scholarly journals Romantic Partner Behaviours as Social Context: Measuring Six Dimensions of Relationships

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy H. Ducat ◽  
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Distributional Properties ◽  
High Internal Consistency

AbstractA new measure, Partner Behaviours as Social Context (PBSC), was developed and tested in two studies (N = 215, N = 316) and tested as a correlate of psychological wellbeing in a third (N = 157). Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) and related research has suggested that there are six important dimensions of partner behaviours, which should be associated with individual psychological need fulfilment, wellbeing and development. Three of these dimensions are positive, including warmth, or provision of love/affection; autonomy support, or supporting a partner's decisions; and structure, or being consistent and reliable. Three of these dimensions are negative, namely rejection, or ignoring/being hostile to a partner; coercion, or being controlling/demanding; and chaos, or unpredictability. Factor analysis supported the six-dimensional construct. The six PBSC dimensions, positive and negative subscales and total score had good distributional properties, high internal consistency, related as expected to other relationship quality measures, and diverged from most personality constructs. All PBSC scales were related to wellbeing, with some behaviours more related than others. For example, coercion was strongly associated with compromised wellbeing, while warmth showed weak, positive associations with positive functioning. The PBSC is expected to have utility in both research and clinical settings.

scholarly journals A Conditional Process Model of Children’s Behavioral Engagement and Behavioral Disaffection in Sport Based on Self-Determination Theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Curran ◽  
Andrew P. Hill ◽  
Christopher P. Niemiec
Keyword(s):  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Behavioral Engagement ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction ◽  
Potential Benefits

The potential benefits of children’s engagement in sport for their psychological, social, and physical health are well established. Yet children may also experience psychological and social impairments due, in part, to a variety of detrimental coach behaviors. In the current study, we proposed and tested a conditional process model of children’s self-reported behavioral engagement and behavioral disaffection in sport based on self-determination theory. Results from a sample of 245 youth soccer players suggested that structure from coaches related positively to behavioral engagement and negatively to behavioral disaffection, and that these relations were mediated by athletes’ basic psychological need satisfaction. Importantly, and in line with our hypotheses, these indirect effects were moderated by autonomy support from coaches, such that the mediation was evident only among those who reported higher levels of autonomy support. These findings underscore the importance of coaches’ providing guidance, expectations, and feedback (i.e., structure) in a way that respects athletes’ volition (i.e., autonomy support).

Challenge Demands, Hindrance Demands, and Psychological Need Satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon L. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Practical Implications

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model provides a well-validated account of how job resources and job demands influence work engagement, burnout, and their constituent dimensions. The present study aimed to extend previous research by including challenge demands not widely examined in the context of the JD-R. Furthermore, and extending self-determination theory, the research also aimed to investigate the potential mediating effects that employees’ need satisfaction as regards their need for autonomy, need for belongingness, need for competence, and need for achievement, as components of a higher order needs construct, may have on the relationships between job demands and engagement. Structural equations modeling across two independent samples generally supported the proposed relationships. Further research opportunities, practical implications, and study limitations are discussed.

Listen and you will see the person through the dementia

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-97
Author(s):  
Rita Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Psychological Assessment ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Supportive Psychotherapy ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Person Centered Care ◽  
Centered Care

Dementia is an ever-increasing health and social problem, with a growing number of people being affected worldwide. As dementia progresses, dependency on others increases, requiring the presence of caregivers. Caregivers tend to focus on the diagnosis itself – dementia – which makes it difficult to see the person in their uniqueness. The person is there, and can be seen by listening, which requires time and communication skills. The voices of older adults living with several types of dementia, collected while working as a psychologist in a nursing home, are presented in the first person to bring forward the person they are. These excerpts of interactions illustrate the basic psychological need of relatedness, which is built through interaction, stories, and touch, and the needs of competence and autonomy. The framework of this paper encompasses validation therapy, person-centered care, and self-determination theory. Two conclusions emerge: Seeing the person through the dementia enables an adequate psychological assessment and a helpful supportive psychotherapy, and it also makes us acknowledge and help satisfy the three basic psychological needs of relatedness, competence, and autonomy.

