Need Satisfaction and Well-Being: Testing Self-Determination Theory in Eight Cultures

被引:231
作者
Church, A. Timothy [1 ]
Katigbak, Marcia S. [1 ]
Locke, Kenneth D. [2 ]
Zhang, Hengsheng [3 ]
Shen, Jiliang [3 ]
de Jesus Vargas-Flores, Jose [4 ]
Ibanez-Reyes, Joselina [4 ]
Tanaka-Matsumi, Junko [5 ]
Curtis, Guy J. [6 ]
Cabrera, Helena F. [7 ]
Mastor, Khairul A. [8 ]
Alvarez, Juan M. [1 ]
Ortiz, Fernando A. [9 ]
Simon, Jean-Yves R. [10 ]
Ching, Charles M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Univ Idaho, Moscow, ID 83843 USA
[3] Beijing Normal Univ, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
[5] Kwansei Gakuin Univ, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
[6] Murdoch Univ, Perth, WA, Australia
[7] Univ Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
[8] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
[9] Gonzaga Univ, Spokane, WA 99258 USA
[10] Cent Univ Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
self-determination theory; well-being; culture; dialecticism; self-construal; DETERMINATION THEORY PERSPECTIVE; PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS; LIFE SATISFACTION; AUTONOMY-SUPPORT; INDIVIDUALISM; PERSONALITY; COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ORIENTATIONS; COLLECTIVISM;
D O I
10.1177/0022022112466590
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT), satisfaction of needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness is a universal requirement for psychological well-being. We tested this hypothesis with college students in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Venezuela, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and Japan. Participants rated the extent to which these needs, plus needs for self-actualization and pleasure-stimulation, were satisfied in various roles and reported their general hedonic (i.e., positive and negative affect) and eudaimonic (e.g., meaning in life, personal growth) well-being. Asian participants averaged lower than non-Asian participants in perceived satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and self-actualization needs and in most aspects of eudaimonic well-being, and these differences were partially accounted for by differences in dialecticism and independent self-construals. Nonetheless, perceived need satisfaction predicted overall well-being to a similar degree in all cultures and in most cultures provided incremental prediction beyond the Big Five traits. Perceived imbalance in the satisfaction of different needs also modestly predicted well-being, particularly negative affect. The study extended support for the universal importance of SDT need satisfaction to several new cultures.
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页码:507 / 534
页数:28
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