Framed within the theoretical support of Self-determination Theory (SDT) this study aimed to analyze relationship between satisfaction basic psychological needs, self-determined motivation towards physical education, and self-concept Spanish teenagers. For this, 618 students, aged from 10 14 years-old (M = 11.62, SD 0.94), participated in education classes. The Basic Psychological Needs Satisfa...

The Internet provides an easily accessible way to meet certain needs. Over-reliance on it leads to problematic use, which studies show can be predicted by psychological distress. Self-determination theory proposes that we all have the basic need for autonomy, competency, and relatedness. This has been shown to explain the motivations behind problematic Internet use. This study hypothesizes that...

Recently, the skill to play games has led professionalization of activity in form “eSports” (electronic sports). Despite popularity eSports, little is known about its professional players from a psychological perspective. Given importance coach-created environment athletes’ motivational processes, this study aimed investigate key dimensions climate 75 Brazilian League Legends (LoL) considering ...

The link between money and motivation has been a debated topic for decades, especially in work organizations. However, field studies investigating the amount of pay in relation to employee motivation is lacking and there have been calls for empirical studies addressing compensation systems and motivation in the work domain. The purpose of this study was to examine outcomes associated with the a...

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), perceived task variety has been related to motivational outcomes and physical activity-related behaviors exercise settings. However, no studies have examined the role of Physical Education (PE) from an SDT perspective. This cross-sectional study aspires expand context field PE via multi-study: Study 1, a sample 210 students (Mage = 13.07 ± 0.64), aim...

BACKGROUND Short term exercise interventions have been shown to be beneficial for breast cancer survivors soon after treatments but longer term adherence is needed. PURPOSE To examine the effects of a supervised exercise program on motivational variables in breast cancer survivors using Self-Determination Theory (SDT). METHOD Sixty breast cancer survivors were randomized in a cross-over des...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between attachment styles (secure, avoidant and ambivalent) and satisfying basic psychological needs of children (independence, competence and relevance) with regard to mothers’ employment status. the subjects included 409 high school students selected randomly by multi-stage cluster sampling method. instruments were: attachment styles ...

Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a long-term condition that detrimentally affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL), with self-management proposed as an effective treatment. Using self-determination theory (SDT), this research explored psychological need satisfaction, frustration, and behavioural regulation to explain indicators self-management.Design Main Outcome...

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study had two purposes: (a) examine the associations between intrinsic (relative to extrinsic) exercise goal content and cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes; and (b) test the mediating role of psychological need satisfaction in the Exercise Goal Content --> Outcomes relationship. Using a sample of 410 adults, hierarchical regression an...

Within Western society, many people have difficulties adequately regulating their eating behaviors and weight. Although the literature on eating regulation is vast, little attention has been given to motivational dynamics involved in eating regulation. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the present contribution aims to provide a motivational perspective on eating regulation. The role ...