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Bäulke, Lisa; Dresel, Markus – Educational Psychology, 2023
Procrastination is a widespread phenomenon in higher education. Recently, specific aspects of the higher education course context have been theoretically linked to procrastination. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to integrate specific course characteristics (e.g., feedback structure, social norms, clarity of assignments), examine in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Course Content, Time Management, Need Gratification
Friedman, Carli – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Continuity and security includes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) not only having resources to meet their basic needs, but also includes the amount of change and disruption people have in their lives and the control they have over that change. We explored the impact of continuity and security on people with IDD's (n =…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Security (Psychology), Outcome Measures, Health
Javier García-Cazorla; Luis García-González; Rafael Burgueño; Sergio Diloy-Peña; Ángel Abós – European Physical Education Review, 2025
Building upon the circumplex approach to (de)motivating styles defined by self-determination theory, this research aimed: (a) to analyse the extent to which physical education (PE) teachers' (de)motivating teaching approaches differ across gender, school level, and years of teaching experience, and (b) to test paths from PE teachers' need-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Styles, Teacher Motivation
Skaalvik, Einar M.; Skaalvik, Sidsel – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
This study explored relations between teachers' perceptions of sharing educational goals and values with their colleagues (shared values), job satisfaction, and motivation to leave the teaching profession. The extent to which these associations were mediated through indicators of psychological need satisfaction (belonging, autonomy, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Values, Collegiality
Morgan P. Reid; Natalie D. Dautovich – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To examine sleep health within a self-determination framework across a diverse college sample. Participants: A nonclinical sample of undergraduate students (n = 399) from a large, urban, public university in the Mid-Atlantic United States in Spring 2020. Methods: Participants were recruited via an online research participation portal…
Descriptors: Sleep, Health Behavior, Self Determination, Undergraduate Students
Manninen, Mika; Campbell, Sara – European Physical Education Review, 2022
This study aimed to provide a quantitative synthesis on the effect of the Sport Education Model (SEM) on basic need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and prosocial attitudes in physical education (PE). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on experimental studies conducted before August 2020. The initial search yielded 6061…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Models, Self Determination, Prosocial Behavior
Cheng, Jiaming; Lei, Jing; Zhang, Lili – International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2021
This study explored how to effectively apply gamification design principles to improve the quantity and quality of online discussions. Based on a game design framework: Playing Experience of Needs Satisfaction (PENS), two specific gamification design principles: (1) aligning gamification awards with specific performance expectations; and (2)…
Descriptors: Discussion, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, Graduate Students
Law, Wilbert; Liu, Shuang – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2023
With an increasing number of students pursuing their tertiary studies overseas, ways to improve their adaptation into a new environment become of the utmost importance. By applying self-determination theory, the current research investigated the extent that a basic psychological need intervention can increase need-satisfying experiences and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Student Adjustment
R. Burgueño; L. García-González; Á. Abós; J. Sevil-Serrano – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Consistent with self-determination theory (SDT), teachers may differ in the motivating style used to motivate students in physical education (PE). When relying on need-supportive behaviors, teachers attempt to provide students with opportunities for choices and initiative (autonomy support), valuable information and feedback…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Behavior
Bureau, Julien S.; Howard, Joshua L.; Chong, Jane X. Y.; Guay, Frédéric – Review of Educational Research, 2022
Students' self-determined motivation (acting out of interest, curiosity, and abiding values) is associated with higher academic well-being, persistence, and achievement. Self-determination theory posits that self-determined motivation is dependent on the satisfaction of three psychological needs (relatedness, competence, and autonomy), which are…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Meta Analysis, Self Determination, Well Being
Kuo, Tsung-Hsien; Tien, Han-Kuang – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to establish a new model that elucidates the mechanism behind the long-term effects of creativity training. Previous studies have only explored influential positive factors when examining the transfer mechanism of creativity training. However, the transfer mechanism must encompass the negative factors of creative abrasion…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Development, Training, Learning Motivation
Gershy, Naama; Katz, Idit – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
The global COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly forced hundreds of millions of teachers to shift from in-person to remote teaching. This abrupt change from classroom to home as the context for learning has required teachers to make substantial modifications and adjustments to engage their students in learning. This study was designed to explore what…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Ramis, TamilSelvan; Loh, Sau Cheong – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023
As lack of interaction has been cited as a central reason for reduced academic motivation during online learning and given gratitude's crucial role in forming and maintaining interpersonal relationships, this study examined the association between gratitude and academic motivation. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have found…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Need Gratification, Psychological Patterns, Student Motivation
Mary Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed methods phenomenological study was to explore undergraduate students' experiences of academic probation by examining changes or stabilities in the quality of their motivation and students' basic psychological needs, i.e., autonomy, competency, and relatedness, using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as the theoretical…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Student Needs, Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students
McCrory, Alanna; Best, Paul; Maddock, Alan – Health Education Research, 2022
Highly visual social media (HVSM) platforms, such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok, are increasingly popular among young people. It is unclear what motivates young people to engage with these specific highly visual platforms and what impact the inherent features of HVSM have on young people's mental health. Nine semi-structured focus group…
Descriptors: Social Media, Mental Health, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries