Health-related quality of life, motivational regulation and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Education Outside the Classroom: an explorative longitudinal pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given a suboptimal state of mental health among children, an urgent need exists to seek approaches related to health promotion in this population's settings, such as in schools. Increased health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and improved school motivation could be crucial for children's mental health. Based on self-determination theory, paths can be identified that could lead to such improvements by strengthening the basic psychological needs (BPN). This study aimed to examine the impact on and the relationships among HRQoL, school motivation and BPN within the promising concept of education outside the classroom (EOtC).

Methods

In this exploratory study, we employed a between-subjects cohort study design with no blinding or randomisation. We surveyed fifth grad

SUBMITTER: Ellinger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8742160 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature