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Aiken, Emma, and n/a. "Interpersonal needs and values authenticity, belonging, independence and narcissism." Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20070730.134810.
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The nature of human well-being has been debated in psychological research since
the beginning of the study of human behaviour. Mechanistic perspectives regard humans
to be independent objects motivated by external contingencies, with needs to be both self sufficient
and self-enhancing. Organismic perspectives describe humans as having innate
self-organisational tendencies, which partly depend on qualities of relationships with
others. Basic needs for well-being include being self-determined and socially integrated.
Both perspectives claim empirical support. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory
(SDT), the present study proposed that basic needs for well-being include autonomy and
relatedness, and ego-defensive needs that undermine health include independence,
control and narcissism. To compare the effects of different needs on well-being, the
present study measured people's perceived needs and the satisfaction of those needs,
within the context of interpersonal interactions. Participants were sourced from the
student population at a Melbourne university (N = 82), and various internet website
forums (N= 171). Included were 82 participants who had received a diagnosis of social
anxiety in the past two years. A new measure, the Interpersonal Needs Scale (INS) was
developed to tap the strength of values for the five needs of interest, and the degree to
which needs are satisfied. Factor analysis on the INS produced four value subscales:
these were named Authenticity and Belonging, comprising autonomy and relatedness
items, and Independence and Narcissism, both including Control items. The fmal version
of the INS showed satisfactory reliability and validity. Results for Study 1 indicated that
for the present sample, Authenticity and Belonging values were associated with overall
interpersonal need satisfaction and with well-being. Conversely, Independence and
Narcissistic values were associated with dissatisfaction of interpersonal needs and
compromised well-being. For Study 2, cluster analysis was used to group participants
according to their INS profiles: that is, similarities in their perceived needs and their
degree of satisfaction of needs. In line with predictions, the groups included: the Selfother
Balanced (N = 42), who reported significantly greater values for authenticity and
belonging over independence and narcissism, and overall need satisfaction; the Slightly
Lonely (N = 53), who reported similar value ranking but some dissatisfaction of needs;
the Satisfied Narcissists (N = 45), who reported high values for ego-defensive needs and
satisfaction of narcissistic needs only; the Needy Narcissists (N= 81), who also reported
high values for ego-defensive needs but high overall need dissatisfaction; and the
Individualists (N = 27), who reported low values for belonging and unsatisfied
independence needs. The characteristics of each group were analysed and compared with
each other according to a range of self-concept measures (autonomous-self, relational self,
independent-self, and narcissistic personality), indicators of psychological wellbeing
(depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem), and social well-being (alienation).
The Self-other Balanced group reported the highest well-being scores and a
predominantly autonomous self-concept, while those who reported low values for
belonging needs (Individualists), and those who reported the least satisfaction of
interpersonal needs (Needy Narcissists), reported the most compromised well-being. A
large proportion of respondents with social anxiety belonged to the latter group. The
implications of these results for understanding the impact of values and the satisfaction of
interpersonal needs on well-being were discussed.
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Foster, Rita Garrett. "Meeting the Needs of College Students With Learning Disabilities." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7869.
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Although more students with learning disabilities (LDs) are attending postsecondary institutions, faculty lacks the necessary training to educate students with LDs. A need exists to ensure that their college experiences include resources or support services to help students meet their academic requirements. Without support services, students may encounter poor outcomes in postsecondary education. This bounded, qualitative case study was designed to explore perspectives and experiences of students with LDs related to student services and accommodations at a postsecondary institution. Knowles's theory of andragogy formed the study's conceptual framework. A purposeful sample of 6 students, who were medically diagnosed as having a learning disability and who were, at the time of the study, receiving support services from the office of student support services, participated in the semistructured interviews. Qualitative data were analyzed using open and axial coding to search for patterns and emerging themes. Key results included that even though students were satisfied overall with the services and accommodations provided by the university, they lacked adequate support from some of the faculty on the importance of accommodations and services and how they influence academic success in postsecondary education. Based on the findings, a 3-day professional development training was developed to educate faculty in learning disabilities, understanding accommodations, and enhancing their abilities to provide support in working with students with LDs. These endeavors may promote positive faculty-student relationships and increased academic success of students with LDs in postsecondary education.
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Sterling, Rene. "Influence of Psychological Needs and Gaming Motivation on Well-Being of Adult Gamers." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3726.
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Adult online gaming is a fast-growing global entertainment industry, and many gamers spend more time playing games and less time engaging in work or other activities, which negatively affects their lives and relationships. This quantitative study addressed how psychological needs and gaming motivation predicted gaming behavior, life satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction using a mediational model. The theoretical foundation was self-determination theory, which addresses how personal choices are influenced by internal factors, especially psychological needs and motivation. An online survey was used to collect self-reported data from a convenience sample of 935 adult gaming participants using the Basic Needs Satisfaction in General Scale, the Gaming Motivation Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Relationship Assessment Scale, and a short demographic questionnaire. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated gaming motivation was a significant mediator of life satisfaction and relationship satisfaction. However, gaming motivation was not a significant mediator of gaming behavior. Findings of this study indicate that for online gamers, quality of life (life satisfaction and relationship satisfaction) is enhanced when gaming motivation is high, suggesting that joy of gaming can positively influence other aspects of life, when psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) are positive as well.
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Nabbing, Robin, and Kim Engström. "Behovsfrämjande ledarskap och dess longitudinella relation till anställdas sjukfrånvaro : Autonomi, kompetens och samhörighet i arbetet som medierande mekanismer." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130126.
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Sjukfrånvaro till följd av sociala och organisatoriska orsaker ökar, varje år kostar den arbetsrelaterade ohälsan Sverige 70 miljarder kronor i form av förlorade arbetsinsatser och utgifter för vård och omsorg. Trots att ledarskap antas spela en central roll i anställdas sjukfrånvaromönster är tidigare forskning på området begränsad. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka det longitudinella sambandet mellan behovsfrämjande ledarskap och sjukfrånvaro, samt om tillfredsställelse av de grundläggande psykologiska behoven av autonomi, kompetens och samhörighet medierar relationen mellan ledarskap och sjukfrånvaro. Enkätdata insamlades med självskattningsformulären Need Support at Work scale och Need Satisfaction at Work scale från anställda inom en kommun i norra Sverige (N = 589, 58% kvinnor, åldersspann = 19-66 år) och relaterades till sjukfrånvaro. Resultaten visar att ett behovsfrämjande ledarskap har en indirekt effekt på anställdas sjukfrånvaro genom behovstillfredsställelse samt en direkt effekt på anställda som är sjukskrivna längre än 40 dagar. Dessa resultat bidrar med en teoretisk förståelse för hur chefer påverkar anställdas sjukfrånvaromönster och kan ligga till grund för organisatoriska interventioner.Sickness absenteeism due to social and organisational reasons is increasing and the total cost of work-related illnesses in Sweden amounts to 70 billion krona each year in form of loss of production and health care expenses. Though leadership is assumed to play a central role in follower’s absenteeism-patterns, research exploring this relationship is scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the longitudinal relationship between need-supportive leadership and sick leave, and to explore whether satisfaction of the basic psychological needs is related to and mediate the association between leadership and sickness absenteeism. Self-assessment data was collected with Need Support at Work scale and Need Satisfaction at Work scale from municipal employees (N = 589, 58% women, age span = 19-66 years) in a town in northern Sweden and was related to records of absence. The results show that need-supportive leadership is indirectly related to absenteeism through the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs. They also indicate a direct negative effect of need-supportive leadership on absence-spells over 40 days. These findings contribute with a theoretical understanding on how leaders affect follower’s absenteeism-patterns and can be used to guide organisational interventions.
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Fellner, Wolfgang, and Benedikt Goehmann. "Human Needs and the Measurement of Welfare." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2017. http://epub.wu.ac.at/5671/1/sre%2Ddisc%2D2017_07.pdf.
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Adam Smith considered consumption the sole end and purpose of
all production. Concerning the measurement of welfare, this requires
a sound understanding of the connection between consumption
and welfare. The consumerist conceptualization of this connection
implies that the amount of consumption equals welfare and the level
of production can be an indicator for welfare. The limits and problems
of production measures are widely accepted. Yet, indicators
like GDP remain the focus of mainstream economic theory and policy.
We trace the origin of this lock-in back to the economic model
of behaviour and the concept of agency in mainstream economics.
The suggested alternative stems from literature about human needs
in heterodox economics and psychology. This literature incorporates
the relevance of social aspects and cultural change for welfare. It
turns out that consumerism can be a threat to well-being and welfare
rather than a requirement for it.Series: SRE - Discussion Papers
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Felton, Luke. "Investigating the psychological functioning of athletes : the integration of attachment theory and self-determination theory." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/11042.
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This thesis is presented as a collection of four studies in which the associations between athlete attachment styles, perceptions of basic psychological needs, and experiences of well/ill-being are examined. The first study of this thesis examined the mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction, within the coach and parent relational contexts, in the associations between athletes (N = 430) global attachment styles and their experiences of well-being. Results demonstrated that satisfaction of the athletes basic psychological needs did mediate the associations between attachment styles and well-being. Study 2 examined whether mean differences and changes in athletes (N = 110) attachment style predicted psychological need satisfaction, within two relational contexts (coach and parent), and well-being, and whether mean differences and changes in need satisfaction within the relational contexts predicted well-being. Findings from the study provide further support for the role of attachment in need satisfaction and well-being within sport psychology, as well as highlighting important within- and between-person effects. Study 3 aimed to examine the possible social mechanisms that affect insecure athletes (N = 215) perceptions of basic need satisfaction. The social factors investigated as possible mediators were social support, interpersonal conflict, autonomy supportive behaviours, and controlling behaviours, each examined within both the coach and parent relational contexts. The findings of Study 3 highlighted that social factors have an important role in explaining the associations between athletes insecure attachment styles and their perceptions of basic psychological need satisfaction within two important relationships. The final study presented in this thesis aimed to focus on how thwarting of athletes basic psychological needs impacted upon athletes experiences of both well- and ill-being. Study 4 also measured athletes (N = 241) attachment styles to the coach specifically. Findings revealed that when athletes perceptions of their basic psychological needs were actively thwarted, within both aforementioned contexts, athletes insecure attachment to the coach impacted upon experiences of well- and ill-being. Overall, the findings of the current research have supplied new knowledge and understanding concerning athletes psychological functioning through the employment of established theoretical frameworks.
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Barber, Jeanette Danielle. "Perceived Inclusion of MANRRS Alumni in Agricultural Organizations: The Relationship Between Inclusion, Psychological Needs, and Intrinsic Motivation." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/97830.
