Unhappy or unsatisfied: Distinguishing the role of negative affect and need frustration in depressive symptoms over the academic year and during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelby L. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Over Time

Mental health problems are becoming increasingly prevalent across college campuses. Past research has found that negative affect and frustration of basic psychological needs contribute to the development of depressive symptoms, but there is limited research which compares whether these are antecedents or concomitants of depressive symptoms. The present set of studies aimed to distinguish the differential associations of affect and need frustration on depressive symptoms. Students (Nstudy1 = 379; Nstudy2 = 235) completed measures on negative affect, need frustration (e.g., relatedness, competence, and autonomy), and depressive symptoms over an academic year and during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In both samples, fully cross-lagged path models were used to examine the relation between need frustration, negative affect, and depressive symptoms over time. Across both studies, basic psychological need frustration was the only consistent predictor of both negative affect and depressive symptoms over time, suggesting that need frustration is an antecedent of depressive symptoms over time, and especially during vulnerable time periods. Additionally, in Study 2, reports from close others confirm that need frustration is the largest indicator of depressive presentation in students. These results highlight the relative importance of basic psychological need frustration in predicting depressive symptoms in university students.

Explaining the Relationship Between ADHD Symptomatology and Amotivation in the Undergraduate Population: The Role of Basic Psychological Need Frustration

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
Rylee Oram ◽  
Maria Rogers ◽  
George DuPaul
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Academic Amotivation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adhd Symptomatology

Recent research has shown that undergraduate students who experience both clinical and subclinical attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle academically. Furthermore, these students have cited academic amotivation as a factor in their academic difficulties. Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that a lack of motivation—known as amotivation—may be the result of the frustration of the basic psychological needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness. For this reason, the current study examined whether basic psychological need frustration mediated the relationship between ADHD symptomatology and academic amotivation. A sample of undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire about their university experience. Data were analyzed using a mediational structural equation model. Results suggested significant relationships between all of the variables. Moreover, basic psychological need frustration fully mediated the relationship between ADHD symptomatology and academic amotivation. These results demonstrate the importance of fulfilling the basic psychological needs of undergraduate students experiencing ADHD symptomatology, as it may increase their academic motivation, and, subsequently, reduce their academic difficulties.

scholarly journals The interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration within a work context: A variable and person-oriented approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Rouse ◽  
Philip J. F. Turner ◽  
Andrew G. Siddall ◽  
Julia Schmid ◽  
Martyn Standage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Psychological Need Satisfaction

AbstractA plethora of empirical data support a positive (or “brighter”) pathway to optimal human functioning as specified within Basic Psychological Needs Theory (Ryan and Deci in Psychol Inq 11(4):319–33, 2000). Yet, far less is known about the negative (or “darker”) pathway, a process evoking of human dysfunction and ill-being (cf. Vansteenkiste and Ryan in J Psychother Integr 23(3):263, 2013). Further, debate surrounds the independence and interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration and how these dynamic constructs are experienced within individuals. In this work, variable and person-oriented analyses were employed to: (i) investigate the relationships between the basic psychological needs and symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety as well as with life satisfaction; and (ii) identify different psychological need profiles and their relationship with psychological function. Participants (N = 2236; M Age = 42.16 years; SD = 7.8) were UK-based operational firefighters who completed an online survey. Results of regression analyses showed a moderating effect of psychological need satisfaction on the relationship between need frustration and negative psychological symptoms. Latent profile analyses revealed five distinct basic psychological need profiles that carry implications for human psychological functioning. Some support for an asymmetrical relationship between need satisfaction and need frustration emerged (Vansteenkiste and Ryan in J Psychother Integr 23(3):263, 2013), yet, examples of above average need satisfaction and frustration scores were also observed. Worker profiles where psychological need frustration prevailed over need satisfaction had the poorest psychological health.

scholarly journals Experiences, Attitudes, and Behaviors of the Unemployed: The Role of Motivation and Psychological Needs

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 1117-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leoni van der Vaart ◽  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Sebastiaan Rothmann ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Psychological Need Satisfaction

Alleviating the psychological burden of unemployment and preventing the unemployed from withdrawing from the labor market remains a priority for unemployment researchers and practitioners alike. Job search motivation and the differential relationships with experienced psychological need satisfaction (and need frustration) potentially induce different well-being (i.e., experiences), attitudinal outcomes (i.e., employment commitment), and behavioral outcomes (i.e., job search intensity) in unemployment. This study examined if job search motivation relates to the experiences, attitudes, and behavior of the unemployed over time through basic need satisfaction and frustration. In a two-wave study ( nT1 = 461; nT2 = 244), the results demonstrated that job search motivation has no relationship with the affective experiences, attitudes toward employment, and job search behavior over time. It also showed that only controlled motivation and amotivation were significantly related to need frustration. Finally, only psychological need satisfaction, and not the frustration of their needs, was significantly related to affective experiences over time. The implications for unemployment and self-determination theory research are discussed, and recommendations for practitioners are made.

