Implications of Employment Changes Caused by COVID-19 on Mental Health and Work-Related Psychological Need Satisfaction of Autistic Employees: A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study

Based on the self-determination theory (SDT), this study used a mixed-methods (i.e., quantitative and qualitative approaches) design to explore the role of basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) played in sustained volunteering. Quantitative analysis of 803 college student volunteers revealed that competence and relatedness need satisfaction had significant associations with sustained volunteering, while autonomy need satisfaction did not. Furthermore, latent profile analyses identified five profiles of BPNS: low (Profile 1), relatively low (Profile 2), moderate (Profile 3), low autonomy-high competence and relatedness (Profile 4), and high (Profile 5). Volunteers in Profile 4 and Profile 5 reported higher sustained volunteering than those in other profiles. Subsequent qualitative synthesis of interview data from 33 college student volunteers found that competence need satisfaction (45.58%) was mentioned most frequently among the factors promoting sustained volunteering, then followed by relatedness (27.43%) and autonomy need satisfaction (11.06%). These findings highlight the important role of BPNS, especially competence and relatedness need satisfaction, in promoting college students’ long-term volunteering.

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Daily video game play, psychological need satisfaction, and mental health

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e526672008-001 ◽

2008 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew K. Przybylski ◽

Richard M. Ryan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Video Game ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Game Play ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Video Game Play ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

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“It’s Not the Same”: A Comparison of the Psychological Needs Satisfied by Musical Group Activities in Face to Face and Virtual Modes

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646292 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Grace Draper ◽

Genevieve A. Dingle

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Group Identification ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Face To Face ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Needs Satisfaction ◽

Group Memberships ◽

Virtual Mode ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

According to the social identity approach to health, group memberships influence people’s mental health to the extent that they identify with their group. Emerging evidence suggests that music groups, such as choirs, enhance mental health via group identification and the satisfaction of various psychological needs; however, more research is required to understand these processes in other types of music groups. Furthermore, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) social distancing restrictions in 2020 prevented music groups from meeting face to face (F2F). Some music groups adapted virtually, but the rate of adaptation of various music activities is unknown, as is the impact of such adaptations on participants’ group identification, psychological need satisfaction, and mental health. We explored these questions using a cross-sectional survey with 257 participants (Mage = 46 years, 78% female) of singing (n = 172), instrumental (n = 48), and dance groups (n = 37). Participants rated group identification and psychological needs satisfaction retrospectively for their music group in F2F mode and then for the group in adapted mode, along with mental health 12-item short form health survey (SF-12). Results showed that instrumental groups (60%) were less commonly adapted to virtual mode than singing (83%) and dance (86%) groups. Group identification and average psychological needs satisfaction (M = 4.04 and 3.50 out of 5) scores were significantly lower for groups in virtual mode than in F2F mode (M = 4.53 and 4.14, respectively). Psychological needs satisfaction did not mediate the relationship between group identification and SF-12 mental health. Despite this, values on group identification and psychological need satisfaction remained high, which suggests that virtual music groups may be beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic and in contexts where F2F groups are less accessible.

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The Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration at Work Scale: A Validation Study

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.697306 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Anja Hagen Olafsen ◽

Hallgeir Halvari ◽

Claus Wiemann Frølund

Keyword(s):

Measurement Invariance ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Future Research ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Work Related ◽

English Sample ◽

Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction ◽

Work Domain ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale within self-determination theory (SDT) within the work domain. Confirmatory factor analyses of three Norwegian samples and one English sample as well as multi-group analyses to examine measurement invariance were performed. The results showed that the adapted work-related scale with its six-factor structure fitted the data well in all four samples, and partial measurement invariance was obtained across samples and languages. Furthermore, internal consistencies for the subscales were acceptable and the subscales predicted work-related correlates as expected, demonstrating the criterion validity of the scale. The current study contributes to a unifying measurement for future research on one of the central underpinnings of SDT within the work domain.

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Technostressors – a boon or bane? Toward an integrative conceptual model

Journal of Indian Business Research ◽

10.1108/jibr-10-2021-0348 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Rofia Ramesh ◽

Subramaniam Ananthram ◽

V. Vijayalakshmi ◽

Piyush Sharma

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Model ◽

Technology Use ◽

Employee Attitudes ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Content Type ◽

Personal Resource ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Work Related ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the positive and negative effects of technostressors on employee attitudes using psychological need satisfaction as an explanatory mechanism and mindfulness as an individual resource, thereby developing an integrative conceptual model. Design/methodology/approach A narrative literature review was performed in the technostress, job demands-resources and mindfulness literature to develop the propositions of the integrative conceptual model. Findings This paper posits psychological need satisfaction as a mediator in the process by which technostressors impact important employee outcomes. It also proposes mindfulness as a personal resource that helps alleviate technostressor induced burnout and foster work engagement. Research limitations/implications The proposed integrative conceptual framework provides some useful directions for future empirical research on this topic of growing importance. Practical implications Based on the findings of this paper, managers can devise and implement a technostressor-specific mitigation strategy to cope with information and communication technology–induced work demands. They can also introduce mindfulness-based programs to support positive outcomes when technostressors are present. Originality/value This paper is the first to theoretically delineate specific characteristics of technostressors as challenge and hindrance demands and makes interdisciplinary contributions by extending the role of psychological mechanisms such as psychological need satisfaction and personal resources such as mindfulness in work-related technology use research.

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Existential therapy for children: impact of a philosophy for children intervention on positive and negative indicators of mental health in elementary school children

10.21203/rs.3.rs-44367/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise ◽

Carina Di Tomaso ◽

David Lefrançois ◽

Geneviève A. Mageau ◽

Geneviève Taylor ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Elementary School ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Control Group ◽

Psychological Need ◽

Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Psychological Need Satisfaction

Abstract BackgroundPhilosophy for children (P4C) was initially developed in the 1970’s, and served as an educational program to promote critical thinking, caring and creative reasoning and inquiry in the educational environment. Quasi-experimental research on P4C, a school-based approach that aims to develop children’s capacity to think by and for themselves, has suggested it could be an interesting intervention to foster greater basic psychological need satisfaction in children in school settings.ObjectiveThe goal of the present study was to evaluate the impact of P4C on basic psychological need satisfaction and mental health in elementary school students. To do so, a randomized cluster trial with a wait-list control group was implemented. MethodStudents from grades one to three (N = 57) took part in this study and completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires.ResultsANCOVAs revealed a significant effect of group condition on levels of autonomy and anxiety, after controlling for baseline levels. Participants in the experimental group showed higher scores in autonomy, when compared to participants in the control group, whereas for anxiety, participants in the experimental group showed lower scores in anxiety, when compared to participants in the control group.ConclusionOverall, results from this study show that P4C may be a promising intervention to foster greater autonomy in elementary school children, while also improving mental health.

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