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The goal of this sequential explanatory mixed methods research study was to advance the literature on organizational inclusivity for underrepresented minority groups working in professional agricultural careers. This study sought to understand the relationship between basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness) and motivation amongst minorities that both did and did not participate in the co-educational national society MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences). Understanding this relationship, in turn, hoped to reveal what motivating factors work best to improve feelings of inclusivity within an organization. Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination theory was utilized to guide the development and organization of the research objectives for this study. The objectives of this study were to: 1) identify selected demographic characteristics based on MANRRS member and non-member status (e.g. gender, race/ethnicity, age, highest degree earned, current position in career, state of residence, years of involvement in MANRRS as an undergraduate student, frequency of interaction with other members of underrepresented minority groups within their current position, etc.); 2) determine levels of organizational inclusion based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 3) determine levels of intrinsic work motivation based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 4) determine levels of satisfaction in the areas of autonomy, relatedness, and competence based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 5) determine levels of self-efficacy based on MANRRS member and non-member status; and, 6) explain variance in levels of perceived inclusion by selected variables (e.g. age, highest degree earned, and frequency of interaction with other members of underrepresented minority groups within their current position). Additionally, key findings indicated that MANRRS participants were lower in their satisfaction of the need for competence in the workplace when compared against non-MANRRS participants.Doctor of Philosophy
Professional agricultural organizations are focused on creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce due to changing demographics within the United States. MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences) is a co-educational national society that aims to introduce underrepresented minority students to the educational and professional opportunities available in agriculture, and to connect employers in the agricultural sector with highly qualified prospects for employment. With MANRRS being a source for recruitment of minority students into agricultural professions, this sequential explanatory mixed methods study will explore the relationship between basic psychological needs satisfaction (autonomy, competence, psychological relatedness) and motivation as they specifically relate to former MANRRS participants' (from 2013 to 2018) perceived feelings of inclusion in professional agricultural organizations. Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination theory was utilized to guide the development and organization of the research objectives for this study. The objectives of this study were to: 1) identify selected demographic characteristics based on MANRRS member and non-member status (e.g. gender, race/ethnicity, age, highest degree earned, current position in career, state of residence, years of involvement in MANRRS as an undergraduate student, frequency of interaction with other members of underrepresented minority groups within their current position, etc.); 2) determine levels of organizational inclusion based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 3) determine levels of intrinsic work motivation based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 4) determine levels of satisfaction in the areas of autonomy, relatedness, and competence based on MANRRS member and non-member status; 5) determine levels of self-efficacy based on MANRRS member and non-member status; and, 6) explain variance in levels of perceived inclusion by selected variables (e.g. age, highest degree earned, and frequency of interaction with other members of underrepresented minority groups within their current position). Additionally, key findings indicated that MANRRS participants were lower in their satisfaction of the need for competence in the workplace when compared against non-MANRRS participants. This study is intended to help identify characteristics or factors that may contribute to improving feelings of inclusion when entering agricultural careers.
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Fecteau, Marie-Claude. "The Mediating Role of Coping in the Relationship Between Satisfaction of Psychological Needs and Academic Goal Progress: A Self-Determination Perspective." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20103.
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The first objective was to test the prospective relationship between need satisfaction and coping. A total of 113 undergraduate students completed a measure of need satisfaction at Time 1 (T1; i.e. a few weeks before the midterm exams) as well as a measure of coping at Time 2 (T2; i.e. a few weeks after the midterm exams). Results indicated that need satisfaction T1 explained unique variance in both dimensions of coping T2, namely task-oriented and disengagement-oriented coping, even after having statistically controlled for gender, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and social desirability at T1. The second objective was to examine a model in which need satisfaction and coping predict the amount of progress towards academic goals and, in turn, how coping and goal progress are associated to increases in need satisfaction over the course of a semester. A total of 166 undergraduate students completed a measure of need satisfaction at Time 1 (T1; i.e. a few weeks before the midterm exams) as well as measures of coping, goal progress, and need satisfaction at Time 2 (T2; i.e. a few weeks after the midterm exams). Results from structural equation modeling indicated that coping T2 fully mediated the relationship between need satisfaction T1 and goal progress T2. Results also indicated that goal progress T2 partially mediated the relation between task-oriented coping T2 and need satisfaction T2 as well as between disengagement-oriented coping T2 and need satisfaction T2.
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Liu, Yujuan. "Investigating Students’ Basic Needs and Motivation in College Chemistry Courses with the Lens of Self-Determination Theory." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6887.
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More graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathmetics (STEM) fields are needed to keep our nation’s preeminance in the global fields of technology and science. However, fewer than 40% of students who intend to major in STEM fields when entering college complete a STEM degree. Therefore, it is important to explore factors to improve student persistence in STEM fields at the college level as well as to understand the interrelationship between student motivation, academic achievement, and persistence. Motivation is strongly associated with student achievement and persistence; meanwhile, academic achievement can also affect persistence. Self-determination theory (SDT) represents a framework of several mini-theories to explore how social context interacts with people’s motivation. The three studies in this dissertation aim to investigate student motivation using instruments based on SDT and to explore the viability of the theory in a reform environment.
In Study 1, the Academic Motivation Scale – Chemistry (AMS-Chemistry) was developed as an instrument based on the self-determination continuum to measure seven types of student motivation toward specific chemistry courses. Data gathered with AMS in college chemistry courses showed that AMS was a suitable candidate for modification. Based on expert panel discussions and cognitive interviews, AMS-Chemistry was developed. AMS-Chemistry was administered to university students in a general chemistry course as pre/post-test. Internal structure validity evidence was also collected. Results showed that students were more extrinsically motivated toward chemistry on average, and there was an overall motivational difference favoring males with a medium effect size. Correlation studies revealed that intrinsic motivation subscales were positively associated with student academic achievement at the end of the semester. Results also showed that students who persisted in class attendance scored significant differently on the set of motivation subscales. This study suggests that AMS-Chemistry is easy to administer and can be used to better understand students’ motivation status and how it might change across the curriculum. Faculty interested in promoting student intrinsic motivation may also use AMS-Chemistry to evaluate the impact of their efforts.
In Study 2, AMS-Chemistry was used to examine student motivation and determine how motivation is related to academic achievement at different points in time in organic chemistry courses. This study was conducted in two organic chemistry courses where one course was primarily lecture-based and the other implemented flipped classroom and peer-lead team learning (Flip-PLTL) pedagogies. Descriptive statistics showed that students in both courses were more extrinsically motivated and their motivation moved in negative directions across the semester. Factorial multivariate analysis of covariance revealed a main effect of pedagogical approach. Students in the Flip-PLTL environment were significantly less lack of motivation toward chemistry at the end of the semester while controlling for the motivation pre-test scores; however, there was no evidence for sex main effect and interaction effect between sex and pedagogical approach. Correlation results revealed variable relationships between motivation subscales and academic achievement at different time points. In general, intrinsic motivation subscales were significantly and positively correlated with student academic achievement; Amotivation was negatively correlated with academic achievement. The findings in this study showed the importance of Flip-PLTL pedagogies in improving student motivation toward chemistry.
In Study 3, students’ perceptions of basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation were studied using instruments in accordance with SDT in first-year college chemistry courses. The interrelationships among the variables were also investigated. Students’ self-reported scores showed that they had positive perceptions with respect to the motivational variables where Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) was being implemented. Students’ written comments also provided evidence for their positive perceptions. Structural equation modeling results showed that it was viable to use SDT in the POGIL context, since the three basic needs explained a significant amount of variance in intrinsic motivation. The findings could help instructors become more aware of students’ perceptions of the learning environments in active learning settings, and therefore, instructors wishing to target student engagement are encouraged to implement active learning pedagogies, such as POGIL.
The research studies presented in this work contribute to our understanding of motivation as an important factor influencing student persistence in STEM fields in both traditional classroom and different active learning environments at the college level. Each study provided psychometric evidence for the use of instruments based on SDT in college chemistry courses. Chemistry educators can use these assessments to understand the nuances of student motivation. Findings from these assessments can then be used to design strategies to help students learn and/or to be more motivated toward chemistry. Also, this work highlights the importance of looking at the motivation of different groups of students, such as the underrepresented students, because their response trends may be different. Being aware of students’ different needs will help chemistry educators to understand how we can better increase students’ intrinsic motivation in our chemistry courses.
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Meiring, Corne Jeanne. "The relation between academic commitment self-determination and academic achievement in Grade 11 and 12 learners." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62886.
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The purpose of the present study was to assess the associations between academic commitment theory (operationalised as meaningful commitment) (Human-Vogel & Rabe, 2015), and self-determination theoretical constructs (operationalised through need support, need satisfaction, autonomous self-regulation and perceived competence) (Deci & Ryan, 2000) in predicting the academic achievement levels of South African Gr 11 and 12 learners. Data was collected on two occasions; participants initially completed a survey and I then obtained their average academic marks. Participants reported average to higher levels of measured constructs and responses on all measurements displayed a normal distribution. I used path analysis to test two hypothesised and several additional models. The results indicated that neither autonomous self-regulation nor meaningful commitment directly predicted academic achievement but that both constructs indirectly predicted academic achievement through basic psychological need satisfaction and perceived competence. Meaningful commitment, furthermore, predicted twice as much variance in need satisfaction as autonomous self-regulation, and was a significant predictor of autonomous motivation. The findings of this study provide some insight into the role of meaning in self-determination theory, as well the organising role of meaningful commitment in self-regulating behavioural choices. These findings may also help educators and policy makers to create learning environments in which learners’ need for meaning and self-determination is supported, so that they can achieve academic success. Methodologically, the present study contributes to the validation of the meaningfulness subscale and the application of self-determination theory instruments in a South African context.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Kader, Zainab. "An intervention to reduce adolescent Hookah pipe use and satisfy their basic psychological needs." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7608.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhDAdolescent hookah pipe use is a public health concern because it poses several health, environmental, and economic risks. Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that people are motivated to engage in certain behaviours in an attempt to satisfy their basic psychological
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Andersson, Patricia, and Sara Gillisson. "Självbestämmande och inflytande vid behovsbedömning inom äldreomsorgen: En vinjettstudie." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ, Avd. för beteendevetenskap och socialt arbete, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-27260.
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Bakgrund och problem: Självbestämmanderätt är en grundprincip i socialtjänstlagen och ska genomsyra allt socialt arbete. Socialtjänstlagen gör ingen skillnad på friska eller sjuka människor, vilket kan skapa dilemman för biståndshandläggare vid behovsbedömning. Syfte och frågeställningar: Studiens syfte är att uppnå en förståelse kring hur bistånds-handläggare arbetar med självbestämmanderätt och inflytande vid behovsbedömning. Studiens frågeställningar är följande: Hur ser biståndshandläggare på äldres självbestämmanderätt när det finns en bristande insikt i de egna behoven? Hur hanterar biståndshandläggare anhörigas inflytande? Metod: Studien är influerad av en kvalitativ och kvantitativ metodblandning och består av en vinjett besvarad av 24 biståndshandläggare, samtliga arbetande utifrån socialtjänstlagen inriktat mot äldreomsorg. Det insamlade empirimaterialet från biståndshandläggarna har bearbetats genom en tematisk analys. Resultat och slutsatser: Resultatet visar att biståndshandläggare menar att den äldre har självbestämmanderätt trots bristande insikt i sina egna behov. Biståndshandläggarnas utsagor visar att den moraliska aspekten att göra gott för den äldre väger tyngre än dennes självbestämmanderätt. Resultatet visar att anhöriga har ett stort inflytande och spelar en viktig roll vid behovsbedömning.
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Saboe, Kristin N. "Prioritizing Those Who Follow: Servant Leadership, Needs Satisfaction, and Positive Employee Outcomes." Scholar Commons, 2010. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1758.
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Servant leaders seek to fulfill the needs of followers and promote their success and well-being through a follower-centric, generative approach to leadership. This study proposes a model to describe the mediating mechanism of follower needs satisfaction, as proposed by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), for the relationship between servant leadership (SL) behaviors and employee outcomes (e.g., job performance, job attitudes, well-being, community prosocial behavior). Supervisor-subordinate dyads (N = 147 pairs) from four diverse organizations completed surveys about the supervisors' leadership behaviors and the subordinates' job experiences. Structural equation modeling and regression analyses were conducted to determine the nature of relationships between SL, SDT needs, and the organizational outcomes. Direct and indirect effects were observed among these variables, suggesting SDT primarily mediates the relationship between supervisors' SL behaviors and subordinates' job attitudes.