scholarly journals Toward a Better Understanding of the Reciprocal Relations Between Adolescent Psychological Need Experiences and Sleep

2020 ◽  
pp. 014616722092345
Author(s):  
Rachel Campbell ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Bart Soenens ◽  
Beatrijs Vandenkerckhove ◽  
Athanasios Mouratidis
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Sleep Quantity ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Need Frustration

In two diary studies, we examined the reciprocal daily association between the satisfaction and frustration of adolescents’ basic psychological needs and sleep, and the role of stress and fatigue in these associations. In Study 1 ( N = 211; 52% female; Mage = 15.86 years, SD = 1.18 years), daily need experiences were unrelated to daily fluctuations in subjective sleep outcomes. However, shorter daily sleep quantity was related to higher daily fatigue, which in turn related to more daily need frustration and less need satisfaction. Study 2 ( N = 51; 49% female; Mage = 15.88 years, SD = 2.88 years) extended these findings by demonstrating that daily need frustration related to shorter objective sleep quantity and longer wake after sleep onset, indirectly through higher symptoms of stress. Poor sleep quality also related to worse need experiences via higher daily fatigue. These findings underscore the dynamic interplay between daily need experiences and adolescent sleep.

scholarly journals Materialism and Well–Being in the Uk and Chile: Basic Need Satisfaction and Basic Need Frustration as Underlying Psychological Processes

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 569-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenceslao Unanue ◽  
Helga Dittmar ◽  
Vivian L. Vignoles ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Explanatory Role ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Basic Need

A growing body of evidence shows that materialistic values are linked to lower well–being. Self–determination theory offers an explanation through the low fulfilment of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. However, recent research suggests that frustration of these psychological needs may also play an additional role. Using structural equation modelling in adult samples from an established mass–consumer society (UK: N = 958) and a fast–developing new economy (Chile: N = 257) and employing more comprehensive measures to tap into a materialistic orientation than used in previous studies, we found that a materialistic value orientation related negatively to well–being and positively to ill–being and that both psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration played an explanatory role herein. The model was found to be highly equivalent across both samples, supporting the cross–cultural generality of the mechanisms involved. Copyright © 2014 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals Predicting Effects of ADHD Symptoms and Mindfulness on Smartphone Overuse in Athletes: A Basic Psychological Needs Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6027
Author(s):  
Chunxiao Li ◽  
Ying Hwa Kee ◽  
Chun-Qing Zhang ◽  
Rong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Positive Association ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction

Informed by basic psychological need theory, this study was undertaken to examine the relationship between self-reported symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mindfulness, basic psychological need satisfaction/frustration, and smartphone overuse among athletes. Athletes (n = 360, Mage = 20.27, male = 72.5%) completed a survey that measured the outcomes of interest. Path analysis indicated that greater ADHD symptoms were both directly related to higher smartphone overuse scores and indirectly related to greater smartphone overuse scores via need frustration. Higher mindfulness scores were associated with lower levels of need frustration and greater levels of need satisfaction. Mindfulness moderated the positive association between ADHD symptoms and need frustration. Specifically, the positive association between ADHD symptoms and need frustration was attenuated in the presence of higher levels of mindfulness among participants with a lower risk of ADHD. Surprisingly, the same association was heightened among participants with a higher risk of ADHD. These findings highlight the significant role of need frustration in explaining the underlying process from ADHD symptoms to smartphone overuse.

scholarly journals Estilos interepersonales del entrenador, frustración de las necesidades psicológicas básicas y el burnout: un análisis longitudinal en futbolistas (Coach interpersonal styles, frustration of basic psychological needs and burnout: a longitudinal analysis

Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilda B. Aguirre Gurrola ◽  
José L. Tristán Rodríguez ◽  
Jeanette M. López Walle ◽  
Inés Tomás ◽  
Jorge Zamarripa
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Measurement Session ◽  
Basic Needs Theory ◽  
Negative Predictor

