Life Skills and Basic Psychological Needs

2016 ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Hodge ◽  
Steven Danish ◽  
Tanya Forneris ◽  
Adam Miles
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs

scholarly journals Examining the Role of Life Skills in Mediating the Relationship between the Basic Psychological Needs and Subjective Well-Being of Taekwondo Student-Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11538
Author(s):  
Jun-Su Bae ◽  
Eun-Hyung Cho ◽  
Tae-Hee Lim
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Skills Development

Various theories in the field of positive youth development (PYD) through sport argue that student athletes’ satisfaction with basic psychological needs, life skills development, and well-being are closely related to each other. This study identified the structural relationship among three basic psychological needs, life skills, and subjective well-being. Korean Taekwondo student athletes (N = 302, Mage = 17.67, range = 17–19) completed a survey evaluating basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), life skills (teamwork, goal setting, social skills, time management, and leadership), and subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive/negative affect). Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation, and the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The model’s goodness of fit was ?2/df = 2.78, TLI = 0.90, CFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.077 (95% CI = 0.70, 0.80), and SRMR = 0.085. The three basic psychological needs were positively related to life skills and subjective well-being. In addition, life skills had a mediation effect between the three basic psychological needs and subjective well-being. The interpretation of the results indicated that life skills development and well-being depend on basic psychological needs. Thus, coaches should encourage a PYD climate to satisfy their athletes’ psychological needs.

Coach–athlete relationships, basic psychological needs satisfaction and thwarting, and the teaching of life skills in Canadian high school sport

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 591-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Scott Rathwell ◽  
Stéphanie Turgeon³ ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Needs Satisfaction ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

High school sport is one of the most popular school-based extracurricular activities in North America, situated as a developmental activity during which coaches can foster quality relationships with students to promote basic psychological needs satisfaction and teach life skills. The primary purpose of the study was to examine associations between coach–athlete relationships, basic psychological needs satisfaction and thwarting, and the teaching of life skills in Canadian high school sport. The secondary purpose consisted of addressing the psychometric properties of the scales employed in the study, namely the Coach–Athlete Relationship Questionnaire, the self-report version of the Interpersonal Behaviors Questionnaire, and a modified coach version of the Life Skills Scale for Sport. The sample was comprised of 1238 (58.8% male) Canadian high school coaches and the data were analysed using structural equation modelling. The mediated model indicated that coaches' perceptions of their interpersonal behaviours satisfying athletes' basic psychological needs either fully or partially mediated the positive relationships between coach–athlete relationships and the teaching of life skills. Coach–athlete relationships, particularly those within which coaches exhibit interpersonal behaviours that satisfy athletes' basic psychological needs, appear to be associated with the teaching of life skills in the context of high school sport.

scholarly journals Promoting Personal Growth in Young People Experiencing Homelessness Through an Outdoors-Based Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 157-192
Author(s):  
Benjamin John Parry ◽  
Janice L. Thompson ◽  
Mark J. G. Holland ◽  
Jennifer Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Life Skills Program

Outdoors-based youth development programs demonstrate the efficacy to improve indicators of personal growth and mental health in a range of disadvantaged young people. However, the most marginalized young people in society, who stand to benefit the most from such initiatives, remain underrepresented in the research. My Strengths Training for Life (MST4Life) is a positive youth development (PYD) intervention for young people experiencing homelessness that incorporates a life skills program and an outdoor adventure education (OAE) course. The current study presents a qualitative investigation of the OAE course to understand its role in promoting positive changes for participants. Reflexive thematic analysis led to the development of inductively driven themes which were conceptualized based on relevant theories (e.g., relational developmental systems) and models (e.g., 5 Cs of PYD). Findings highlight the benefits of a preceding life skills program to psychologically prepare participants to thrive in the unfamiliar setting of the outdoors and related challenges. During the course, adaptive developmental regulations supported participants’ basic psychological needs and fostered personal growth. Improvements in social competence was a common theme across participants and played a pivotal role in facilitating balanced development across the 5 Cs. In addition, experiences during the course promoted indicators of mental health and intentions to make positive lifestyle changes. Implications of these findings are discussed in relation to making outdoors-based youth development courses more accessible for marginalized young people, as well as how OAE and PYD programs can add value to the youth homeless sector.

Frustration and Violence in Mobile Video Games

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Petr Květon ◽  
Martin Jelínek
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Implicit Association Test ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Mobile Video ◽  
Violent Content ◽  
Before And After

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.

Meeting basic psychological needs: Faculty and advisor contributions to academic motivation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie D. Burt ◽  
Adena D. Young-Jones ◽  
Carly A. Yadon ◽  
Michael T. Carr
Keyword(s):  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs

Basic Psychological Needs: Is Satisfaction the Opposite of Frustration?

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronique Dagenais-Desmarais ◽  
Jacques Forest ◽  
Marylene Gagne
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs
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