scholarly journals Acculturation Stress, Satisfaction, and Frustration of Basic Psychological Needs and Mental Health of Chinese Migrant Children: Perspective from Basic Psychological Needs Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4751
Author(s):  
Qiang Ren ◽  
Shan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Acculturation Stress ◽  
Children’S Depression ◽  
Needs Theory

Acculturation stress is prevalent among migrant populations. The current study examines whether acculturation stress influences migrant children’s mental health through the mediators of the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. A sample of 484 migrant children is obtained in Kunming, China using a multi-stage cluster random sampling. Data are analyzed through structural equation modeling in Mplus 8.0. Results indicate that acculturation stress has a direct impact on children’s depression but no significant direct effect on children’s happiness. Acculturation stress also has indirect effects on depression and happiness via the mediators of need satisfaction and frustration. Acculturation stress is negatively associated with need satisfaction and positively associated with need frustration, which is further significantly predictive of children’s happiness and depression. Overall, this study validates the basic psychological needs theory in the context of China’s internal migration. Findings contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the relationship between acculturation stress and psychological outcomes and provide practical implications for future interventions.

The Role of an Empowering Motivational Climate on Pupils’ Concentration and Distraction in Physical Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Maxime Mastagli ◽  
Aurélie Van Hoye ◽  
Jean-Philippe Hainaut ◽  
Benoît Bolmont
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Motivational Climate ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect

Purpose: The present study investigated the relationship between an empowering motivational climate and pupils’ concentration and distraction in physical education, mediated by basic psychological needs satisfaction and by positive and negative affect. Method: The participants were 425 French pupils (Mage = 15.36, SDage = 0.82) from 21 high schools, who filled in a questionnaire regarding the study variables. This cross-sectional study used multilevel structural equation modeling to examine the hypothesized relationships. Results: Good fit indices were found in the data from the theoretical model. An empowering motivational climate was found to be related to concentration. Competence need satisfaction was related to concentration and distraction. This association was mediated by positive and negative affect, which in turn was related to concentration and distraction. Conclusion: Teachers can improve pupils’ concentration and positive affect and reduce distraction and negative affect by supporting an empowering motivational climate and fostering competence need satisfaction.

scholarly journals CAPTURING TEACHING MOTIVATION OF TEACHER IN THE DISADVANTAGED AREAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-410
Author(s):  
Hanggara Budi Utomo ◽  
Dewi Retno Suminar ◽  
Hamidah Hamidah
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Teaching Motivation ◽  
Climate Scale

Teaching motivation of teachers is very important for student’s development. The purpose of this study is to test the teaching motivation of teachers in disadvantaged areas affected by the school climate and self-concept through the satisfaction of basic psychological needs. The subjects of this research were 241 teachers. Data collection techniques used instruments in the form of a school climate scale, a scale of self-concept, a scale of basic psychological need satisfaction, and a scale of teaching motivation. The data analysis techniques used a structural equation modeling. The results showed that the attention of teachers who teach in disadvantaged areas shows that the school climate and teacher’s self-concept differently provide an important role in teaching motivation mediated by the basic psychological needs satisfaction. This means that teaching motivation is a result of the role of the school climate as an external factor and satisfaction of basic psychological needs and self-concept as an internal factor. The implication of this research is the need for programs to develop teacher motivation in disadvantaged areas by optimizing and considering school climate, self-concept, and satisfaction of basic psychological needs as influential factors.

How Transformational Leadership Supports Intrinsic Motivation and Public Service Motivation: The Mediating Role of Basic Need Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 535-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Thy Jensen ◽  
Louise Ladegaard Bro
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Equation Modeling

Motivating public service employees to greater effort is a key issue for managers and scholars. Transformational leadership concerns behaviors to develop, share, and sustain a vision for the organization and has been suggested as an important lever in this respect. However, we know little about the processes by which transformational leadership may stimulate work motivation. Integrating transformational leadership, public service motivation (PSM), and self-determination theory, this article sheds light on the psychological mechanisms underlying the motivational effects of transformational leadership. According to structural equation modeling, the relationships between transformational leadership and two types of autonomous work motivation—intrinsic motivation and PSM—are mediated by the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Our findings support the claim that the motivational effects of transformational leadership are mediated by need satisfaction, but also that satisfaction of individual needs is not equally important for intrinsic motivation and PSM, respectively.

The mediating role of psychological needs in the relation between qualitative job insecurity and counterproductive work behavior

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Coralia Sulea ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Gabriel Fischmann ◽  
Dragos Iliescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add to the understanding of the qualitative job insecurity, i.e. the insecurity about the continuity of valued job aspects in future. Specifically, the paper examines whether qualitative job insecurity is related to counterproductive work behavior (CWB), both directed to the organization (i.e. CWB-O) and other individuals at work (i.e. CWB-I), and whether frustration of the basic psychological needs of autonomy, belongingness and competence, as defined in self-determination theory, may account for these relationships. Design/methodology/approach – The hypothesis were examined using structural equation modeling in heterogeneous sample of Romanian employees. Findings – Results support the hypotheses showing that feeling insecure about one's valued job aspects associates with high levels of need frustration and, therefore, also with both CWB-O and CWB-I. While each of the accounted for the associations of qualitative insecurity and CWB-O, only frustration of the need for autonomy explained its detrimental association with CWB-I. Originality/value – This study is innovative, as it integrates and extends three different fields and has high practical relevance. The authors detail qualitative job insecurity, an increasing, but understudied job stressor. The authors extend research on the antecedents of CWB by focussing on environmental factors. The authors develop need satisfaction, as integrative theoretical underlying mechanism.

