Contributing Factors to the Improvement of International Students' Health Literacy in China: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Background: It is generally accepted that learning engagement is predictive of better learning outcomes. Yet, there might be some underlying motives for students to engage in or disengage from learning. Aims: Grounded in self-determination theory, this study aimed to examine whether satisfaction of international students' innate needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness correlated positively with their engagement in learning and improvement of health literacy in China. Sample: Forty-three international undergraduates from a medical university in China participated in the study. Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to deal with data collected from surveys on health literacy, perceived need satisfaction and the need satisfaction inter

SUBMITTER: Zheng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456880 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature