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Paths to Autonomous Motivation and Well-being: Understanding the Contribution of Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Health Professions Students.

Yuanyuan Zhu, Diana Dolmans, S Eleonore Köhler, Rashmi A Kusurkar, Latifa Abidi, Hans Savelberg

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Yuanyuan ZhuDepartment of Educational Development and Research, School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 60, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0006-8500-6250
Diana DolmansDepartment of Educational Development and Research, School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 60, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.
S Eleonore KöhlerSchool of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Rashmi A KusurkarResearch in Education, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Latifa AbidiDepartment of Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, 6229 HA Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Hans SavelbergSchool of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Undergraduate students enrolled in Health Professions (HP) programs may experience challenges related to motivation and well-being. According to Self-Determination Theory, learning environments that support the three basic psychological needs (needs for autonomy, relatedness, competence) foster students' autonomous motivation and well-being. Little is known about the associations between basic psychological needs satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and well-being in the HP domain and how they relate to one another in an integrative model. This study assesses the associations of the path "basic psychological needs satisfaction-autonomous motivation-well-being" within HP. Methods: We invited first-year students in the field of HP ( Results: In total, 202 students completed the survey (response rate 23.8%). Our model had an acceptable model fit: CFI = 0.924, TLI = 0.916, RMSEA = 0.052, SRMR = 0.057, chi-square test of model fit = 688.678 ( Conclusion: When students perceived their programs as autonomy supportive, they might develop higher autonomous motivation. Fostering students' relatedness and competence might enhance students' well-being. Teachers and curriculum designers can consider developing learning environments that support students' autonomy, relatedness, and competence.

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Autonomous motivationBasic psychological needsHealth professions educationSelf-Determination TheoryStructural Equation ModellingWell-being

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PMID39758460
PMCPMC11699180

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