Skip to main content
Erschienen in:

01.06.2024 | Research Paper

Can Students Learn to Optimize Their Need-Based Experiences and Mental Health During a Stressful Period? Testing a Need-Crafting Intervention in Higher Education

verfasst von: Daphne van den Bogaard, Bart Soenens, Katrijn Brenning, Nele Flamant, Maarten Vansteenkiste

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 5/2024

Einloggen

Aktivieren Sie unsere intelligente Suche, um passende Fachinhalte oder Patente zu finden.

search-config
loading …

Abstract

Abundant research has shown that the support of students’ basic needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence contributes to higher motivation and mental health. Yet, whether students themselves can craft their own need satisfactions and be trained herein has rarely been examined. The findings of the present online intervention study among university students indicates that a brief 7-day training on need crafting during a stressful period suffices to foster greater need satisfaction and well-being, while reducing need frustration and ill-being, with enhanced need crafting accounting for the training benefits. These effects were somewhat stronger for participants who were more actively engaged in the program, but did not depend on participants’ type of motivation to initiate the training, the self-chosen pacing of the training or their use of WhatsApp during the training. Yet, more autonomously motivated participants, those using WhatsApp and choosing the fast track were less likely to drop-out of the training. The discussion focuses on the role of need crafting as a pro-active skill that fosters well-being and resilience in students.

Sie haben noch keine Lizenz? Dann Informieren Sie sich jetzt über unsere Produkte:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 102.000 Bücher
  • über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Automobil + Motoren
  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
  • Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
  • Finance + Banking
  • Management + Führung
  • Marketing + Vertrieb
  • Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
  • Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 67.000 Bücher
  • über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Finance + Banking
  • Management + Führung
  • Marketing + Vertrieb
  • Versicherung + Risiko




Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

Anhänge
Nur mit Berechtigung zugänglich
Fußnoten
1
The order and type of hypotheses generally follows the same sequence as reported in the preregistration, with some slight deviations. For example, we did not include the moderating effect of personality differences for practical reasons (i.e., page length) and WhatsApp use was conceived as an indicator of a composite score of engagement’ in the preregistration while both variables were separately examined to shed light on their unique effects.
 
