Past research has shown that rumination is a multifaced construct and two types of were distinguished, reflection (adaptive contemplation) brooding (pessimistic thinking style). Although they are related, considered different constructs. Self-determination theory proposes there three basic psychological needs, namely autonomy, competence, relatedness, which essential for human functioning well-...

a field study that measured the fulfillment of physical and psychological needs of mothers staying with their hospitalized child was conducted in ooromieh hospitals during 1993.   a total of 100 mothers whose children were hospitalized took part in this study. the tool was close-ended questionnaire prepared in two parts.   1 the first part focused on demographic data and the second part questio...

Living in today’s complex social world can contribute to the development of a multi-faceted personal identity and risk dispersion. This study focused on values, which are conceptualised as core one’s identity. It aimed explore within-person value consistency across relational roles (i.e., relationships with parents, partners, friends) analyse association between consistency, self-concept clarit...

Self-determination theory posits that satisfaction of three basic psychological needs-autonomy, competence, and relatedness-are required for psychological well-being, and a recent study showed that the balance in the satisfaction of these three needs independently affects well-being. The present investigation builds on these findings by examining the balance of adolescents' need satisfaction ac...

The present study attempts to examine the relationship between online communication and subjective well-being from the perspective of psychological need satisfaction, as well as the mediating role of shyness and social self-efficacy among Chinese college students. 574 college students with average age of 20 were asked to complete Psychological Need for Online Communication Scale, Shyness Scale,...

Abstract Background Symptom-based diagnostic formulations significantly influence psychological treatment; however, they are not without limitations. Employing a transdiagnostic approach may address these shortcomings. For transdiagnosis to gain wider acceptance, it is crucial establish meaningful connection between measures and symptom expression. Two potential measures, the Event Characterist...

BACKGROUND This study assessed whether breast cancer (BC) patients express similar levels of needs for equivalent severity of symptoms, functioning difficulties, or degrees of satisfaction with care aspects. BC patients who did (or not) report needs in spite of similar difficulties were identified among their sociodemographic or clinical characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three hundred and...

This study used self-determination theory (Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (2000). The 'what' and 'why' of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11, 227-268.) to examine predictors of body image concerns and unhealthy weight control behaviours in a sample of 350 Greek adolescent girls. A process model was tested which proposed that perceptions of par...

PURPOSE To conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of different mentoring interventions on the basic psychological need satisfaction of underrepresented minorities and women in academia. METHOD Participants were 150 mentor/protégé dyads from three academic medical centers and eight other colleges and universities in western and central New York, randomized from 2010 to 2...