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Why we do what we do matters for how we feel: Links among autonomous goal regulation, need fulfillment, and well-being in daily life
American Psychological Association · 2024 · published
3
Samples
77
Correlation effects
1,568
Total N
Citation
Anne Sosin, Andreas B. Neubauer (2024). Why we do what we do matters for how we feel: Links among autonomous goal regulation, need fulfillment, and well-being in daily life. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000522Samples (3)
| Sample ID | N | Country | Context | Mean age | % female | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22439 | 670 | Germany | Workplaces | 18.19 | 70 | German |
| 22398 | 197 | Germany | Workplaces | 22.72 | 80 | German |
| 22410 | 701 | NA | Education (students) | 18.17 | 68 | German |
Correlation effects (77)
| Construct X | Construct Y | r | N | Mean X | SD X | α X | Scale X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| identified regulation | intrinsic motivation | 0.75 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | intrinsic motivation | -0.29 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | identified regulation | -0.16 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | introjected regulation | 0.73 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | intrinsic motivation | 0.11 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | identified regulation | 0.14 | 670 | — | — | — | — |
| effort | goal achievement | 0.31 | 670 | 4.77 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need frustration (composite) | -0.37 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | negative affect | -0.24 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | effort | 0.07 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | goal achievement | 0.20 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | positive affect | 0.31 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.36 | 670 | 4.22 | — | — | — |
| need frustration (composite) | goal achievement | -0.18 | 670 | 2.52 | — | — | — |
| need frustration (composite) | effort | 0.00 | 670 | 2.52 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | need frustration (composite) | -0.25 | 670 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | effort | 0.20 | 670 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | goal achievement | 0.35 | 670 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need satisfaction (composite) | -0.22 | 670 | 25.69 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | goal achievement | -0.16 | 670 | 25.69 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | effort | -0.04 | 670 | 25.69 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need frustration (composite) | 0.32 | 670 | 25.69 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | negative affect | -0.33 | 670 | 68.15 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need frustration (composite) | -0.21 | 670 | 68.15 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | effort | 0.20 | 670 | 68.15 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | goal achievement | 0.29 | 670 | 68.15 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.39 | 670 | 68.15 | — | — | — |
| identified regulation | intrinsic motivation | 0.74 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | intrinsic motivation | -0.31 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | identified regulation | -0.25 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | introjected regulation | 0.75 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | intrinsic motivation | -0.02 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | identified regulation | 0.18 | 197 | — | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need frustration (composite) | -0.32 | 197 | 0.97 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | negative affect | -0.22 | 197 | 0.97 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | positive affect | 0.29 | 197 | 0.97 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.34 | 197 | 0.97 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | need frustration (composite) | -0.45 | 197 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need satisfaction (composite) | -0.33 | 197 | 2.11 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need frustration (composite) | 0.42 | 197 | 2.11 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | negative affect | -0.60 | 197 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need frustration (composite) | -0.43 | 197 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.51 | 197 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | negative affect | -0.52 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need frustration (composite) | -0.46 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | life satisfaction | -0.46 | 701 | 2.44 | — | — | — |
| need frustration (composite) | life satisfaction | -0.45 | 701 | 2.63 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need satisfaction (composite) | -0.32 | 701 | 2.44 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | need frustration (composite) | -0.32 | 701 | 4.59 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need frustration (composite) | -0.22 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | negative affect | -0.17 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| need frustration (composite) | goal achievement | -0.16 | 701 | 2.63 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | goal achievement | -0.15 | 701 | 2.44 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | effort | -0.05 | 701 | 2.44 | — | — | — |
| need frustration (composite) | effort | -0.04 | 701 | 2.63 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | effort | 0.06 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | effort | 0.13 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | goal achievement | 0.21 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| life satisfaction | effort | 0.23 | 701 | 4.76 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | effort | 0.24 | 701 | 4.59 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | goal achievement | 0.25 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | positive affect | 0.27 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.27 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| relative autonomy index (rai or sdi) | life satisfaction | 0.28 | 701 | 1.24 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | goal achievement | 0.30 | 701 | 4.59 | — | — | — |
| life satisfaction | goal achievement | 0.36 | 701 | 4.76 | — | — | — |
| effort | goal achievement | 0.52 | 701 | 4.89 | — | — | — |
| negative affect | need frustration (composite) | 0.55 | 701 | 2.44 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | need satisfaction (composite) | 0.59 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| need satisfaction (composite) | life satisfaction | 0.61 | 701 | 4.59 | — | — | — |
| positive affect | life satisfaction | 0.67 | 701 | 4.87 | — | — | — |
| external regulation | intrinsic motivation | -0.15 | 701 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | intrinsic motivation | 0.01 | 701 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | identified regulation | 0.02 | 701 | — | — | — | — |
| introjected regulation | identified regulation | 0.25 | 701 | — | — | — | — |
| identified regulation | intrinsic motivation | 0.75 | 701 | — | — | — | — |
| external regulation | introjected regulation | 0.87 | 701 | — | — | — | — |