Literatur
Zurück zum Zitat Ahmad, I., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2013). The relations of Arab Jordanian adolescents’ perceived maternal parenting to teacher-rated adjustment and problems: The intervening role of perceived need satisfaction. Developmental Psychology, 49, 177–183. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027837CrossRef Ahmad, I., Vansteenkiste, M., & Soenens, B. (2013). The relations of Arab Jordanian adolescents’ perceived maternal parenting to teacher-rated adjustment and problems: The intervening role of perceived need satisfaction. Developmental Psychology, 49, 177–183. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​a0027837CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Behzadnia, B., Adachi, P. J., Deci, E. L., & Mohammadzadeh, H. (2018). Associations between students’ perceptions of physical education teachers’ interpersonal styles and students’ wellness, knowledge, performance, and intentions to persist at physical activity: A self-determination theory approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 39, 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.07.003CrossRef Behzadnia, B., Adachi, P. J., Deci, E. L., & Mohammadzadeh, H. (2018). Associations between students’ perceptions of physical education teachers’ interpersonal styles and students’ wellness, knowledge, performance, and intentions to persist at physical activity: A self-determination theory approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 39, 10–19. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1016/​j.​psychsport.​2018.​07.​003CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Bostic, T. J., Rubio, D. M., & Hood, M. A. (2000). Validation of the subjective vitality scale using structural equation modeling. Social Indicators Research, 52(3), 313–324.CrossRef Bostic, T. J., Rubio, D. M., & Hood, M. A. (2000). Validation of the subjective vitality scale using structural equation modeling. Social Indicators Research, 52(3), 313–324.CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Brenning, K. M., Antrop, I., Van Petegem, S., Soenens, B., De Meulenaere, J., Rodriguez-Meirinhos, A., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2019). I won’t obey!: Psychologically controlling parenting and (non)-clinical adolescents’ responses to rule-setting. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 1034–1046. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22750CrossRef Brenning, K. M., Antrop, I., Van Petegem, S., Soenens, B., De Meulenaere, J., Rodriguez-Meirinhos, A., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2019). I won’t obey!: Psychologically controlling parenting and (non)-clinical adolescents’ responses to rule-setting. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 1034–1046. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1002/​jclp.​22750CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Campbell, R., Vansteenkiste, M., Delesie, L. M., Mariman, A. N., Soenens, B., Tobback, E., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Vogelaers, D. P. (2015). Examining the role of psychological need satisfaction in sleep: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Personality and Individual Differences, 77, 199–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.003CrossRef Campbell, R., Vansteenkiste, M., Delesie, L. M., Mariman, A. N., Soenens, B., Tobback, E., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Vogelaers, D. P. (2015). Examining the role of psychological need satisfaction in sleep: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Personality and Individual Differences, 77, 199–204. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1016/​j.​paid.​2015.​01.​003CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Chen, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., Boone, L., Deci, E. L., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Duriez, B., Lens, W., Matos, L., Mouratidis, A., Ryan, R. M., Sheldon, K. M., Soenens, B., Van Petegem, S., & Verstuyf, J. (2015). Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 216–236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-014-9450-1CrossRef Chen, B., Vansteenkiste, M., Beyers, W., Boone, L., Deci, E. L., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Duriez, B., Lens, W., Matos, L., Mouratidis, A., Ryan, R. M., Sheldon, K. M., Soenens, B., Van Petegem, S., & Verstuyf, J. (2015). Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 216–236. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11031-014-9450-1CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat De Clercq, L. E., Dieleman, L. M., van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Soenens, B., Prinzie, P., & De Pauw, S. S. (2021). Negative controlling parenting and child personality as modifiers of psychosocial development in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A 9-year longitudinal study at the level of within-person change. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51, 2891–2907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04761-4CrossRef De Clercq, L. E., Dieleman, L. M., van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Soenens, B., Prinzie, P., & De Pauw, S. S. (2021). Negative controlling parenting and child personality as modifiers of psychosocial development in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A 9-year longitudinal study at the level of within-person change. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51, 2891–2907. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s10803-020-04761-4CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71–75.CrossRef Diener, E. D., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71–75.CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Girelli, L., Alivernini, F., Lucidi, F., Cozzolino, M., Savarese, G., Sibilio, M., & Salvatore, S. (2018). Autonomy supportive contexts, autonomous motivation, and self-efficacy predict academic adjustment of first-year university students. Frontiers in Education, 95(3), 95. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2018.00095CrossRef Girelli, L., Alivernini, F., Lucidi, F., Cozzolino, M., Savarese, G., Sibilio, M., & Salvatore, S. (2018). Autonomy supportive contexts, autonomous motivation, and self-efficacy predict academic adjustment of first-year university students. Frontiers in Education, 95(3), 95. https://​doi.​org/​10.​3389/​feduc.​2018.​00095CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Heissel, A., Pietrek, A., Flunger, B., Fydrich, T., Rapp, M. A., Heinzel, S., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2019). The validation of the German basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration scale in the context of mental health. European Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/2512-8442/a000017 Heissel, A., Pietrek, A., Flunger, B., Fydrich, T., Rapp, M. A., Heinzel, S., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2019). The validation of the German basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration scale in the context of mental health. European Journal of Health Psychology. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1027/​2512-8442/​a000017
Zurück zum Zitat Hoorelbeke, K., Van den Bergh, N., De Raedt, R., Wichers, M., & Koster, E. H. (2021). Preventing recurrence of depression: Long-term effects of a randomized controlled trial on cognitive control training for remitted depressed patients. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(4), 615–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620979775CrossRef Hoorelbeke, K., Van den Bergh, N., De Raedt, R., Wichers, M., & Koster, E. H. (2021). Preventing recurrence of depression: Long-term effects of a randomized controlled trial on cognitive control training for remitted depressed patients. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(4), 615–633. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1177/​2167702620979775​CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Kline, R. B. (2023). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling. Guilford Publications. Kline, R. B. (2023). Principles and practice of structural equation modeling. Guilford Publications.