scholarly journals Investigating students’ experiences of Students as Partners (SaP) for basic need fulfilment: A self-determination theory perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-121
Author(s):  
Amrita Kaur ◽  
◽  
Mohammad Noman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Quality Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
The Social

There is sufficient evidence that suggests Student as Partners’ (SaP) practices promote student motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes. This study attempts to understand the underlying mechanism of SaP and its potential to provide the motivational foundation for the students who engage in it and produce quality outcomes. We employ the self-determination theory’s (SDT) framework to explain how the processes of partnership lead to students’ psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in order to develop and maintain motivation. The data for this proposition was utilised from the two case studies (Author et al 2018; Author et al., 2017) that were conducted in partnership with students. The three constructs, autonomy, competence, and relatedness served as the framework that guided the data analysis. The findings establish that the social contextual factors posited by SDT for students’ need satisfaction fittingly resonate with the principles and practices of SaP. Implications for SaP practitioners are discussed on how SaP can motivate students and sustain engagement

scholarly journals Shaping space and practice to support autonomy: lessons from natural settings in Scotland

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-305
Author(s):  
Alexia Barrable
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Support Autonomy ◽  
Natural Settings

AbstractIn the present paper, I explore some of the concrete manifestation of autonomy support in natural childcare and early childhood education settings, under the organising framework of self-determination theory. More specifically, I present the ways in which early childhood educators shape the space of natural settings and use the affordances of the natural environment to promote autonomy in children aged 3–8 years. The practices presented are a result of direct observation in several Scotland-based outdoor settings, observations and organic conversations with educators in outdoor and forest kindergartens. Hopefully the practices and spaces presented in this paper can be of use by educators and setting managers who aim to support autonomous learning and intrinsic motivation in their pupils in outdoor natural early years’ settings.

Parenting, self-regulation, and treatment adherence in pediatric chronic headache: A self-determination theory perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531988459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Caruso ◽  
Wendy Grolnick ◽  
Jonathan Rabner ◽  
Alyssa Lebel
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Chronic Headache ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Lower Treatment ◽  
Headache Clinic ◽  
Maternal Autonomy

This study examined parenting factors associated with children’s self-regulation and physician-rated treatment adherence using a self-determination theory framework in pediatric chronic headache. Participants were 58 children and adolescents (aged 10–17 years), who underwent initial and follow-up multidisciplinary evaluation at a headache clinic, and their mothers. Regression analyses showed that higher maternal autonomy support and structure were significantly related to children’s lower treatment-related reactance and higher adherence. Maternal controllingness had associations in the opposite directions. Children’s fear of pain was related to maternal controllingness. Results suggest the importance of parents’ provision of clear expectations and engaging children in treatment problem-solving and decision-making.

scholarly journals Intrinsic Motivation and Psychological Connectedness to Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation: The Perspective of Self-Determination

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria H. Y. Chan ◽  
T. Wing Lo ◽  
Cherry H. L. Tam ◽  
Gabriel K. W. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Human Relatedness ◽  
Modeling Behavior

This study adopts the perspective of the Self-Determination Theory to look at the psychological experience of drug users and their decisions to take drugs or not, with particular emphasis on the concept of relatedness. To achieve this objective, a qualitative methodology was employed to explore the experiences of these drug users regarding how they take drugs and/or relapse. Theory-driven thematic analysis was employed to identify themes related to this topic. Results show that one’s psychological need for relatedness is an important determinant of whether one will take drugs or not, via the interaction mechanisms that exist in dimensions of affiliation and intimacy. While drug taking is a result of the modeling behavior existing in affiliated relationships, it is also a coping strategy for the ultimate satisfaction of psychological needs when human relatedness disappears. The implication is that significant others can develop unconditionally warm, caring, and empathetic supportive relationships with drug users, so as to enhance their fulfillment of psychological needs and reduce the risk of drug relapse.

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