for oneself-is impeded. When there is no motivational support available, individuals need to find ways to overcome their motivational barriers by themselves. Applying autonomy-regulation strategies may be effective for increasing autonomy and particularly the more adaptive types of motivation (i.