Rising reports of poor mental health and well-being in lawyers across multiple jurisdictions, notably the United States America, Australia, Kingdom (UK), have led to a growing international focus on this topic. Yet there remains paucity empirical data solicitors practising England Wales. Framed by self-determination theory (SDT), we undertook cross-sectional survey 340 trainee qualified Wales (...

The present study aims to provide insights into the experiences of early school leavers within Finnish context. We conducted a narrative inquiry among eleven who were in prison when they interviewed. Self Determination Theory (SDT), more specifically concept frustration three basic psychological needs competence, relatedness and autonomy, tendency people move towards supporting environments, wa...

Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a trait characterized by stronger to the environment, both for better and worse. The present study used Self-Determination Theory (SDT) judge this environment in terms of basic psychological needs met school context. This aimed gain insights into moderating role SPS relationship between students' need satisfaction, motivation behavioral engagement. A tota...

The present research developed the Self-Regulation for Dental Home Care Questionnaire (SRDHCQ), based on self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000), and used it in an SDT process model of dental health behaviors and self-rated oral health. In this model, patients’ perceptions of autonomy-supportive (relative to controlling) dental professionals were expected to positively predict patien...

BACKGROUND Using the self-determination theory (SDT) framework, we examined how significant others might support or thwart psychological needs of people with weight management goals, and in turn might affect their psychological well-being and weight control behaviors. DESIGN Longitudinal design with three sets of questionnaires administered over a 6-month period. METHODS One hundred and fif...

Motivation is, by its very nature, a dynamic process. Human motives and desires fluctuate in direction and strength according to inner promptings and environmental contingencies that can facilitate or inhibit the satisfaction of needs, and desires also vary as individuals negotiate their day-to-day lives. This dynamic character of motivation has implications for research designs and analytic ap...

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study aimed to examine the relationship between satisfying basic psychological needs when exercising and motivation for exercise. Participants (nmale = 324; nfemale 379) were Japanese adults who completed a survey using cross-sectional, non-experimental design. Bivariate correlations supported positive associations each need via exercise, reveal...

The purpose of the present review was to provide a theoretical understanding of the learning advantages underlying a self-controlled practice context through the tenets of the self-determination theory (SDT). Three micro-theories within the macro-theory of SDT (Basic psychological needs theory, Cognitive Evaluation Theory, and Organismic Integration Theory) are used as a framework for examining...