Perceived Health Care Climate of Older People Attending an Exercise Program: Validation of the German Short Version of the Health Care Climate Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Heissel ◽  
Anou Pietrek ◽  
Michael A. Rapp ◽  
Stephan Heinzel ◽  
Geoffrey Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Need

The role of perceived need support from exercise professionals in improving mental health was examined in a sample of older adults, thereby validating the short Health Care Climate Questionnaire. A total of 491 older people (M = 72.68 years; SD = 5.47) attending a health exercise program participated in this study. Cronbach’s alpha was found to be high (α = .90). Satisfaction with the exercise professional correlated moderately with the short Health Care Climate Questionnaire mean value (r = .38; p < .01). The mediator analyses yielded support for the self-determination theory process model in older adults by showing both basic need satisfaction and frustration as mediating variables between perceived autonomy support and depressive symptoms. The short Health Care Climate Questionnaire is an economical instrument for assessing basic need satisfaction provided by the exercise therapist from the participant’s perspective. Furthermore, this cross-sectional study supported the link from coaching style to the satisfaction/frustration of basic psychological needs, which in turn, predicted mental health. Analyses of criterion validity suggest a revision of the construct by integrating need frustration.

An Examination of Student Retention at a 2-Year College Through Structural Equation Modeling

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 550-571
Author(s):  
Leslie C. Hafer ◽  
Nicole M. Gibson ◽  
Travis T. York ◽  
Herbert R. Fiester ◽  
Rudo Tsemunhu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
External Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
College Level ◽  
Grade Point

The purpose of this study was to develop a retention model specific to the 2-year college environment using factors not typically combined with the study of student retention. The study operationalized factors representing the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness combined with elements of Bean and Metzner’s nontraditional student attrition model. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling techniques. The results indicated acceptable model fit and small to moderate effects were noted for competence and autonomy with grade point average (GPA). GPA exhibited the sole direct effect on student retention. The results further indicated the student characteristics of full-time enrollment and completion of 30 or more college-level credits combined with GPA explained a higher variance on student retention than did the factors of autonomy, competence, relatedness, external pull, or external support combined.

scholarly journals Goal Striving and Well-Being in Sport: The Role of Contextual and Personal Motivation

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 446-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Healy ◽  
Nikos Ntoumanis ◽  
Jet J.C.S. Veldhuijzen van Zanten ◽  
Nicola Paine
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Goal Striving ◽  
Personal Motivation ◽  
Goal Motivation ◽  
Coach Behaviors

This investigation sought to clarify mixed results in the literature exploring coach behaviors, basic psychological needs, goal motivation, and well- and ill-being. Regional-level team sport athletes (N = 241) completed questionnaires on the aforementioned variables at the beginning of the season. A subsample (n = 70) provided saliva samples to assess physical ill-being. At the end of the season, athletes (n = 98) reported their goal motivation and attainment. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that coach behaviors were related to needs satisfaction and thwarting, which were related to autonomous and controlled goal motives respectively. Autonomous motives were related to well- and ill-being; controlled motives were only related to ill-being. Over time, only end-of-season autonomous goal motives were related to goal attainment. The findings provide an insight into how coaches can facilitate optimum goal striving and well-being in their athletes.

scholarly journals The Ratio of Social Activity and Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs, Subjective Well-being and Social Frustration of Young People

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-195
Author(s):  
R.M. Shamionov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Young People ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being

The study of the ratio of meeting the basic needs, subjective well-being, social frustration and commitment to various forms of activity will help to understand the internal regulation of young people’s social behavior. Such scientific knowledge is necessary to expand the opportunities for social self-determination of young people and risk management of social activity. The purpose is to study the ratio of meeting the basic needs, characteristics of subjective well-being (life satisfaction and happiness experience), social frustration and social activity of young people, to identify direct and indirect effects using structural equation modeling. 305 people took part in the study. We used the questionnaire aimed at evaluating the inclusion in various social activity types, and the Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale (Johnston, Finney, 2010), the Life Satisfaction Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, Griffin, 1985), the Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky, Lepper, 1999), and the Social Frustration Scale (Wasserman, 2004). We have established that meeting the basic needs, life satisfaction, and happiness are associated with commitment to various forms of social activity. The highest level of determination (in terms of the number of correlations and the closeness of connections) was found in relation to leisure, educational and developmental, religious (positive) and radical protest (negative) activity. At the same time, satisfaction of the need for competence is the most im-portant in motivating different forms of activity. Civil, socio-economic, and educational-developmental activities are associated with social satisfaction in various areas (the content of their work, life prospects, services and medical services, leisure activities, etc.), and social frustration is associated positively with protest, radical protest, and only in one case (dissatis-faction with security), with subcultural activity. Satisfaction of basic needs accounts for 2 to 15% of variations in commitment to various forms of social activity, and life satisfaction accounts for about 22% of variations in social activity.

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