Zurück zum Zitat Koestner, R., Powers, T. A., Holding, A., Hope, N., & Milyavskaya, M. (2020). The relation of parental support of emerging adults’ goals to well-being over time: The mediating roles of goal progress and autonomy need satisfaction. Motivation Science, 6(4), 374–385. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000169CrossRef Koestner, R., Powers, T. A., Holding, A., Hope, N., & Milyavskaya, M. (2020). The relation of parental support of emerging adults’ goals to well-being over time: The mediating roles of goal progress and autonomy need satisfaction. Motivation Science, 6(4), 374–385. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​mot0000169CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Luyckx, K., Vansteenkiste, M., Goossens, L., & Duriez, B. (2009). Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 276. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015349CrossRef Luyckx, K., Vansteenkiste, M., Goossens, L., & Duriez, B. (2009). Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(2), 276. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​a0015349CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Mabbe, E., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Mouratidis, A. (2018). Day-to-day variation in autonomy-supportive and psychologically controlling parenting: The role of parents’ daily experiences of need satisfaction and need frustration. Parenting, 18(2), 86–109. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295192.2018.1444131CrossRef Mabbe, E., Soenens, B., Vansteenkiste, M., van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Mouratidis, A. (2018). Day-to-day variation in autonomy-supportive and psychologically controlling parenting: The role of parents’ daily experiences of need satisfaction and need frustration. Parenting, 18(2), 86–109. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1080/​15295192.​2018.​1444131CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Okray, Z. (2016). Helicopter parenting and related issues: Psychological well-being, basic psychological needs and depression on university students. Current Research in Education, 2(3), 165–173. Okray, Z. (2016). Helicopter parenting and related issues: Psychological well-being, basic psychological needs and depression on university students. Current Research in Education, 2(3), 165–173.
Zurück zum Zitat Sartori, A. C., Rodrigues Lucena, T. F., Lopes, C. T., Picinin Bernuci, M., & Yamaguchi, M. U. (2020). Educational intervention using WhatsApp on medication adherence in hypertension and diabetes patients: A randomized clinical trial. Telemedicine and e-Health, 26(12), 1526–1532. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2019.0305CrossRef Sartori, A. C., Rodrigues Lucena, T. F., Lopes, C. T., Picinin Bernuci, M., & Yamaguchi, M. U. (2020). Educational intervention using WhatsApp on medication adherence in hypertension and diabetes patients: A randomized clinical trial. Telemedicine and e-Health, 26(12), 1526–1532. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1089/​tmj.​2019.​0305CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Schrooyen, C., Soenens, B., Waterschoot, J., Vermote, B., Morbée, S., Beyers, W., Brenning, K., Dieleman., L., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2021). Parental identity as a resource for parental adaptation during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Family Psychology, 35(8), 1053. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000895 Schrooyen, C., Soenens, B., Waterschoot, J., Vermote, B., Morbée, S., Beyers, W., Brenning, K., Dieleman., L., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2021). Parental identity as a resource for parental adaptation during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Family Psychology, 35(8), 1053. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​fam0000895
Zurück zum Zitat Sheldon, K. M., Abad, N., Ferguson, Y., Gunz, A., Houser-Marko, L., Nichols, C. P., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2010). Persistent pursuit of need-satisfying goals leads to increased happiness: A 6-month experimental longitudinal study. Motivation and Emotion, 34, 39–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-009-9153-1CrossRef Sheldon, K. M., Abad, N., Ferguson, Y., Gunz, A., Houser-Marko, L., Nichols, C. P., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2010). Persistent pursuit of need-satisfying goals leads to increased happiness: A 6-month experimental longitudinal study. Motivation and Emotion, 34, 39–48. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s11031-009-9153-1CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Stice, E., Shaw, H., Bohon, C., Marti, C. N., & Rohde, P. (2009). A meta-analytic review of depression prevention programs for children and adolescents: Factors that predict magnitude of intervention effects. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 486. https://doi.org/10.1037/e684112007-001CrossRef Stice, E., Shaw, H., Bohon, C., Marti, C. N., & Rohde, P. (2009). A meta-analytic review of depression prevention programs for children and adolescents: Factors that predict magnitude of intervention effects. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 486. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​e684112007-001CrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., & Ryan, R. M. (2023). Basic psychological needs theory: A conceptual and empirical review of key criteria. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of self-determination theory (pp. 84–123). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032359 Vansteenkiste, M., Soenens, B., & Ryan, R. M. (2023). Basic psychological needs theory: A conceptual and empirical review of key criteria. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of self-determination theory (pp. 84–123). https://​doi.​org/​10.​1037/​a0032359
Zurück zum Zitat Vermote, B., Waterschoot, J., Morbée, S., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Schrooyen, C., Soenens, B., Ryan, R., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2022). Do psychological needs play a role in times of uncertainty? Associations with well-being during the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(1), 257–283. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00398-xCrossRef Vermote, B., Waterschoot, J., Morbée, S., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J., Schrooyen, C., Soenens, B., Ryan, R., & Vansteenkiste, M. (2022). Do psychological needs play a role in times of uncertainty? Associations with well-being during the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(1), 257–283. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1007/​s10902-021-00398-xCrossRef
Zurück zum Zitat Waterschoot, J., Van Oost, P., Vansteenkiste, M., Brisbois, M., Schmitz, M., Morbée, S., Klein, O., Luminet, O., der Bergh, V., & O., Raemdonck, E., & Yzerbyt, V. (2023). Who is motivated to accept a booster and annual dose? A dimensional and person-centered approach. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15, 1293–1318. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12437CrossRef Waterschoot, J., Van Oost, P., Vansteenkiste, M., Brisbois, M., Schmitz, M., Morbée, S., Klein, O., Luminet, O., der Bergh, V., & O., Raemdonck, E., & Yzerbyt, V. (2023). Who is motivated to accept a booster and annual dose? A dimensional and person-centered approach. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15, 1293–1318. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1111/​aphw.​12437CrossRef
Metadaten
Titel
Can Students Learn to Optimize Their Need-Based Experiences and Mental Health During a Stressful Period? Testing a Need-Crafting Intervention in Higher Education
verfasst von
Daphne van den Bogaard
Bart Soenens
Katrijn Brenning
Nele Flamant
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2024
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 5/2024
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00761-8