Also for this outcome measure, mean scores were not significantly different between ICPs and partners, as for overall relationship - based need satisfaction and autonomy, competence and
relatedness need satisfaction (P > 0.05).
Partners» relative autonomous helping motivation was, however, not related to any of the measures reported by the ICP, except for a positive association with ICPs»
relatedness need satisfaction.
Furthermore, the well - being benefits of autonomous motives for prosocial behavior (in healthy participants) have been found to radiate toward the recipients of help, who also experienced greater
relatedness need satisfaction.
Furthermore, we expected 3) autonomous, relative to controlled, helping motivation to be associated with the ICPs» experienced disability, personal well - being, psychological distress, and relationship quality, in particular among those in high need for help to deal with the pain, that is, those high in pain intensity, and 4) that these effects can be explained by a higher
relatedness need satisfaction in ICPs as helping for autonomous reasons may promote closeness.
Not exact matches
He redefines the key problem of psychology as «that of the specific kind of
relatedness of the individual towards the world and not that of the
satisfaction or frustration of this or that instinctual
need per se.»
Moreover, the extent to which level of participation relates to adolescents» life
satisfaction may be explained through the positive processes of increased
need satisfaction for competence and
relatedness following participation.
However, to the authors» knowledge, no previous studies have investigated the impact of the psychological
needs for competence,
relatedness, and autonomy (Ryan and Deci 2000) experienced in the context of adolescents leisure activities and the effect these have on their general life
satisfaction.
Furthermore,
need satisfaction fully mediated the association between participation in activities and life
satisfaction, implying that it is the positive processes of
need satisfaction, and especially the
satisfaction of competence and
relatedness that seem to benefit adolescent boys» and girls» general life
satisfaction.
The present study set out to examine the relationship between adolescents»
satisfaction of the psychological
needs for competence,
relatedness, and autonomy in their participation in leisure activities and their perceived life
satisfaction.
The positive processes of psychological
need satisfaction, and especially the
need for competence and
relatedness, experienced in the leisure activity domain thus seem to be beneficial for adolescents» well - being.