While research in specific academic disciplines has individually advanced knowledge and
practice for promoting multiple aspects of health and well-being in children and adolescents …

Test adaptation–the translation and validation of source instruments for use in new social
identity groups–plays a vital role in body image research. Previously, Swami and Barron …

This article assesses the multidimensionality of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction
and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) using bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling …

Traditionally, assessments of factor validity of body image instruments have relied on
exploratory or confirmatory factor analysis. However, the emergence of exploratory structural …

Objectives Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the main aim of this study was to
examine the longitudinal associations between teacher autonomy support, students' basic …

We investigate a novel approach to newcomer socialization based on self-determination
theory (SDT). A core assumption of SDT is that when social contexts support basic …

Student motivation research seeks to uncover greater understanding of when, how, and why
students succeed or fail in school settings. Self-determination theory has been at the …

Purpose Given the range of negative correlates associated with orthorexia nervosa (ON), it
is important to identify factors that might contribute to the elevated ON tendencies. Based on …

This study examined within-person and within-sample stability of need satisfaction profiles
over a three-month period among a sample of 1319 nurses. This study also considered the …

This study examines how a global overarching need satisfaction construct, together with
three specific dimensions (autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs satisfaction) …