Measuring Hierarchy of Basic Needs among Adults

Maslow and the motivation hierarchy: measuring satisfaction of the needs.

For each of the 5 needs in Maslow's motivational hierarchy (physiological, safety-security, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization), operational definitions were developed from Maslow's theory of motivation. New measures were created based on the operational definitions (1) to assess the satisfaction of each need, (2) to assess their expected correlations (a) with each of the other needs...

Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults.

BACKGROUND In previous studies we found that, among older adults (>64 years), perception that basic needs were not being met increased mortality risk and risk for functional decline. In this study, we determined, controlling for reported income and functional status, if perceived inadequate basic needs predicted depressive symptoms. METHODS Repeated-measures analysis was used to determine, du...

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Hierarchy of food needs.

How would it look to apply the principles of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to food management? Why even wrestle with such a conundrum? The Satter Eating Competence Model (ecSatter) stresses joining with individuals right where they are and working within their constraints and circumstances. Rather than emphasizing food selection and portion sizes, ecSatter operationalizes the Dietary Guidelines b...

Role of Basic Psychological Needs in Moral Identity

Background: Moral commitments of therapists is the important subject that attracted the attention of researches in the field of medical ethics. The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between basic psychological needs and moral identity among medical students. Method: The plan of this research is descriptive-correlation. Subjects were 140 medical interns of Shiraz Universi...