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Castino, Kelly M. "An Analysis of Training Needs for Providers of Transition Services for the Deaf/Blind." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2017. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/112.
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There is a lack of knowledge in the area of training needs for Deaf/Blind vocational rehabilitation and/or independent living service providers in Florida. This quantitative study utilized self-report surveys of Deaf/Blind providers in Florida to determine what needs to be done related to professional development. The researcher attempted to determine what service providers identify as areas of strength, and what areas they perceive to be those which require additional professional development training. The study participants were 31 professionals who worked at state agencies, non-profits, for-profits, private, or federal agencies that provide services to the Deaf/Blind population in Florida in the areas of vocational rehabilitation and/or independent living. The survey was developed by the researcher based on previous research in the areas of best practice in vocational rehabilitation and independent living. The areas that the survey addressed are interagency collaboration/relationship building, self-determination, parent involvement/parent support, and additional training areas. There were 18 questions on the survey that took participants no longer than 15 minutes to complete. Quantitative data were collected using a commercial platform to keep respondents’ information confidential and analyzed using descriptive statistics which include percentages and other data. Key areas were identified in which providers to the Deaf/Blind may need additional training in the areas of vocational rehabilitation and independent living. The results suggested that the background training of Deaf/Blind providers is varied. Even though Deaf/Blind providers’ training is varied, perceived strengths and weaknesses were suggested.
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Jonsson, Linus. "EXPLORING EXERCISE BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING OF SWEDISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS - A SELF-DETERMINATION PERSPECTIVE." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-18006.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between motivational profile, self-efficacy, basic needs satisfaction, exercise behavior and well-being among Swedish university students. A set of the instruments including GLTEQ, SHIS, BPNES, BREQ-2 and BARSE was distributed at a university in southern Sweden. The respondents (n = 260) were men (n = 122) and women (n = 138). For analysis and processing of the gathered data SPSS was used with Pearson's r and Multiple Regression Analysis. The results showed that competence, autonomy and relatedness were positive predictors of self-determined motivation, whilst identified regulation, intrinsic regulation and barrier self-efficacy were positive predictors for strenuous exercise. Moreover a regression analysis showed that only competence was a significant predictor for well-being, however, positive correlations were shown between all the basic needs and well-being. To promote university students exercise and well-being, the conclusion is that it most probably would be successful to base interventions with focus on basic needs satisfaction.Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka relationer mellan motivations profil, self-efficacy, de gundläggande psykologiska behoven, motionsvanor samt välbefinnande bland svenska universitets studenter. Ett frågeformulär bestående av instrumenten GLTEQ, SHIS, BPNES, BREQ-2 och BARSE distribuerades vid ett universitet i södra Sverige. Respondenterna (n=260) var män (n=122) och kvinnor (n=138). För analys och bearbetning av den insamlade datan användes SPSS med analysmetoderna Pearson's r och Multipla Regressionsanalyser. Resultaten visade att kompetens, autonomi och tillhörighet var positiva prediktorer för självbestämmande motivation, medan identifierad reglering, inre reglering samt barriärspecifik självtillit var positiva prediktorer för ansträngande motion. Vidare visade resultaten att endast kompetens var en positiv prediktor för välbefinande, dock så påvisades positiva samband mellan alla de grundläggande psykologiska behoven och välbefinnande. För att främja universitets studenters motionsvanor och välbefinnande är slutsaten att det sannolikt vore framgångsrikt att basera interventioner utifrån tillfredställande av de grundläggande psykologiska behoven.
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Sappington, Ryan Troy. "Unpacking the Coach-Athlete Relationship: The Role of Athlete Coping Skills Within a Framework of Self-Determination." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/325149.
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Over the last 40 years, the field of sport psychology has generated a growing body of literature on the coach-athlete relationship, driven by the recognition that the quality of this dyad can play an important role in an athlete's experiences in sport. Despite strong evidence suggesting that Self-Determination Theory (SDT) accurately reflects processes within this relationship, which promote or undermine intrinsic motivation, there is room to deepen contemporary understandings of coach-athlete dyads by assessing the role of athlete individual differences within this theory. Sixty-seven male athletes (ages 12-18) and 3 male coaches participated in the current study, which set out to cultivate a more nuanced understanding of coach-athlete relationships in a high-level youth athletic academy. Questionnaires measuring preferences for, and perceptions of, coaching behavior, psychological coping skills, psychological needs satisfaction, motivation, and burnout were administered at the beginning and end of the fall season. Results gleaned from correlations, multiple regressions and mediational analyses variably supported the study's main hypotheses. Processes consistent with SDT were evident, as a dimension of perceived coaching behavior predicted needs satisfaction, which in turn, predicted levels of motivation and burnout. Finally, and most importantly, results showed that athletes' psychological coping skills predicted their perceptions of coaching behavior, and outcomes related to needs satisfaction, motivation, and burnout. The current paper also discusses implications of these findings for research and applied practice in sport psychology, and provides recommendations for future avenues of study.
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Ricard, Nathalie. "Effects of Social Exclusion and Inclusion on Basic Needs Satisfaction, Self-Determined Motivation, the Orientations of Interpersonal Relationships, and Behavioural Self-Regulation." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20046.
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How does the satisfaction (or the lack of satisfaction) of the innate need to have meaningful interpersonal relationships affects behavioural self-regulation? How does having/lacking interpersonal relatedness impact one’s perception of future interpersonal relationships? This doctoral dissertation aimed to answer these two fundamental questions by integrating the views of two complementary theories, need to belong theory (NBT; Baumeister & Leary, 1995) and self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2000). Using a series of two laboratory experiments and one longitudinal study, this thesis examined the effects of social exclusion and inclusion on satisfaction of basic psychological needs, self-determined motivation, and self-regulation of behaviours. In Study 1 (N=72), social exclusion and inclusion were manipulated in order to examine their effects on the satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs proposed by SDT, that is the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Findings from this first experiment revealed that social exclusion decreases satisfaction of the three needs, whereas social inclusion increases satisfaction of these needs when compared to the control condition. Furthermore, significant differences were found between the exclusion condition and the inclusion condition for the reported levels of satisfaction of the needs for competence and relatedness. The effects of social exclusion and inclusion on basic needs satisfaction were further investigated in Study 2 (N=70); also, the second study examined how self-determined motivation and behavioural self-regulation are affected. More specifically, it tested whether participants’ persistence at a laboratory task, as well as their intentions for a future peer interaction (intentions to compete against a peer participant and intentions to collaborate with a peer participant) are influenced by social exclusion and inclusion, through the meditating effects of basic needs satisfaction and self-determined motivation. The results suggested that social exclusion, via the effects of basic needs and motivation decreases peer collaboration, whereas social inclusion was shown to have an opposite effect on peer collaboration. The effect of condition via the mediating effects of basic needs satisfaction and motivation failed to predict persistence at the task and peer competition. Lastly, Study 3 (N=624) assessed naturally occurring social exclusion and inclusion in a population of junior high school students. This third study investigated the independent contributions of SDT and NBT in the prediction of academic motivation and high school dropout. Peer relatedness, perceived needs support from parents, and perceived needs support from teachers were examined as potential predictors of academic motivation and high school dropout. Findings suggested that peer relatedness plays an important role in the prediction of academic motivation, but, that perceived needs support from parents and perceived needs support from teachers are stronger predictors of that outcome. Results from this study also revealed that peer relatedness contributes to the prediction of high school dropout, beyond what can be explained by academic motivation, perceived needs support from parents, and perceived needs support from teachers. However, perceived needs support from parents was shown to be the most essential predictor of high school dropout. In sum, findings from this doctoral dissertation suggested that social exclusion has detrimental effects on one’s motivation and behavioural self-regulation. In contrast, social inclusion fosters social support which promotes satisfaction of the basic psychological needs, self-determined motivation, and successful self-regulation. This doctoral thesis contributed to the application of SDT and NBT by comparing elements of the two complementary frameworks. It also offered an original contribution to research on social exclusion and inclusion by examining their impacts on self-determined motivation, and basic needs satisfaction, as well as testing them in both the laboratory setting and the natural setting.
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Desmarais, Philippe. "Distinguishing Pro- and Harmful-Environmental Behaviours: The Roles of Motivation, Stages of Change, Basic Psychological Needs, and Nature Relatedness." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39825.
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The degradation of the environment and climate change represent some of the most important environmental issues affecting our society today, and we need to better understand what can be done in order to mitigate the negative effects of human activity on the environment. The present program of research proposes to examine, through three studies, how the frequency of pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) and harmful-environmental behaviours (HEB) are related to self-determined (SDM) and non-self-determined motivation (NSDM), stages of change (SOC), the satisfaction versus the frustration of basic psychological needs as defined by Self-Determination Theory, and nature relatedness. In Study 1 (N = 377), a scale was created to measure two distinct types of environmental behaviours, PEB and HEB, and the relationships between these types of environmental behaviours and SDM and NSDM were examined. Results demonstrated that both types of behaviours loaded on two distinct factors when conducting an exploratory factor analysis, that they were associated differently with environmental motivation, and that levels of motivation were different according to the reported frequency of adoption of PEB and HEB. In Study 2a (N = 266) and 2b (N = 529), the role of stages of change (SOC) was introduced to determine whether environmental motivation and behaviours were different across SOC and to examine whether SOC played a mediating or moderating role in the relationship between environmental motivation and behaviours. Results indicated that people in the later SOC displayed higher levels of SDM and PEB while people in the earlier stages reported higher levels of NSDM and HEB. It was also observed that SOC partially mediated the relationship between environmental motivation and behaviours. In Study 3 (N = 507) nature relatedness was compared to the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs proposed by SDT to examine their respective roles in the association of motivation, SOC, PEB and HEB. Results revealed that nature relatedness was incremental to need satisfaction and frustration with regard to levels of SDM. Also, nature relatedness was an important determinant of SOC and both types of environmental behaviours. As for the proposed model, it was demonstrated that high levels of nature relatedness were associated with higher PEB and lower HEB through partial mediation by SDM and SOC, while need frustration was linked to a higher reported frequency of HEB through mediation by NSDM. Overall this thesis expands on SDT research by highlighting the importance of including HEB in conjunction with PEB and by demonstrating the prominent roles that SOC and nature relatedness could play in the motivational process associated with environmental action.
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Almarwani, Abdulaziz Mofdy. "The Relationship Of Perceived Basic Psychological Needs For Health Behaviors And Medication Adherence In Saudi Arabian Patients With Coronary Artery Disease." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1574420777367008.
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Gravel, Emilie. "On the Benefits of Being Sexually Autonomous and Costs of Being Sexually Pressured: The Contributions of Different Motives for Sex to Experiences of Sexual Well-Being." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36445.
