This study aimed to cross-validate the psychometric properties of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) by Vlachopoulos and Michailidou, 2006 in a Spanish context. Two studies were conducted. Confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the hypothesized three-factor solution In addition, we documented evidence of reliability, analysed as internal consistency and temporal sta...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy and childbirth are two critical stages in a woman's life. Various studies have suggested that psychological distress is common during the year after childbirth. The objectives of this exploratory study were (1) to explore the needs of mothers in the year following childbirth; (2) to compare these needs between mothers who did not have the feeling of living a psychological d...

objectives the aim of this study was to identify the health-related counseling needs of adolescent girls to assist them in this period of development. materials and methods forty teenage (13 - 19-year-old) girls, who had at least experienced 3 menstrual cycles, participated in this qualitative study. in-depth semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. the content analysis method ...

Psychological motivation for information searching is an important area of research that has received relatively little attention. This study addresses these motivatio11s in an academic environment. Psychological needs causing undergraudates to seek informtion in the context of continuing motivation are identified. In addition, the study identifies categories of sources used to satisfy these in...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological needs of children and adolescents with eating disorders (ED) directed toward their mothers. Patients with ED have low self-assertion and various abnormal eating behaviors. Therefore, mothers face difficulty in understanding their children's psychological needs, and the mother-child relationship is sometimes strained. We developed a ...

the purpose of research conducted which this paper resulted to acquire the applied knowledge to meet the needs of new housing in accordance with the basic psychological needs of the enriched architectural concepts of the past. this study seeks to address the basic needs of the psychological by relying on the fact that traditional architecture always seeks the protection of human existence. we h...

The present study attempts to examine the relationship between online communication and subjective well-being from the perspective of psychological need satisfaction, as well as the mediating role of shyness and social self-efficacy among Chinese college students. 574 college students with average age of 20 were asked to complete Psychological Need for Online Communication Scale, Shyness Scale,...