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ArticleEurope's journal of psychology2025

Exploring Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Relationship Quality as Protective Factors of Mental Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Barbara Horvát, Tamás Martos, Claudia Chiarolanza, Viola Sallay, Ashley K Randall

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Article in Europe's journal of psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Barbara HorvátDepartment of Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-2096
Tamás MartosDepartment of Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5946-1299
Claudia ChiarolanzaDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-4724
Viola SallayDepartment of Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1326-1704
Ashley K RandallSchool of Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3794-4163

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Abstract

COVID-19's global impact on mental health has been profound. To better understand factors that mitigate effects of stress, particularly during quarantine periods, this study examined roles of basic psychological need satisfaction and relationship quality in mental well-being in the context of COVID-19-related stress. Conducted from March to May 2020, this online questionnaire research involved 805 individuals in romantic relationships (mean age = 37.88 ± 12.50 years; 70.19% female). Path analysis revealed that higher mental well-being was associated with satisfaction of basic psychological needs, positive relationship quality, and lower COVID-19-related stress. Higher autonomy satisfaction was linked to lower COVID-19-related stress, whereas increased relatedness satisfaction and better relationship quality predicted higher COVID-19-related stress. The findings implicate complex associations among basic psychological need satisfaction, relationship quality, and mental well-being. While better relationship experiences might even heighten perceived stress during a global crisis, they simultaneously function as protective factors for overall mental health.

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autonomybasic psychological needscompetenceCOVID-19 pandemicmental well-beingrelatednessrelationship quality

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