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activities matter for their sexual well-being. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this thesis research investigated the contributions of autonomous and controlled sexual motivation to sexual well-being. These objectives were achieved through a series of five studies presented in four manuscripts. In Manuscript 1, we validated the Sexual Motivation Scale (SexMS), a measure of self-regulation for sexual activities grounded in SDT (Study 1: N = 1,070, Study 2: N = 575). Collectively, the findings provided strong support for the factorial validity of the SexMS. Additionally, the SexMS captured important individual differences in sexual well-being, specifically with respect to sexual satisfaction, sexual distress, and sexual function. Manuscript 2 explored how autonomous and controlled sexual motivation are integrated with broader psychological functioning by examining their motivational antecedents and well-being consequences (N = 828). The results showed that global and relational motivation explained individual differences in autonomous and controlled sexual motivation. Additionally, autonomous and controlled sexual motivation explained individual differences in sexual, relational, and global well-being. Finally, the results suggested that, for the most part, the associations between the motivational antecedents and the well-being consequences of autonomous and controlled sexual motivation followed a heterarchical structure. Next, in Manuscript 3, the motivational sequence proposed by SDT – in which basic psychological needs satisfaction predicts quality of motivation, and in turn quality of psychological functioning – was validated in the context of within-person variations in sexual well-being (N = 113). The results indicated that on days when people experience more basic psychological needs satisfaction during interactions with their partner, their sexual motivation was more autonomous and this was associated with higher sexual well-being. However, basic needs satisfaction did not significantly predict controlled sexual motivation. Additionally, on days when people reported higher controlled sexual motivation, they experienced lower sexual well-being. Finally, in Manuscript 4, we examined the motivational sequence proposed by SDT from a dyadic perspective to better understand the contribution of sexual motivation to sexual well-being in couples (N = 225 couples). Specifically, we examined whether basic needs satisfaction during sexual activities and autonomous and controlled sexual motivation in one partner influenced the sexual well-being of the other partner. The unique contribution of each basic psychological need (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) to sexual well-being was also investigated. Taken together, the results supported SDT’s predictions regarding the relevance of the motivational sequence and the unique contribution of each basic psychological need in explaining between-couple differences in sexual well-being. However, different patterns of association emerged for women and men, suggesting that in the context of sexual activities within heterosexual relationships, the motivational processes proposed by SDT may be moderated by gender. In sum, the findings from this thesis extend SDT and sexual motivation research. Overall, SDT may provide novel insights on human sexual behaviour, notably by improving our understanding of the factors that can enhance or impede sexual well-being in committed relationships.
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Vásquez, Amat y. León Fiorella. "Relación entre los Lazos Parentales de la infancia y la Satisfacción de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas en un grupo de estudiantes de Psicología de una universidad privada de Lima Metropolitana." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/622670.
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Se estudió la relación entre los Lazos Parentales de la infancia y la Satisfacción de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas en una muestra de 153 estudiantes de psicología de una universidad privada de Lima Metropolitana. Para lograr el objetivo del presente estudio correlacional se administró el Cuestionario General de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas (Deci & Ryan, 2000 en Chen et al., 2015) y el Instrumento de Lazos Parentales (Parker, Tupling & Brown, 1979 en Gómez, Vallejo, Villada, & Zambrano, 2009). Ambos evidenciaron óptimas propiedades psicométricas (validez de constructo y confiabilidad). Los resultados mostraron correlaciones directas y significativas entre el Cuidado Materno y la satisfacción de las tres necesidades psicológicas básicas y correlaciones directas y significativas entre el Cuidado Paterno y la satisfacción de la necesidad de competencia. Asimismo, se evidenciaron correlaciones inversas y significativas entre la Sobreprotección Materna y la satisfacción de las necesidades de autonomía y relación y correlaciones inversas y significativas entre la Sobreprotección Paterna y las tres necesidades psicológicas básicas. Estos resultados sugieren que se acepta parcialmente la hipótesis planteada.The relationship between parental bonds of childhood and satisfaction of basic psychological needs was studied in a sample of 153 psychology students at a university in Lima. To reach the aim of this study were administrated the Basic Psychological Needs in General Questionnaire (Deci & Ryan, 2000 in Chen et al., 2015) and the Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling & Brown, 1979 Gómez , Vallejo, Villada , & Zambrano , 2009) were administered. Both showed optimal psychometric properties (construct validity and reliability). Results also showed significant positive correlations between the Maternal Care and satisfaction of three basic and significant positive correlations between the Parental Care and satisfying the need for competition psychological needs. Also were showed significant negative correlations between Maternal Overprotection and satisfying the autonomy and relationship needs and significant negative correlations between the Parental Overprotection and the three basic psychological needs. These results suggest that the hypothesis is partially accepted.
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Ilyas, Saqib. "Organizational socialization, psychological needs satisfaction and job outcomes : a moderated mediation model." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AIXM0662/document.
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La socialisation organisationnelle est un long processus à travers lequel les nouveaux venus apprennent tout ce qui concerne la nouvelle organisation dont ils deviendront membres. Les thèmes abordés concernaient : le nouveau travail, l’expérience de la socialisation et les éléments de motivation. Cette étude introduit la satisfaction du besoin psychologique comme résultat proximal de la socialisation organisationnelle, comme suggéré dans l’étude 1. Le soutien social organisationnel, c’est-à-dire le rôle des agents de socialisation, a été ajouté aux tactiques organisationnelles de socialisation comme variable indépendante. Afin de renforcer les résultats et pour prendre en compte les effets externes, deux variables modératrices (le capital psychologique et la proactivité du nouveau venu) ont été introduites. Une relation positive a été trouvée entre les tactiques organisationnelles de socialisation et la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques, ce qui fait de cette dernière un résultat proximal de la socialisation. La performance au travail et l’implication affective sont positivement influencées par les tactiques organisationnelles de socialisation et le soutien social des agents de socialisation. Il a été établi que capital psychologique des nouveaux venus renforce les relations entre les tactiques organisationnelles de socialisation, le soutien social des agents de socialisation (variables indépendantes) et la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques ; également, la proactivité des nouveaux venus renforce les relations entre la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques et les variables dépendantes à savoir la performance au travail et l’implication affectiveOrganizational socialization is a dynamic process by which newcomers learn and adjust to attitudes and behaviors needed to assume their new organizational roles. Nowadays managing newcomers becomes a challenge for organizations as they demand more from their organization, and push organizations to invest time and resources for their adjustment. The present study introduces psychological needs satisfaction in the scope of organizational socialization research. 34 newcomers were interviewed about their new job, socialization experience and required motivational elements by using the critical incident technique. The results showed that newcomers’ psychological needs fulfillment was helping the success of the organizational socialization process. Subsequently, a quantitative study was conducted to test the theoretical model. A positive relationship was found between organizational socialization tactics and psychological need satisfaction proving it as a proximal outcome of socialization. Distal outcomes i.e. job performance and affective commitment were also positively influenced by organizational socialization tactics and organizational social support from socialization agents. Further, it was found that newcomers’ psychological capital (moderating variable at T1) strengthened the relationship between socialization resources (i.e. organizational socialization tactics and organizational social support) and newcomer’s psychological needs satisfaction; and that newcomers’ proactivity (moderating variable at T2) strengthened the relationship between psychological needs satisfaction and job outcomes, i.e. performance and affective commitment
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Isaksson, Julia, and Ellen Bengtsson. "Konsten att charma generation Y : en studie om ekonomistudenters behov vid val av arbetsplats." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24051.
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För att företag ska kunna attrahera men också bevara kompetenta medarbetare, krävs det att de har något att erbjuda sin anställda. Detta ställer krav på en medvetenhet kring de preferenser anställda besitter, både sett till deras behov och motivation. Just nu är det arbetstagarens marknad som råder och företag har i utmaning att attrahera kompetentpersonal till organisationer. Syftet med denna studie är därför att undersöka, genomekonomistudenters preferenser, vad som motiverar dem till en arbetsplats samt vad de tror skulle få dem att stanna på en arbetsplats. Även studenternas behov kartläggs och ger en förståelse för arbetsgivarens ansvar för arbetstagares jobbsituation. Resultatet av vår studie är ämnat att hjälpa arbetsgivare i näringslivet att attrahera samt bevara kompetent personal eftersom de genom vår studie vet vad som motiverar studenterna samt vad deras behov på enarbetsplats är. Då syftet med uppsatsen fokuserar på berättelser och förståelse av individers upplevelser gjordes en kvalitativ studie med en deduktiv forskningsansats. Resultatet presenteras eftersemistrukturerade intervjuer med respondenter av tio ekonomistudenter från generation Y och analyseras sedan med hjälp av teoretisk bakgrund. Teorierna som används för att tolka vårt resultat var Self-determination theory (SDT), Maslow behovshierarki och Herzbergs tvåfaktorteori för att undersöka ekonomistudenters motivation och behov i relation till arbetsplatser. Studien mynnar ut i att utvecklingsmöjligheter och trivsel på arbetsplatsen var det viktigaste för samtligarespondenter, men att det samtidigt fanns en spridning av attribut som individerna föredrog. Vi kunde bland annat se att de manliga studenterna var mer materialistiska än de kvinnliga studenterna. Resultatet av studien kan ge en förståelse av vad våra respondenter föredrar vid val av eller att stanna på en arbetsplats, vilket företag kan ta till sig samt ta hänsyn till och förhoppningsvis utvecklas och förbättras tack vare sin kompetenta personal.In order for companies to be able to attract but also retain competent employees, they must have something to offer their employees. This calls for an awareness of the preferences that employees possess, both in terms of their needs and motivation. Nowadays it is the employee’s labor market and companies are challenged to attract competent staff to their organizations. The purpose of this study is therefore to examine, through economics students ‘preferences, what motivates them to start working and what they think would make them stay at a workplace. This study will also chart the needs of the students to create a comprehension for the employer’s responsibility to its employees’ work situation. The result of this study aims to help employers in the industry to attract and also keep competent staff since they, thanks to our study, will be aware of what motivates the economics students and what their needs at a workplace are. Since the purpose of this thesis is focusing on stories and understanding we have made a qualitative study with a deductive research approach. The result will be presented through semi structured interviews with ten economics students from generation Y who are studying at University of Borås. The result will later on be interpreted using our theoretical background. The theories that are used to interpret our results are Self-determination Theory (SDT),Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory to examine economics students’ motivation and needs in relation to a workplace. The study concludes that development and comfort in the workplace was the most important for all of the respondents, but there was also a spread of the attributes of what the different individuals prefered. For instance we could see that the male students were more into materialistic attributes than the female students. The result of this study can give organizations an understanding of what economics students prefer when applying for a job and to stay at a workplace, and by that they can then assimilate the results which hopefully can help them develop and improve thanks to their competent coworkers. This thesis will be given in Swedish.
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Shir, Nadav. "Entrepreneurial Well-Being : The Payoff Structure of Business Creation." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institutionen för Företagande och Ledning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-2329.
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Given the importance of entrepreneurship to individuals and to society, and given that the individual has come to be seen as not only an important function of social and economic processes but also as an important end of these processes, the link between entrepreneurship and well-being requires further investigation. To that end, this thesis provides a solid framework for understanding and measuring well-being in entrepreneurship, and a comprehensive theoretical and empirical examination of the intimate relationship between these two phenomena. Some new and very interesting results were produced: • Active engagement in the creation of new business activities leads to greater well-being by granting the freedom to self-organize work and working relationships, which satisfies individual’s needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. • Entrepreneurial engagement is detrimental to mental health during its early inception in planning and deliberation, which may explain why many fail to transition from thought to action in entrepreneurship. • The presence of a discrepancy between extrinsic life goals and motives is just as strong a predictor of well-being in entrepreneurship as the presence of strong intrinsic life goals and motives. • Entrepreneurial Well-Being, a context-specific state of mental wellness derived from engagement in entrepreneurship, uniquely contributes to entrepreneurs’ overall well-being and is associated with a range of cognitive and motivational processes crucial to entrepreneurship. The reasons for these findings, and the mechanisms involved, are explained at length. My hope is that this work will usher on the adoption of a more integrated approach to assessing and optimizing entrepreneurial performance in terms of both business outcomes and mental health outcomes, as well as offer insights relevant to well-being and its promotion on a more general level.Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, 2015
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Dwyer-Matzky, Keely, Amy Blatt, Barbara L. Asselin, and David L. Wood. "Lack of Preparedness for Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Health Care Transition in Hospitalized Adolescents and Young Adults." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5141.
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ObjectiveWe examined the self-reported preparedness of hospitalized adolescents and young adults (AYA) for transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care with regard to: 1) previous health care transition (HCT) preparation, 2) Self-Determination Theory (SDT) constructs of health self-management autonomy and competence, and 3) their perception of medical knowledge, attitudes, and concerns.MethodsFrom 2013 to 2015, 139 hospitalized patients aged 15 to 21 years completed a 40-item survey on HCT preparation, attitudes, concerns, and perception of knowledge adapted in part from validated questionnaires of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and SDT Treatment Self-Regulation Study.ResultsFewer than 40% of all respondents endorsed previous HCT preparation such as providers discussing taking responsibility for their health, transitioning to adult providers, and only 20% had discussed future health insurance needs. Of our AYA population, 84% had 1 or more special health care needs. Older patients, female patients, and those with increased HCT preparation scores had increased autonomous motivation, positive attitudes toward transition, yet also increased transition concerns. Higher autonomous motivation and perceived competence correlated with increased perception of knowledge (P = .002, < .001 respectively) and more positive attitudes toward transition planning (P < .001, .054 respectively). Multivariate regression analysis revealed those with increased HCT preparation and those with increased perceived competence had increased perception of knowledge (β = .25, P = .005 and β = .35, P < .001).ConclusionsOur findings suggest that hospitalized AYA received limited education and preparation regarding key elements of HCT to adult-oriented health care. Moreover, those previously exposed to transition preparation efforts were more likely to have motivation and a sense of competence in HCT skills.
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Bloir, Kirk L. "A Study of Ohio State University Extension Employees’ Readiness for Changein Relation to Employee-Supervisor Relationship Quality, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction, and Dispositional Resistance to Change." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408958834.
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Visser, Preston L., and Jameson K. Hirsch. "Health Behaviors Among College Students: The Influence of Future Time Perspective and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/693.
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Health behavior change may prevent many fatal diseases, and may be influenced by social and motivational constructs. We assessed the interaction effect of future time perspective and basic psychological need fulfillment on positive and negative health behaviors. Future time perspective was associated with more positive, and less negative, health behaviors. Need fulfillment was associated with only positive health behaviors. In moderation analyses, individuals reporting both high need fulfillment and future perspective reported greater positive health behaviors, and were especially unlikely to smoke. Enhancing future-mindedness and supporting need satisfaction in interventions targeting modifiable health behaviors is encouraged.
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Werner, Maria. "Delaktighet och inflytande- Vad kan det vara för några elever på gymnasiesärskolans nationella program?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-69877.
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To gain knowledge about how students in upper secondary school`s national program describe participation and influence as well as how they describe how they can impact on those important things is a very important knowledge. This study has a student perspective where six students were interviewed each. In addition, observations of pupils scholl days were conducted, where the students were observed together in different classroom settings in different classes. Even so, when moving between breaks and lessons. The purpose of the study is to explore students participation an influence in upper secondary special schools national program. In the study, qualitative interviewing methods have been used with semistructured questions. The result of the study shows several important factors that are important for pupils particiaption, influence anad the ability to influence their schooling. The importance of the group appears to be imprtyant for the participation. Having friends in class, someone to join group work when different school tasks are to be done, and having friends to hang out with breaks. Another result is that you have the ability to self-determination and influence by influencing teaching, the content of the teaching and the different ways. The results of the study also show that students are involved in democaratic processes, and excercise self-determination and influence both for themselves and other students through classcouncils and schoolcouncils. Together theese results form an important part of how the school can meet students with intellectual impairment.
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De, Leon Gonzalez Francisco Mauricio, and Maria Huynh. "Biståndshandläggarens respekt för den enskilde – ett önsketänkande? : En kvalitativ studie om biståndshandläggarens (o)möjliga uppdrag att respektera självbestämmanderätten hos individer som har en demenssjukdom." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-48893.
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BISTÅNDSHANDLÄGGARENS RESPEKT FÖR DEN ENSKILDE – ETT ÖNSKETÄNKANDE? Författare: Francisco Mauricio De Leon Gonzalez, Maria Huynh Mälardalens Högskola Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd Socionomprogrammet Examensarbete inom socialt arbete, 15 högskolepoäng Vårtermin 2020 Sammanfattning Syftet med studien är att beskriva biståndshandläggarnas handlingsutrymme och uppmärksamma dilemman som kan uppstå under biståndshandläggningen med äldre som har en demenssjukdom samt hur biståndshandläggarna uppfattar sitt handlingsutrymme. Författarna till studien önskade även belysa självbestämmanderättens roll under handläggningsprocessen mellan en biståndshandläggare och en äldre som har en demenssjukdom. För att besvara studiens syfte och frågeställningar använde sig författarna av en kvalitativ metod och genomförde sex semistrukturerade intervjuer. De semistrukturerade intervjuerna genomfördes bland fyra kommuner med sammanlagt sju biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen som arbetar eller tidigare har arbetat med det. Författarna valde dessa informanter via ett målinriktat urval och använde de teoretiska perspektiven gräsrotsbyråkrati och konsekvensetik/utilitarismen. Resultatet visar att biståndshandläggare har skilda uppfattningar angående sitt handlingsutrymme och inställningar gentemot självbestämmanderätten. Olika dilemman kan uppstå i relation till den enskildes självbestämmanderätt och biståndshandläggarens handlingsutrymme, som biståndshandläggarna förhåller sig till på olika sätt. Vissa förhållningssätt riskerar att förbise den enskildes självbestämmanderätt mer än andra, i vilket anhöriga kan användas som stöd under biståndshandläggningen.BISTÅNDSHANDLÄGGARENS RESPEKT FÖR DEN ENSKILDE – ETT ÖNSKETÄNKANDE? Authors: Francisco Mauricio De Leon Gonzalez, Maria Huynh Mälardalen University School of Health, Care and Social Welfare The Social Work Program Thesis in Social Work, 15 credits Spring term 2020 Abstract The aim of this study has been to describe care managers’ discretion and pay attention to dilemmas that can arise during the need assessment with an elderly who has dementia and how the care managers perceive their discretion. The authors of the study wished to illustrate the role of right to self-determination during the need’s assessment between a care manager and an elderly who has dementia. To answer the aim of this study as well as the research questions, a qualitative method with six semi-structured interviews has been carried out. The semi-structured interviews were held with seven care managers from elderly care who work or have previously worked with it, from four different municipalities. The authors chose the interviewees through a target selection and has used the theoretical perspectives of street-level-bureaucracy and consequence ethics/utilitarianism. The result indicates that the care manager has different perceptions regarding their discretion and attitudes towards the right to self-determination. Different dilemmas can arise in relation to the individuals´ right to self-determination and the care managers´ discretion, which the care managers´ relate to in different ways. Certain approaches risks disregarding the individual’s right to self-determination more than others, in which the individual’s relatives can be utilized as support during the need’s assessment.
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Byrd, Kelsey Louise. "Coaching Styles and the Basic Psychological Need Fulfillment of College Athletes." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2018. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1904.
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The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent a coach’s coaching style is associated with the athlete’s basic psychological needs fulfillment of autonomy, competence and relatedness. A survey was distributed to 204 varsity student-athletes at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo representing 13 teams. The data were used to determine the impact of coaching style on the athlete’s fulfillment of autonomy, competence and relatedness. An authoritative head coaching style was found to have a positive impact on an athlete’s fulfillment of autonomy, competence and relatedness. A similar result was found for assistant coaches. Overall, these findings can help coaches and athletic departments.
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Tarbiaty, Marie. "Att skapa förutsättningar för behovstillfredsställelse på jobbet : En intervjustudie om hur psykologiska behov upplevs och kan understödjas hos förskolepersonal." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-180750.
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Medarbetare är organisationers viktigaste resurs. För att medarbetare ska bli motiverade, prestera och må bra är det nödvändigt att skapa en arbetsmiljö där det finns förutsättningar för tillfredsställelse av psykologiska behov. Tre typer av psykologiska behov har definierats av självbestämmandeteorin (SDT) nämligen kompetens, autonomi och relaterbarhet. Denna studie antar en kvalitativ ansats och övergripande syftet med den varit att få en djupare förståelse om psykologiska behov på jobbet och mer specifikt att undersöka på vilka sätt psykologiska behov kan understödjas på en arbetsplats, representerad av förskola. Totalt sju medarbetare, varav alla var kvinnor på en förskola, deltog i intervjuer. Intervjuerna analyserades tematiskt och tre huvudteman samt sex underteman framträdde. Enligt studiens resultat sker inte behovstillfredsställelse automatiskt utan det krävs att organisationen skapar förutsättningar för att främja tillfredsställelse av psykologiska behov på arbetsplatsen. Tillfredställelse av kompetensbehovet sker genom att få möjlighet till kompetensutveckling och att få konstruktiv feedback. För att understödja autonomibehovet behövs det att medarbetare får möjlighet att påverka den egna arbetssituationen och att ha en god kommunikation mellan ledare och medarbetare. För att tillfredsställa relaterbarhetbehovet behöver medarbetare att ha goda relationer med andra och att de bryr sig om varandra på arbetsplatsen.
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Bäcklund, Erica, and Elin Olsson. ""Det krävs 12 wienerbröd" : Biståndshandläggares upplevelse av möjligheten till självbestämmande för personer med demenssjukdom." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Socialt arbete, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-27117.
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Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie var att undersöka hur biståndshandläggare upplever det möjligt att tillgodose självbestämmanderätten för äldre personer med demenssjukdom. Studien utgår ifrån en tvärsnittsdesign med semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex målstyrt utvalda biståndshandläggare. Genom en tematisk analys framkom två huvudteman arbetsrollens vardag och en lång process. Huvudtemana innehåller subteman vilket vidare beskriver det som utmärker upplevelsen. Studiens resultat tolkades i förhållande till Lipskys teori om frontlinjebyråkrater. Självbestämmande uttrycktes av biståndshandläggarna som något tidskrävande, utmanande och problematiskt. Vägen till självbestämmandet beskrivs som krokig och varierande, biståndshandläggarna fann sinsemellan liknande sätt att agera för att nå självbestämmande för individen. Arbetets komplexitet och svårighet till trots upplevdes arbetsrollen som spännande och tillfredsställande.The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how care managers find it possible to assure the self-determination of older people with dementia. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with semi-structured interviews of six purposively sampled care managers. Through a thematic analysis, two main themes emerged, the work role’s everyday routine and a long process. The main themes containeds sub-themes which further elaborated the care managers’ experience. The results of the study were interpreted from the perspective of Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucrats. Assuring self-determination was experienced by the care managers as time-consuming, challenging and problematic. While the path to self-determination was tortuous and varied, the care managers found similar ways to act in order to achieve self-determination. Despite the impression of the work as complex and difficult it was experienced as an exciting and satisfying job.
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Hedlund, Clara, and Anna Marble. "Vad motiverar unga vuxna till att arbeta ideellt?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan (from 2013), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78396.
