A Cross-Cultural Study Testing the Universality of Basic Psychological Needs Theory across Different Academic Subjects

Autor/inn/en	Erturan-Ilker, Gökçe; Quested, Eleanor; Appleton, Paul; Duda, Joan L.
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Study Testing the Universality of Basic Psychological Needs Theory across Different Academic Subjects
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 55 (2018) 4, S.350-365 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Erturan-Ilker, Gökçe)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22113
Schlagwörter	Cross Cultural Studies; Psychological Needs; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Professional Autonomy; Academic Education; United Kingdom (England); Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Berufsfreiheit; Akademische Bildung; Türkei
Abstract	Basic Psychological Needs Theory (BPNT) suggests that autonomy-supportive teachers can promote the satisfaction of students' three basic psychological needs (i.e., the need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and this is essential for optimal functioning and personal well-being. The role of need satisfaction as a determinant of well-being is understood to be invariant across contexts and cultures. The aim of this study is to test the invariance in the relationships between students' perceptions of their teachers' autonomy support and their psychological need satisfaction, enjoyment, concentration, and boredom across different school subjects (math, English, and physical education lessons) and across different cultures (England and Turkey). Questionnaires tapping the targeted variables in the three different lesson types were completed by students in schools in England and Turkey. Results from multilevel modeling analyses showed some support for the tenets of BPNT, albeit there were inconsistences among the strengths of the hypothesized relationships based on country and/or lesson type. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01