Basado en la Teoría de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas se puso a prueba un modelo con la siguiente secuencia: Estilo interpersonal de apoyo a la autonomía y estilo controlador del entrenador èFrustración de las necesidades psicológicas básicas èel Burnout (BO). Participaron 177 futbolistas, con edades que entre 15 a 24 años (M = 17.81; DT = 1.98), quienes completaron los instrumentos que evaluaban las variables del estudio (CCBS, CBS, PNTS y ABQ). La fiabilidad de los instrumentos fue satisfactoria excepto la sub-escala de frustración de la autonomía del tiempo 1. Los jugadores percibieron más el estilo de AA que el EC de su entrenador, una baja FNPB y BO en el tiempo 1 (T1) y 2 (T2). Sólo se encontraron diferencias significativas entre el T1 versus T2 en la percepción del estilo de AA del entrenador siendo más baja en el T2. El AA del T1 estuvo significativamente relacionado de manera negativa con el EC, con la FNPB, la frustración de la autonomía (FA), frustración de la competencia (FC) y frustración de las relaciones (FR) y el BO en el T1 y T2, sin embargo, esto no fue así con el AA del T2. Los resultados del Modelo A revelaron que AA del T1 fue un predictor negativo y el EC fue un predictor positivo de la FNPB del T2, y la FNPB del T2 actuó como un predictor positivo del BO. Por su parte el Modelo B reveló que el AA del T1 fue un predictor negativo y el EC del T1 fue un predictor positivo de la FA, FC y FR. Finalmente, la FA y FR actuaron como predictores positivos del BO. Abstract. A model based on the Basic Needs Theory was tested in accordance with the following sequence: Coach’s Autonomy Support and Authoritarian styles èBasic psychological need frustration èBurnout (BO). A total of 177 football players aged 15 to 24 years old (M = 17.81; DT = 1.98) took part in the study. The athletes filled questionnaires related with the research variables (CCBS, CBS, PNTS, and ABQ). Instruments’ reliability was satisfactory, except for Autonomy frustration subscale at first measurement session (T1). Players perceived that their coaches used more AA than EC style. In addition, they showed low FNPB and BO at T1 and at the second measurement session (T2). Significant lower scores for perceived AA style were found at T2 compared to T1. AA at T1 was significantly and negatively related with EC, FNPB, Autonomy Frustration (FA), Competence Frustration (FC), and Relatedness Frustration (FR), whereas it was negatively related with BO at both T1 and T2. Nonetheless, this did not happen for AA at T2. Results of Model A showed that AA at T1 was a negative predictor of FNBP at T2 whereas EC at T1 was a positive predictor of FNBP at T2. In addition, FNPB at T2 positively predicted BO. Modelo B outcomes revealed that AA at T1 was a negative predictor of FA, FC, and FR, whereas EC at T1 was a positive predictor of those variables. Finally, FA and FR positively predicted BO.

scholarly journals Experiencing Nature to Satisfy Basic Psychological Needs in Parenting: A Quasi-Experiment in Family Shelters

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8657
Author(s):  
Elise Peters ◽  
Jolanda Maas ◽  
Dieuwke Hovinga ◽  
Nicole Van den Bogerd ◽  
Carlo Schuengel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Parental Functioning ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
The Face

Finding fulfillment of basic psychological needs may be difficult for parents living in shelters after becoming homeless or after escaping violence. This study tested if experiencing nature was associated with the basic psychological needs of parents in shelters. Need satisfaction and need frustration were measured among parents in shelters (N = 160), with one measurement in the standard indoor context of the shelter and one measurement while experiencing nature. Experiencing nature was associated with enhanced need satisfaction (d = 0.28) and reduced need frustration (d = −0.24). The effect was especially pronounced for parents with young children. Our findings suggest that the physical environment matters for parents’ basic psychological need fulfillment as they interact with their children in the context of sheltering. This finding opens a potential avenue for supporting parental functioning and resilience in the face of risk if these effects were to be replicated across settings using controlled experimental designs. At the very least, the findings may be discussed with practitioners and parents in the context of making shelter life and work more conducive to mental health and family functioning.

scholarly journals Basic psychological need satisfaction across the retirement transition: Changes and longitudinal associations with depressive symptoms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Stenling ◽  
Georg Henning ◽  
Pär Bjälkebring ◽  
Susanne Tafvelin ◽  
Marie Kivi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Psychological Need ◽  
Retirement Transition ◽  
Specific Time Point ◽  
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction ◽  
Curve Modeling

AbstractDrawing on self-determination theory, the present study examined how satisfaction of the basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) changes across the retirement transition and how need satisfaction was related to depressive symptoms across the retirement transition. Participants (N = 2655) were drawn from the HEalth, Ageing and Retirement Transitions in Sweden (HEARTS) study. Latent growth curve modeling showed that autonomy need satisfaction increased across the retirement transition, whereas competence and relatedness remained relatively stable. Higher need satisfaction was related to less depressive symptoms at baseline, however, pre-retirement need satisfaction was not a statistically significant predictor of subsequent changes in depressive symptoms (or vice versa) across the retirement transition. At the within-person level, higher than usual need satisfaction at a specific time point was related to less than usual depressive symptoms. Need satisfaction may be an important factor to consider across the retirement transition and need satisfying activities prior, during, and after the transition may ease peoples’ adjustment to retirement.

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