TY - JOUR
T1 - Competence, autonomy, and relatedness in the classroom
T2 - understanding students’ motivational processes using the self-determination theory
AU - Wang, C. K.John
AU - Liu, Woon Chia
AU - Kee, Ying Hwa
AU - Chian, Lit Khoon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - The purpose of the current study is to examine the relationships between need satisfaction, motivation, and outcomes as well as the differential effects of the three psychological needs. The sample consisted of 1549 students from 10 secondary schools in Singapore. Structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed that students’ psychological needs are positively related to autonomous motivation, and this in turn, lead to higher enjoyment, value and lower pressure. On the other hand, the three psychological needs were negatively related to controlled motivation. Controlled motivation was positively related to pressure but negatively related to enjoyment and value. In terms of the differential effects of the three psychological needs, relatedness contributed strongly to autonomous motivation, compared to autonomy and competence. In contrast, while autonomy and relatedness contributed to controlled motivation negatively, competence positively predicted controlled motivation. Finally, competence was found to link to pressure in a negative way. In summary, the findings of the current study provide support to the propositions of SDT and add some insight to the differential effects of the three psychological needs.
AB - The purpose of the current study is to examine the relationships between need satisfaction, motivation, and outcomes as well as the differential effects of the three psychological needs. The sample consisted of 1549 students from 10 secondary schools in Singapore. Structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed that students’ psychological needs are positively related to autonomous motivation, and this in turn, lead to higher enjoyment, value and lower pressure. On the other hand, the three psychological needs were negatively related to controlled motivation. Controlled motivation was positively related to pressure but negatively related to enjoyment and value. In terms of the differential effects of the three psychological needs, relatedness contributed strongly to autonomous motivation, compared to autonomy and competence. In contrast, while autonomy and relatedness contributed to controlled motivation negatively, competence positively predicted controlled motivation. Finally, competence was found to link to pressure in a negative way. In summary, the findings of the current study provide support to the propositions of SDT and add some insight to the differential effects of the three psychological needs.
KW - Autonomous motivation
KW - Controlled motivation
KW - Education
KW - Motivation
KW - Need satisfaction
KW - Self-determination theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01983
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01983
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069550067
SN - 2405-8440
VL - 5
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
IS - 7
M1 - e01983
ER -