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Ideella organisationer har en stor betydelse för det svenska samhället. För att de ideella organisationerna ska kunna fortsätta bidra till samhället är det viktigt att organisationerna är tillräckligt attraktiva för att rekrytera och behålla ideella arbetare eftersom dessa individer är väsentliga för de ideella organisationernas överlevnad. Då de som arbetar ideellt inte får någon monetär ersättning uppstod frågan vad som motiverar dem till arbetet. Syftet med detta arbete är därför att undersöka vad som motiverar unga vuxna till att arbeta ideellt utan monetär ersättning. Studien har följt en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Datainsamlingen har genomförts genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med 14 respondenter som har arbetat ideellt inom en studentförening på en högskola eller ett universitet i Sverige under de senaste två åren. Resultatet visar på fem utmärkande motivationsfaktorer hos respondenterna: gemenskap, möjligheten att påverka, personlig utveckling, karriärutveckling och yttre påverkan. Den insamlade datan har analyserats utifrån motivationsteorier samt tidigare forskning inom ämnet. Studiens slutsats är att de som arbetar ideellt upplever en form av icke-monetär belöning bland annat socialt nätverk, erfarenhet och personlig utveckling.Non-profit organizations have great importance for Swedish society. In order to make it possible for non-profit organizations to continue contributing, it is important that the organizations are attractive enough to be able to recruit and keep the volunteers since they are essential for the survival of non-profit organizations. Since the non-profit volunteers execute labor without monetary compensation, the question arose regarding their motivation. The purpose of this essay is to examine what motivates young adults to work without monetary compensation. A qualitative method has been used to study this subject, using semi-structured interviews with 14 participants who have worked in a non-profit student association at a college or university in Sweden during the last two years. The results showed five distinctive motivators for the respondents: a sense of belonging, the possibility to make a difference, personal development, career development, and external influence. The collected data was analyzed based on motivation theories and previous studies within the subject. The conclusion of the study is that volunteers in non-profit organizations experience non-monetary compensation, for instance social networking, experience, and personal development.
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Bergnéhr, Per, and Marcus Sjöberg. "Vem får ansöka? : En kvantitativ vinjettstudie om biståndshandläggares benägenhet att ta emot ansökan från anhöriga." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Social Work, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-33837.
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This essay is about needs assessors within public elder care. The method is a quantitative vignette study. The aim of the study is to find out whether there is an existing consensus among the needs assessors when a relative to a client with reduced cognitive functions wants to make an application even though the client does not want to. We also wanted to find out whether there are any underlying circumstances which have influence on the needs assessors’ reactions to this specific situation. We used a questionnaire which consisted of four vignettes that illustrated a meeting between a needs assessor, a client and a relative to the client. The vignettes was complemented with questions that made it possible to find underlying circumstances that determine whether the needs assessors do accept the application from the clients relative. The result shows that professional experience and education is significant for whether the needs assessors choose to accept the application or not. It is also clear that there are variations depending on which town district the needs assessors work in. In some town district the needs assessors act with great similarity while there are huge differences in other town districts.
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Ferreira, Eliana Eik Borges [UNESP]. "A percepção de competência, autonomia e pertencimento como indicadores da qualidade motivacional do aluno." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/102206.
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ferreira_eeb_dr_mar.pdf: 1136699 bytes, checksum: 4f2266fa1570b75f5b3779e081fb0f1c (MD5)Esta pesquisa teve como primeiro objetivo examinar em uma amostra de alunos do ensino fundamental as relações entre a percepção das necessidades psicológicas básicas de competência, autonomia e pertencimento com a qualidade motivacional avaliada pelo continuum da Autodeterminação, da teoria de Ryan e Deci. Português foi a disciplina selecionada. Além disso, buscou-se descobrir a relação entre a qualidade motivacional, as necessidades psicológicas básicas e a percepção de engajamento emocional pelo aluno, assim como os professores percebiam esse engajamento e como avaliaram o desempenho. Como instrumento, foram utilizados questionários em escala Likert, que focalizaram todas essas variáveis, adaptados de outros estudos e aplicados em 625 alunos de 5ª e 6ª série de uma cidade do interior do estado do Paraná. Foram atendidas todas as exigências legais de natureza ética. Os resultados indicaram que a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas básicas favorece a presença da motivação intrínseca e as formas autorreguladas de motivação extrínseca. Todas essas formas de autorregulação são preditoras significativas de engajamento emocional. Assim, esses resultados confirmaram o postulado pela Teoria da Autodeterminação segundo a qual quanto maior a autopercepção de competência, de autonomia e de pertencimento, a qualidade motivacional aparece mais autorregulada. Da mesma forma, tanto a qualidade motivacional como a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas foram preditores significativos de engajamento emocional do aluno. Em outras palavras, a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas básicas previu uma motivação extrínseca mais autorregulada ou com regulação identificada e motivação intrínseca. Por último, verificou-se uma relação significativa entre...
The first aim of this study was to assess in an elementary school students’ sample the relationships between basic psychological needs of competence, autonomy, and relatedness with motivational quality, according to Ryan and Deci’s selfdetermination continuum. Another goal was to find out the relationships between motivational quality, basic psychological needs and engagement’s perception by students, and how teachers perceived their students’ engagement and achievement. Portuguese was the subject-matter elected in this research. As instruments, Likerttype questionnaires focusing all those variables were constructed and adapted from already existing scales and were applied to a 5th and 6th grades students sample in a Paraná inner city. All ethical requirements were fulfilled. Results showed that the fulfillment of the three basic psychological needs is linked to intrinsic motivation and to self-regulated types of extrinsic motivation. All self-regulated motivational types were significant predictors of emotional engagement. Therefore results corroborate self-determination theory regarding the outcomes of motivational quality and that fulfillment of basic psychological needs matters. Significant relationships were also found between basic psychological needs satisfaction and grades students gave to their achievement in Portuguese. Results were discussed according to selfdetermination theory, and a new light was shed on our students’ motivational processes specific components and dynamics. Limitations of the study were pointed out. Last, but not least, educational applications were drawn from the study, especially regarding teacher’s roles as to create a classroom environment that further the fulfillment of basic psychological needs, their development and integration
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Fransson, Elisabeth, and Sandra Kågström. "Unga kvinnors upplevelser av att spela golf på breddidrottsnivå utifrån självbestämmandeteorin." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-44110.
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Syftet med studien var att beskriva och strukturera unga golfspelande kvinnors upplevelser av fortsatt golfspel som breddidrottare baserat på självbestämmandeteorin och de grundläggande psykologiska behoven. Studien var av kvalitativ karaktär där datainsamling genomfördes via åtta semistrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnor i åldrarna 22 till 33 års ålder (M=26,25, SD=4,97). Intervjuguiden strukturerades utifrån självbestämmandeteorin (Deci & Ryan, 2000a; 2000b) och tidigare studier inom området, exempelvis Williams m.fl. (2012). Datan analyserades utifrån en kvalitativ innehållsanalys och presenterades utifrån tre teman, kompetens, samhörighet och autonomi. Resultatet visade att deltagarna upplevde att aspekter inom kompetens, exempelvis utvecklingsmöjligheter och samhörighet hade störst positiv inverkan på kvinnors upplevelser av att spela golf på breddidrottsnivå. Inom autonomi var det frivillighet och möjligheten att välja när och var de ville spela som upplevdes vara viktigast för kvinnorna för att fortsätta spela golf. Vidare diskuteras resultatet i relation till tidigare forskning inom området och självbestämmandeteorins motivationskontinuum. Därefter följs det upp med implikationer och slutsatser samt förslag för fortsatt forskning, där det rekommenderas att göra djupare studier kring kvinnors fortsatta golfspel. Det som studien önskar tillföra är mer förståelse för vad kvinnor upplever som viktigt i sitt fortsatta golfspel, vilket ligger i linje med Svenska golfförbundet och PGA of Swedens arbete för att inkludera fler kvinnor i golfen.The purpose of this study was to examine young female golf player’s experiences of continued golfing as a lower-level athlete based on the self-determination theory and the basic psychological needs. The study was based on a qualitative method where data collection was implemented by eight semi-structured interviews with women aged 22 to 33 years old (M=26.25, SD=4.97). The interview-guide was based on the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000a; 2000b) and previous studies in the field, for example Williams et al. (2012). The data was analysed based on a qualitative content analysis and presented by three themes, competence, belonging and autonomy. The results showed that the participants experienced aspects within competence, for example the opportunity for development and belonging had the greatest positive impact on the women’s experiences of playing golf as a lower-level athlete. In autonomy, it was the free will and the opportunity to choose whenever and wherever they wanted to play that was considered most important for women’s continued golfing. Furthermore, the results were discussed in relation to previous research in the field and the motivational continuum of the self-determination theory. Implications and conclusions along with suggestions for continued research were followed up where recommendations on deeper studies on women’s continued golfing were presented. The study wishes to give more understanding of what women have experienced as important in their continued golfing, which corresponds with what the Swedish Golf Association and the PGA of Sweden are working with to include more women in golf.
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Ferreira, Eliana Eik Borges. "A percepção de competência, autonomia e pertencimento como indicadores da qualidade motivacional do aluno /." Marília : [s.n.], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/102206.
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como primeiro objetivo examinar em uma amostra de alunos do ensino fundamental as relações entre a percepção das necessidades psicológicas básicas de competência, autonomia e pertencimento com a qualidade motivacional avaliada pelo continuum da Autodeterminação, da teoria de Ryan e Deci. Português foi a disciplina selecionada. Além disso, buscou-se descobrir a relação entre a qualidade motivacional, as necessidades psicológicas básicas e a percepção de engajamento emocional pelo aluno, assim como os professores percebiam esse engajamento e como avaliaram o desempenho. Como instrumento, foram utilizados questionários em escala Likert, que focalizaram todas essas variáveis, adaptados de outros estudos e aplicados em 625 alunos de 5ª e 6ª série de uma cidade do interior do estado do Paraná. Foram atendidas todas as exigências legais de natureza ética. Os resultados indicaram que a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas básicas favorece a presença da motivação intrínseca e as formas autorreguladas de motivação extrínseca. Todas essas formas de autorregulação são preditoras significativas de engajamento emocional. Assim, esses resultados confirmaram o postulado pela Teoria da Autodeterminação segundo a qual quanto maior a autopercepção de competência, de autonomia e de pertencimento, a qualidade motivacional aparece mais autorregulada. Da mesma forma, tanto a qualidade motivacional como a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas foram preditores significativos de engajamento emocional do aluno. Em outras palavras, a satisfação das três necessidades psicológicas básicas previu uma motivação extrínseca mais autorregulada ou com regulação identificada e motivação intrínseca. Por último, verificou-se uma relação significativa entre... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The first aim of this study was to assess in an elementary school students' sample the relationships between basic psychological needs of competence, autonomy, and relatedness with motivational quality, according to Ryan and Deci's selfdetermination continuum. Another goal was to find out the relationships between motivational quality, basic psychological needs and engagement's perception by students, and how teachers perceived their students' engagement and achievement. Portuguese was the subject-matter elected in this research. As instruments, Likerttype questionnaires focusing all those variables were constructed and adapted from already existing scales and were applied to a 5th and 6th grades students sample in a Paraná inner city. All ethical requirements were fulfilled. Results showed that the fulfillment of the three basic psychological needs is linked to intrinsic motivation and to self-regulated types of extrinsic motivation. All self-regulated motivational types were significant predictors of emotional engagement. Therefore results corroborate self-determination theory regarding the outcomes of motivational quality and that fulfillment of basic psychological needs matters. Significant relationships were also found between basic psychological needs satisfaction and grades students gave to their achievement in Portuguese. Results were discussed according to selfdetermination theory, and a new light was shed on our students' motivational processes specific components and dynamics. Limitations of the study were pointed out. Last, but not least, educational applications were drawn from the study, especially regarding teacher's roles as to create a classroom environment that further the fulfillment of basic psychological needs, their development and integration
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Hjerpe, Östlind Victoria, and Matilda Rådström. "Diamanter eller empati : En studie om monetära och icke-monetärabelöningssystem inom offentlig sektor." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78943.
