Relationships Between Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Regulations, and Behavioral Engagement in Mathematics.

ABSTRACT: Behavioral engagement is a key determinant of students' learning. Hence, knowledge about mechanisms affecting engagement is crucial for educators and stakeholders. Self-determination theory (SDT) offers a framework to understand one of these mechanisms. However, extant studies mostly consider only parts of SDT's theoretical paths from basic psychological need satisfaction via regulations to student engagement. Studies that investigate the full model are rare, especially in mathematics, and results are inconclusive. Moreover, constructs are often merged in ways that may preclude detailed understanding. In this study, we used structural equation modeling to test several hypothesized paths between the individual variables that make up higher-order constructs of need satisfaction, regul

SUBMITTER: Hofverberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040704 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature