The Mediating Effect of Basic Psychological Needs on the Relation of Perceived Social Support and High School Students' Career Identity : A Self-Determination Theory Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 129-154
Author(s):  
Cho-Hee Yoon
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian H. Müller ◽  
Almut E. Thomas ◽  
Matteo Carmignola ◽  
Ann-Kathrin Dittrich ◽  
Alexander Eckes ◽  
...  

Self-determination theory assumes that the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are associated with motivational regulation. As these basic psychological needs may have been affected by the shift to distance learning, students’ motivational regulation and vitality may have suffered as well. The purpose of this study was to examine the motivational regulation, satisfaction, or frustration of the basic psychological needs and vitality of university students before and after the transition to forced distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Two student samples from Austria and Germany were studied: One was surveyed before the conversion to distance learning (N=1,139) and the other at the beginning of forced distance learning (N=1,835). The instruments used were the Scales for the Measurement of Motivational Regulation for Learning in University Students (SMR-L), the German version of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale, a scale developed by the authors to differentiate the assessment of social relatedness, and the German version of the Subjective Vitality Scale. The results show that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs was significantly lower and the frustration thereof substantially higher during the distance learning period than before the pandemic. Intrinsic motivation and identified regulation were significantly lower during the forced distance learning period, and more controlled forms of motivation were higher than before the pandemic. Structural equation models showed that 42% of the students’ vitality can be explained by motivational regulation and the satisfaction and frustration of their basic needs. Motivational regulation styles functioned (differentiated according to the degree of autonomy) as mediating variables between basic needs and vitality. In terms of theoretical implications, the distinction between approach and avoidance components of introjected regulation was shown to be adequate and necessary, as they explain the outcome vitality differently. The support and avoidance of frustration of basic psychological needs should be considered in distance learning to promote the quality of motivation and students’ vitality.


2020 ◽  
pp. 216747952094387
Author(s):  
Tyreal Yizhou Qian ◽  
Jerred Junqi Wang ◽  
James Jianhui Zhang ◽  
John Hulland

This study examines esports fans’ psychological processes and pertinent behaviors through the lens of the self-determination theory (SDT). The extent to which the esports fans’ basic psychological needs—that is, competence, autonomy, and relatedness—are satisfied were assessed by using a composite latent variable model. Findings derived from the data analyses confirmed the relevance of the SDT in explaining pertinent information on need satisfaction, motivation, and related consumption behaviors. In particular, relatedness was identified as the most salient basic psychological need dimension, suggesting that satisfying this need is critically important for esports consumption. Both the inquiry protocol and the findings of this investigation contribute to the existing literature on motivation by developing an SDT model in esports media studies. Further discussions were made on deciphering the opportunities and challenges associated with the burgeoning esports industry.


Author(s):  
Antonia Mărincaș ◽  
Daniela Dumulescu ◽  
Sebastian Pintea ◽  
Nicolae-Adrian Opre

"Motivation is the key force that drives the individual. According to Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000), human motivation is regulated by the degree to which personal intentions are autonomous or controlled. On the other hand, human behaviour is determined by three basic needs (competence, autonomy and relatedness) which contribute to intrinsic motivation and psychological health. This study has investigated the relationship between basic psychological needs and different types of motivation in an educational context. The research included a large sample of school students from 5th to 12th grade, enrolled in two schools from Cluj-Napoca, Romania (N = 363). All participants completed an online survey aimed to evaluate student’s fulfilment of their basic psychological needs, their motivation and self-efficacy regarding Romanian literature lessons. Results showed that autonomy, competence and relatedness correlated with intrinsic motivation. Moreover, the regression results showed that basic psychological needs predicted half of the variance in intrinsic motivation. The outcomes of this study also revealed that girls displayed higher scores on self-efficacy, autonomy and identified regulation as compared to boys. Keywords: self-determination theory, self-regulated learning, intrinsic motivation, basic psychological needs, autonomy, competence, relatedness, self-efficacy "


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1558
Author(s):  
Nur Demirbaş Çelik ◽  
Fatoş Tezcan

As in every part of life, concept of meaning in life has an important place during adolescence as a determinant of well-being. In this research concepts of meaning in life of high school students have been investigated with the perception of self-determination, which is a motivation theory. The aim of the study was to test structural equation model in which the relationship between self-determination and meaning in life is mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction. The sample of the study consisteds of 348 High School Student in İstanbul. In order to gather data, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale (BPNS), Self-Determination Scale (SDS) and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) were used. The data were analysed by using SPSS 20 and LISREL 8.8. The results revealed that satisfaction of basic psychological needs fully mediated the relationship self-determination between and meaning in life in high school students. However, results also showed significant negative relationship between self-determination and search of meaning in life. The results and limitations of the study were discussed and recommendations have been provided to the researchers.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetYaşamda anlam anlayışı, yaşamın her döneminde olduğu gibi iyi oluşun bir belirleyicisi olarak ergenlik döneminde de önemli bir noktada yer almaktadır. Bu araştırma lise öğrencilerinin yaşamda anlam anlayışlarını bir motivasyon kuramı olan öz- belirleme bakış açısıyla incelemektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, öz belirleyicilik ile yaşamda anlam arasındaki ilişkide temel psikolojik gereksinimlerin aracı rolünün yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, İstanbul’da lise öğrenimi gören 348 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar Ölçeği (TPİÖ), Özerk Benlik Yönetimi Ölçeği (ÖBYÖ) ve Yaşamda Anlam Ölçeği (YAÖ) kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS ve LISREL 8.8 programı kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, lise öğrencilerinde öz-belirleme ile yaşamda anlam arasındaki ilişkinin temel psikolojik ihtiyaçların doyumu aracılığıyla sağlandığı bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte araştırma sonuçları, öz- belirleme ve yaşamda anlam arayışı arasında doğrudan negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Araştırma bulguları ve sınırlılıkları tartışılmış bu bağlamda araştırmacılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.


Author(s):  
Manuel De La Cruz ◽  
Jorge Zamarripa ◽  
Isabel Castillo

This study based on the self-determination theory aims to examine the relationship among the aspirations that fathers have about their children’s youth baseball practice, the children’s basic psychological needs (satisfaction and frustration), and their intentions to either continue or drop out of baseball practice in a sample of children from Hermosillo, Mexico. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 533 fathers (M = 44.30, SD = 5.18) and 533 children (M = 13.09, SD = 1.68). The results showed that the intrinsic aspirations of fathers were positively correlated to the satisfaction of the children’s psychological needs, whereas the extrinsic aspirations of fathers were positively correlated with the frustration of the children’s psychological needs. Satisfaction of basic psychological needs was positively correlated with the intention to continue and negatively correlated with dropout; on the contrary, frustration of basic psychological needs was negatively correlated with the intention to continue and positively with dropout. In conclusion, the fathers’ pursuit of intrinsic aspirations for their children in the youth baseball context satisfies the children’s basic psychological needs, and in turn, their intention to continue practicing increases. Conversely, when a father pursues extrinsic aspirations for his son in youth baseball, the child will feel his basic psychological needs frustrated, and he will have a greater intention to drop out. Overall, this study extends the existing sport-scientific literature by confirming the impact of parents’ aspirations on their children’s basic psychological needs and intention to continue being baseball players.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Petr Květon ◽  
Martin Jelínek

Abstract. This study tests two competing hypotheses, one based on the general aggression model (GAM), the other on the self-determination theory (SDT). GAM suggests that the crucial factor in video games leading to increased aggressiveness is their violent content; SDT contends that gaming is associated with aggression because of the frustration of basic psychological needs. We used a 2×2 between-subject experimental design with a sample of 128 undergraduates. We assigned each participant randomly to one experimental condition defined by a particular video game, using four mobile video games differing in the degree of violence and in the level of their frustration-invoking gameplay. Aggressiveness was measured using the implicit association test (IAT), administered before and after the playing of a video game. We found no evidence of an association between implicit aggressiveness and violent content or frustrating gameplay.


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