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Inledning: Tidigare studier visar att det måste finnas en balans mellan monetära och icke-monetära belöningar. Då den offentliga sektorn finansieras med skattemedel är dock möjligheten till monetära belöningar begränsad vilket kan ha en påverkan på belöningssystemets balans. Studiens syfte är således att undersöka eventuella skillnader mellan monetära och icke-monetära belöningssystem kopplat till motivation samt hur balansen mellan dessa uppnås inom offentlig sektor. Litteraturgenomgång: Under denna rubrik upphämtas information om olika motivationsteorier som bland annat Maslow (1943) och Herzberg (1968) har gjort. Sedan upphämtas även information om motivationsteorierna Public Service Motivation och Self Determination Theory. Det ges även en genomgång på vad belöningssystem, monetära belöningar samt icke-monetära belöningar är samt en presentation av belöningssystem inom offentlig sektor.Metod: För att besvara studiens frågeställningar används en kvalitativ ansats genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Detta eftersom medarbetarnas upplevelser av belöningssystemet skulle undersökas. Urvalet består av ekonomer anställda i två svenska kommuner (Sunne/Torsby). Resultat: Studien visar att monetära belöningar inte har någon större påverkan på medarbetarnas motivation i deras dagliga arbete men att icke-monetära belöningar både påverkar deras prestation och effektivitet i arbetet. Bristande monetära belöningar kan dock vara en anledning till att lämna offentlig sektor. Analys, diskussion och slutsats: Slutsatsen dras att monetära belöningar är en förutsättning för att arbeta och för att inte känna missnöje och att den begränsade möjligheten till monetära belöningar inte har någon större inverkan på medarbetarnas motivation. De icke-monetära belöningar agerar däremot som motivatorer i större utsträckning och har en chans att nå medarbetarnas inre motivation.Introduction: Former studies shows that it must be a balance between monetary and non-monetary rewards. The public service is financed with tax assets which sets an limitation of how much monetary rewards you can get, which also can affect the balance in the reward system. The study aims to explore if there are any differences between monetary and non-monetary rewards connected to motivation and how the balance between these can be achieved within the public service. Literature review: Within this heading are a few motivation theories, such as Maslow (1943) and Herzberg (1968) presented. The chapter also present information about the motivation theories Public Service Motivation and Self Determination Theory. Furthermore, explanations of the study’s central concepts reward system, monetary rewards and non-monetary rewards are given. This is followed by a presentation of previous research that examines different perspectives of public service reward systems. Method: To reciprocate the issues of the study, a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews is applied. This because of the study’s purpose that aims to analyze the public service coworkers’ experiences of the reward system. The respondents are economists employed within two Swedish municipalities.Result: The study shows that monetary rewards have no significant impact on employees’ motivation in their daily work but that non-monetary rewards affect both their performance and efficiency in the work. However, lack of monetary rewards can be a reason to leave the public sector. Analysis, discussion and conclusion: It is concluded that monetary rewards are a prerequisite for working and not feeling dissatisfaction, and that the limited opportunity for monetary rewards has no major impact on employee’s motivation. The non-monetary rewards, on the other hand, act as motivators to a greater extent and have a chance to reach employees’ inner motivation.
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Adam, Andréa. "L'évolution et l'orientation de la motivation intrinsèque et extrinsèque chez les élèves roumains." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011MON30001/document.
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L’objectif principal de cette thèse était de mettre en évidence l’évolution et l’orientation de la motivation intrinsèque et extrinsèque des élèves roumains tout au long du second cycle d’enseignement secondaire général. Depuis plusieurs années la théorie de l’autodétermination (Deci et Ryan, 1985b, 2000) a été utilisée afin de mieux comprendre le comportement des élèves en milieux scolaire. Ryan et Deci distinguent la motivation intrinsèque et la motivation extrinsèque qui diffèrent selon le type de récompense rattachée à l’activité. La théorie de l’autodétermination repose sur trois besoins psychologiques fondamentaux : l’autonomie, la compétence et la relation à autrui. Les déterminants psychologiques familiaux (parents), institutionnels (professeurs) et écologiques (système scolaire compétitif et évaluatif) sont aussi susceptibles d’influencer l’orientation motivationnelle de l’élève. Une première étude s’est attachée à analyser l’orientation et l’évolution de la motivation intrinsèque et extrinsèque. Les résultats présentent les élèves comme plus motivés extrinsèquement plutôt qu’intrinsèquement. De plus les deux formes de motivation diminuent tout au long de leur cursus scolaire. Une seconde étude s’est employée à mesurer le degré d’influence des trois besoins psychologiques sur la motivation intrinsèque des élèves. Les résultats ont montré que le besoin d’affiliation était le plus fortement corrélé positivement à la motivation intrinsèque. Les deux dernières études ont visé à mettre en évidence la relation entre le sentiment d’autonomie des élèves exercé par les parents et les professeurs et leur motivation intrinsèque. Les résultats confirment l’influence positive de ces deux déterminants sur la motivation intrinsèque des élèves. Enfin ces résultats seront discutés notamment sur le rôle des déterminants psychologiques dans cette recherche et dans le cadre des travaux sur la normativité de la motivation intrinsèqueThe main objective of this thesis was to highlight the evolution and direction of the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of Romanian pupils throughout the second cycle of general secondary education. For several years the self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan, 1985b, 2000) was used to better understand the behavior of students in the school. Ryan and Deci distinguish intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation that vary by type of reward attached to the activity. Self-determination theory is based on three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence and relatedness. The psychological determinants family (parents), institutional (college), and environmental (school system competitive and evaluative) are also likely to influence motivational orientation of students. A first study has sought to analyze the direction and evolution of the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The results show the students as more extrinsically motivated rather than intrinsically. In addition, both forms of motivation decrease throughout their school career. A second study aimed to measure the influence of the three basic psychological needs on the intrinsic motivation of students. The results showed that the need for affiliation was most strongly correlated positively to intrinsic motivation. Two recent studies have sought to highlight the relationship between perceived autonomy of students by parents and teachers and their intrinsic motivation. The results confirm the positive influence of these two determinants on the intrinsic motivation of students. Finally, these results will be discussed including the role of psychological determinants in this research and the work on the normativity of intrinsic motivation
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Hauser, Patricia Margaret. "PARENTAL NEED SUPPORT AND SATISFACTION WITH AGRICULTURAL MAJORS: EXAMINING SELF-REGULATION MEDIATION." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/611.
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Using self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985b) as the theoretical framework, this study examined the following three hypotheses: 1) there is a positive relationship between the level of perceived parental need support and the level of major satisfaction; 2) there is a positive relationship between the level of perceived parental need support and the level of autonomous self-regulation in their agricultural major; and 3) the level of autonomous self-regulation partially mediates the relationship between the levels of perceived parental need support and major satisfaction. Participants included 536 college students with declared agricultural majors in a college of agriculture at a large Midwestern university. Measures included the Perceptions of Parents Scale (POPS; Robbins, 1994), the Self-regulation Questionnaire (SRQ; Ryan & Connell, 1989) and the Academic Major Satisfaction Survey (AMSS; Nauta, 2007). As hypothesized, autonomous self-regulation mediated the relationship between perceived parental need support and major satisfaction. Specifically, autonomous self regulation fully mediated the relationship between perceived mother need support and major satisfaction and only partially mediated the relationship between father need support and major satisfaction. Implications of this study include the potential relevance of self-determination theory to the career development literature and major satisfaction generally.
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Meyers, Reagan, and Libby Weaver. "Philanthropic Motivation : A Study of CSR in the Workplace." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-151387.
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In the present study, the topic under scrutiny is how Philanthropic Corporate Social Responsibility plays a role within the workplace. This study is being presented due to the fact that CSR is often researched with the frame of reference of marketing, whereas the managerial perspective is not often considered. The research question addressed will take a managerial perspective on CSR and examine if implementing Philanthropic CSR only affects extrinsic factors, or if it also has an intrinsic effect on employee motivation. In this research, the questions undergoing discussion to support the study are 1) To what extent does CSR motivate employees? 2) What involvement level of CSR is required for employee motivation? 3) What level does CSR fit into on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? This thesis focuses mainly on connecting Philanthropic CSR to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Other supporting theories that will be used include: Herzberg’s Motivation Hygiene Theory, McGregor’s X and Y Theory, Self-Determination Theory, and Motivational Crowding Theory. To conduct the research needed, the authors have conducted a deductive study through a comparative design, obtaining qualitative data by the means of semi structured skype interviews. These interviews focus on American for-profit companies that have CSR in their strategy but focus on profit. The data collected has then been analyzed through a thematic approach. The information obtained suggests that Philanthropic CSR plays a role within the workplace, however, it is not seen as an incentive by employees. Moreover, an employee must be personally involved within the company’s CSR program to fully feel the effects that the program has to offer. This is due to the emotional investments made while participating in the said philanthropy. The conclusion found from this study is that Philanthropic CSR does have an intrinsic effect on employees because of the ‘feel good feeling’ they benefit from when they do participate in the Philanthropic CSR. However, to fully understand the effects of the motivational aspects, further research must be conducted.
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Semedo, Manuelisa de Jesus Fernandes. "Potenciando a autodeterminação através da remuneração não monetária em tempos de crise económica:um estudo em dois bancos de Portugal e Cabo Verde." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12799.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Políticas de Desenvolvimento de Recursos HumanosNo contexto da crise económica em que vivemos atualmente, torna-se uma das maiores preocupações das organizações, apesar de todas as transformações e impactos dessa crise, motivar os seus colaboradores a serem, cada vez, mais produtivos. De entre todas as estratégias de motivação de colaboradores, as políticas de remuneração continuam sendo uma das mais utilizadas. O Trabalho aqui descrito apresenta um estudo de caso múltiplo, na área da Banca, num Banco Português e num Banco de Cabo Verde. Para o estudo utilizou-se os designs da Grounded Theory como instrumento de análise de dados e construção da teoria. A partir dessa análise foi possível a construção de dois modelos que permitem conhecer os impactos da crise económica iniciada em 2008 sobre os sistemas de recompensas, identificar formas de recompensas intrínsecas utilizadas e perceber como elas influenciaram a satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas humanas propostas pela teoria da autodeterminação. Essa análise é feita para cada um dos dois casos. Foi possível verificar que a crise económica influenciou apenas a componente variável da remuneração extrínseca bem como a remuneração intrínseca. As formas de remuneração intrínseca utilizadas nesse contexto foram: acompanhamento do cliente interno, agradecimento, valorização e preocupação com os impactos sociais e familiares de possíveis despedimentos. Foi possível também verificar que num dos casos estudados, algumas práticas de gestão são percecionadas como formas de remuneração intrínseca, como a rotatividades interna, proximidade entre a gestão e os colaboradores, trabalho em equipa, ao mesmo tempo que promovem a satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas.
In the context of the economic crisis we live in today, it is a major concern of organizations, despite all the changes and impacts of this crisis, to motivate their employees to be increasingly more productive. Of all the motivation strategies, compensation policies continue to be one of the most used. A multiple case study was conducted in the area of banking, in two banks: A Portuguese and Cape Verde Bank. The method of Grounded Theory was used for the purpose of data analysis. This analysis enabled the construction of two models that allow to know the impact of the economic crisis started in 2008 on the rewards systems, identify ways to use intrinsic rewards and realize how they influenced the satisfaction human of basic psychological needs. Proposals for the promotion of self-determination are pretended for each case It was possible to see, in these two cases that the economic crisis has influenced only the variable component of remuneration and intrinsic compensation. The forms of intrinsic compensation used in this context were monitoring the internal customer, appreciation, appreciation and concern of family and social impacts of possible redundancies. It was also possible to verify that in one of the cases studied, that some management practices are perceived as forms of intrinsic compensation as: internal rotations, proximity between management and employees, team work which at the same time promote the satisfaction of basic psychological needs.
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Bell, Debra Anne. "Types of Home Schools and Need-Support for Achievement Motivation." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/214758.
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Along many dimensions, homeschooling is increasing, diversifying, and spreading globally. Yet little is known about the motivational climates and teaching strategies parents have adopted to promote academic achievement and motivation within their homes. Working within a self-determination theory (SDT) framework, this study used cluster analysis to examine the naturally-occurring types of learning environments created by 457 homeschool parents. Measures of support for autonomy, mastery goal orientation, and conditional regard were adapted for a homeschool context and used as constituting variables. Follow-up measures of need satisfaction, efficacy, student academic engagement, teaching practices and demographics were used to identify significant differences among groups. A five cluster solution best fit the data: a high need support group, low need support group and three groups of mixed need support. In general, the high need and mixed need support groups were associated with higher student engagement, need satisfaction, efficacy for homeschooling and frequent use of teaching strategies that promote autonomous motivation and support for student competence. The low need support group was significantly associated with lower need satisfaction and teaching strategies associated with control. Higher levels of academic engagement were reported for those students homeschooled longer and at higher grade levels. Male teaching parents (n = 29) reported significantly less need satisfaction and were significantly associated with the low need support group. Taken together, the findings extend self-determination theory to an important, emerging learning context. Results were consistent with findings in SDT research across other domains; thus, lending support to the universality of SDT's main tenets.
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Tatum, Nicholas T. "INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT RAPPORT AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED FOR STUDENTS." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/comm_etds/86.
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There is a need to explore ways to better motivate students in instruction, as student motivation is an issue confronting teachers at all levels of education. Instructor-student rapport (ISR), a multidimensional concept comprised of students’ enjoyable interaction and personal connection with instructors, has potential to offer educators a tool for increasing these important student outcomes. Further, self-determination theory (SDT) may have utility for illustrating the psychological mechanisms through which instructors influence students by building rapport.
First, this study explored what behaviors instructors should employ to build ISR with students. Specifically, prosocial humor (related and unrelated) and confirmation (responding to questions, demonstrating interest, ad teaching style) were investigated as instructor rapport-building behaviors. Results showed that instructors’ use of related humor, demonstration of interest, and teaching style were significant predictors of both dimensions of ISR; mixed results were found for both responding to questions and unrelated humor.
Second, this study considered whether ISR was a significant predictor of student outcomes: intrinsic motivation, perceived cognitive learning, and academic performance. While enjoyable interaction was a significant, positive predictor of all three outcomes, personal connection was not a significant, positive predictor of any student outcomes. In fact, personal connection was a significant, negative predictor of perceived cognitive learning.
Third, this study explored whether ISR served as a mediator between these rapport-building behaviors and student outcomes as posited by SDT. Enjoyable interaction was a significant mediator in a majority of the models. However, personal connection was not a positive mediator in any models and served as a negative mediator when predicting perceived cognitive learning. Theoretical implications for this study’s findings, along with practical tips for instructors hoping to build ISR with students, are forwarded. In addition, future directions and limitations are discussed.
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(UPC), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Jolene van der Kaap-Deeder, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Bart Soenens, Tom Loeys, Elien Mabbe, and Rafael Gargurevich. "Autonomy-Supportive Parenting and Autonomy-Supportive Sibling Interactions: The Role of Mothers’ and Siblings’ Psychological Need Satisfaction." SAGE Publications, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/578660.
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Autonomy-supportive parenting yields manifold benefits. To gain more insight into the family-level dynamics involved in autonomy-supportive parenting, the present study addressed three issues. First, on the basis of self-determination theory, we examined whether mothers’ satisfaction of the psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness related to autonomy-supportive parenting. Second, we investigated maternal autonomy support as an intervening variable in the mother–child similarity in psychological need satisfaction. Third, we examined associations between autonomy-supportive parenting and autonomy-supportive sibling interactions. Participants were 154 mothers (M age = 39.45, SD = 3.96) and their two elementary school-age children (M age = 8.54, SD = 0.89 and M age = 10.38, SD = 0.87). Although mothers’ psychological need satisfaction related only to maternal autonomy support in the younger siblings, autonomy-supportive parenting related to psychological need satisfaction in both siblings and to an autonomy-supportive interaction style between siblings. We discuss the importance of maternal autonomy support for family-level dynamics.Peer review
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Bartholomew, Kimberley Jane. "The role of interpersonal control and need thwarting in the prediction of ill-being in sport : a self-determination theory approach." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1677/.
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Utilizing self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2002) as a framework, the current thesis aimed to explore the social conditions that satisfy versus thwart psychological needs and, in turn, impact upon psychological and physiological functioning and well/ill-being in the sport context. Although research guided by SDT has explored the conditions (i.e., autonomy support) and psychological processes (i.e., need satisfaction) that foster healthy development and effective functioning in athletes, very little research has considered the potential role of interpersonal control and psychological need thwarting in the development of athlete ill-being. To address these limitations, this thesis begins by outlining the development and initial validation of two new questionnaire measures: the Controlling Coach Behaviors Scale (Chapter 2) and the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale (Chapter 3). The new questionnaire measures were subsequently utilized in three studies, reported in Chapter 4. Across all three samples, need satisfaction was better predicted by autonomy-supportive behaviors, and need thwarting was better predicted by coach control. In turn, athletes’ perceptions of need satisfaction predicted positive outcomes (i.e., vitality and positive affect) whereas need thwarting consistently better predicted maladaptive outcomes (i.e., disordered eating, burnout, depression, negative affect, physical symptoms, and perturbed physiological functioning). Such novel findings indicate that controlling interpersonal behaviors and psychological need thwarting represent important aspects of the SDT framework which must be further researched (both in sport and in other life domains) if the development of diminished functioning and ill-being is to be properly understood.
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Fraina, Michael G. III. "Examination of the Independent and Interactive Effects of Coach and Peer Influence Toward Need Satisfaction of High School Athletes in Urban Communities." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148345562832916.
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Marr, Adam, and Diana Patharai. "Motivation Through the Lens of Sensemaking." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85174.
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Early research on motivation draws connections to what are now understood as aspects of sensemaking, however research does not explicitly draw a connection to the theory of sensemaking itself. Therefore, the sensemaking perspective is applied to the motivational theory of self determination in order to gain a deeper understanding of how and why motivation develops through sensemaking. This is accomplished through a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews for empirical data collection, followed by thematic analysis. The research concludes with a representation of the sequential process that demonstrates the interconnectedness of sensemaking and motivation, demonstrating the connection between environmental change, meaning creation and internalization, need satisfaction, motivation and action. Consequently, this research provides insight to the co-existence of sensemaking and motivation, facilitating opportunities to reach a more complete understanding of how individual motivation actually exists and develops.
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Hite, Brian. "Positive Psychological Capital, Need Satisfaction, Performance, and Well-Being in Actors and Stunt People." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1539.
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Positive psychological capital (PsyCap), a second-order construct formed from optimism, hope, resilience, and self-efficacy, has predicted the performance and psychological well-being of a variety of full-time workers, and mediators of the relationships between PsyCap and performance and psychological well-being have rarely been examined. Using self-determination theory, broaden-and-build theory, and the conceptual framework of positive psychology, this study was an exploration of (a) the relationships among PsyCap, (b) basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, competence, relatedness), and (c) psychological well-being and performance using a sample of 103 working actors and stunt people. A serial mediation model was proposed whereby PsyCap predicted performance through need satisfaction and psychological well-being. Statistically significant bivariate correlations were found among PsyCap, autonomy, competence, relatedness, psychological well-being, and performance. Multiple regression analyses yielded indirect effects tested for statistical significance using bias-corrected bootstrapping. Results showed a total indirect effect of PsyCap on psychological well-being through need satisfaction and a specific indirect effect of PsyCap on psychological well-being through relatedness. Results showed no total indirect effect for PsyCap on performance through need satisfaction but did show a specific indirect effect of PsyCap on performance through relatedness. No statistically significant indirect effects of autonomy, competence, and relatedness on performance through psychological well-being were found. Theoretical and practical implications for future researchers, independent workers, and organizations supporting independent workers are discussed.
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Tang, Minmin. "Âge subjectif, satisfaction des besoins psychologiques fondamentaux, motivation et bien-être chez les personnes âgées : une étude interculturelle Chine / France." Thesis, Lille 3, 2019. https://pepite-depot.univ-lille.fr/RESTREINT/EDSHS/2019/2019LIL3H052.pdf.
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Ce travail doctoral s’inscrit dans le contexte du vieillissement et dans une perspective interculturelle. Dans une optique d’accompagnement des personnes âgées en fonction de leur culture, son objectif est de contribuer à mieux comprendre les déterminants du bien-être psychologique (BEP), dans les contextes culturels chinois et français.Deux grandes études ont été réalisées auprès de populations issues de la culture chinoise et de la culture française, la première sollicitant des personnes âgées vivant à domicile et la seconde des personnes âgées vivant en institution.La première étude porte sur la contribution de l’âge subjectif et de la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques fondamentaux au BEP dans le cadre de la théorie de l’autodétermination (TAD). La seconde rapporte les effets d’un environnement soutenant l’autonomie sur le BEP des personnes âgées vivant en institution, en Chine et en France.Les résultats de la première étude ont d’abord confirmé la pertinence de la TAD pour la culture chinoise dans le domaine du vieillissement. En cohérence avec la TAD et des études précédentes, elle a confirmé la contribution de l’âge subjectif et de la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques fondamentaux au BEP des personnes âgées.Compatibles avec TAD, les résultats de notre deuxième étude ont montré une association positive entre la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques fondamentaux lors d’une activité de loisir et le BEP des personnes âgées vivant en institution, en Chine et en France. En revanche, cette étude n’a pas montré d’effet significatif de l’environnement soutenant l’autonomie (proposant la liberté de choix) sur le BEPThis doctoral work is part of the context of aging and in an intercultural perspective. With a view to accompanying elderly people according to their culture, its purpose is to contribute to a better understanding of the determinants of psychological well-being (PWB), in the Chinese and French cultural contexts.Two studies have been conducted with populations from Chinese culture and French culture, the first soliciting elderly people living at home and the second elderly living in institutions.The first study focuses on the contribution of subjective age and basic psychological needs satisfaction to PWB within the framework of self-determination theory (SDT). The second reports the effects of an autonomy-supportive environment on the PWB of elderly people living in institutions, in China and France.The results of the first study firstly confirmed the relevance of SDT for Chinese culture in the field of aging. In coherence with the SDT and previous studies, it confirmed the contribution of subjective age and basic psychological needs satisfaction to PWB of the elderly.Consistent with SDT, the results of our second study showed a positive association between the basic psychological needs satisfaction during a leisure activity and the PWB of the elderly living in institutions, in China and France. In contrast, this study did not show significant effect of the autonomy-supportive environment (proposing freedom of choice) on the PWB