scholarly journals “We’re pushing back”: Group singing, social identity, and caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s

2020 ◽  
pp. 030573562094423
Author(s):  
Melissa Forbes
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
Spouse Caregivers ◽  
Community Singing

This article explores spouse caregivers’ experiences of a community singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease and their carers. Previous studies have demonstrated the health and wellbeing benefits of group singing for a range of populations including people with Parkinson’s, however, caregivers’ experiences of these same groups remain under-researched. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six spouse caregivers who regularly attended a joint caregiver/care recipient Parkinson’s singing group for a minimum period of 18 months. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to explore and interpret caregivers’ experiences of group singing. Using the “social cure approach” as a theoretical lens in the later stages of analysis, findings demonstrated that group singing created a social identity which helped fulfill caregivers’ basic psychological needs for belonging, meaning and purpose, social support, and agency within the marital relationship. Caregivers’ new and valued social identity helped counteract the diminishing effects of life impacted by Parkinson’s. These findings support the recognition and further understanding of group singing as an accessible and cost-effective community-based psychosocial intervention for Parkinson’s spouse caregivers.

scholarly journals Emotional Turmoil or Peaceful Agreements? A Phenomenological Study on Coping with Reforms in Higher Education Institution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merilyn Meristo
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Negative Attitudes

Promoting changes in an organisation is never an easy task. Coping with changes is an individual process and affects our individual physical and psychological well-being. This study attempted to analyse how university reforms were experienced by academic staff. It is framed by Self-Determination Theory, according to which there are three basic psychological needs that affect all people: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. I conducted Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA; Smith et al., 2009) to gain insight into participants’ experiences during the period of 4 years, 2014-2018. The participants came from two academic staff communities of the same institution. The data collection methods were observations, diary notes, and interviews. The data were analysed according IPA. The results reveal the important role of the sense of community and belongingness between academic peers and colleagues within broader academic staff communities. In fact, it may influence the individual’s experience of reforms in both directions—peaceful confidence or alarming apprehension. The findings suggest that lack of autonomy about one’s work life increases negative attitudes towards the reforms and alludes to emotion-focused coping strategies, whilst autonomy supportive and open working environment supports coping with reforms in an academic institution.

For the love of reading: Recreational reading reduces psychological distress in college students and autonomous motivation is the key

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelby L. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Recreational Reading ◽  
School Year

Objective: Reading is often cited as beneficial for one’s mental health, but the research on this topic is limited. The goal of the present research was to examine whether recreational reading is beneficial for mental health during college, and to determine what motivates recreational reading. Participants: Participants were 231 university students from a large Canadian University.Methods: A longitudinal design was employed and students completed online surveys on recreational reading, motivation, psychological distress and need frustration at the beginning and end of the academic year. Results: Recreational reading was associated with reduced psychological distress over the school year. Recreational reading seemed to buffer against the frustration of one’s basic psychological needs which led to improved mental health over the school year. Students who were more autonomously motivated reported reading more books recreationally. Conclusion: Recreational reading is a simple and cost-effective tool to help college students cope with mental health problems.

scholarly journals Women Occupying Management Positions in Top-Level Sport Organizations: A Self-Determination Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Perez-Rivases ◽  
Miquel Torregrosa ◽  
Carme Viladrich ◽  
Susana Pallarès
Keyword(s):  
Women Managers ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Management Positions

<p>Framed in Self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this research was to examine whether the working environment of women in sport management positions could fulfil or thwart their basic psychological needs (BPN) and to explore the motivations that women managers experience in these positions. Eight female managers of top-level sport organizations participated in semi-structured interviews. Results showed that seven of them reported being in an environment that fulfilled their BPN and experienced autonomous motivation in their job. In contrast, one participant reported working in a context that thwarted her BPN and experienced controlled motivation. We present contextual antecedents that were considered satisfying or thwarting of the BPN of those women enrolled in management positions. Insomuch as BPN satisfaction is expected to be related to autonomous motivation and well-being, the current study provides a first insight regarding how sport organizations could promote women managers’ BPN satisfaction and thus increase their autonomous motivation and well-being in such positions.</p>

scholarly journals REBT with context of basic psychological needs: RESD-A Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-614
Author(s):  
Murat Artiran ◽  
Omer Faruk Simsek ◽  
Martin Turner
Keyword(s):  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Rational Emotive ◽  
Context Specific

AbstractBackground:Accurate psychometrics benefit from assessing given constructs within specifically defined contexts. The assessment of context-specific irrational beliefs as put forth in rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), under the three basic psychological needs described in self-determination theory (SDT), represents a new path for research. Under the umbrella of ‘positive psychology’, a new scale for adolescents combining REBT and SDT is the first step towards conceptualizing irrational beliefs within the three basic psychological needs. The integration of REBT and SDT would provide a more fully integrated view of adolescent mental health, and as such could provide a more cost-effective approach for preventing cognitive, emotive and behavioural disturbances in young people.Aims:The main aim of this paper is to outline the development and validation of the Rational Emotive Self Determination Scale for Adolescents (RESD-A), which measures irrational beliefs about the three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness).Method:To achieve this main study aim, we report the results of four studies that test the factor structure, internal consistency, construct, predictive validity, and test–re-test reliability of the 51-item RESD-A, within samples of Turkish adolescents.Results:Data analyses confirmed the theoretical expectations and yielded promising results for the validity and reliability of the RESD-A.Conclusions:The results suggest that assessment of irrational beliefs in the context of autonomy, competence and relatedness is possible and valuable for the treatment of adolescents.

scholarly journals Them, Us, and I: How Group Contexts Influence Basic Psychological Needs

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Kachanoff ◽  
Michael J. A. Wohl ◽  
Richard Koestner ◽  
Donald M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Psychological Theories

Here, we integrate two influential psychological theories: social-identity theory and self-determination theory. Whereas social-identity theory considers how social identities impact the self, self-determination theory elucidates the psychological necessity of feeling related, competent, and autonomous. In this article, we outline and provide justification for a unified theoretical framework that considers how perceptions of personal relatedness, competence, and autonomy are influenced by perceptions that one’s social group is related, competent, and autonomous.

scholarly journals Sources of Meaningful Work for Blue-Collar Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Tiina Saari ◽  
Minna Leinonen ◽  
Katriina Tapanila
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Blue Collar ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Blue Collar Workers

Research on the meaningfulness of work has increased in recent years, yet there is a limited body of qualitative studies on the topic. This article analyzes how the four basic psychological needs, namely autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence, are articulated as sources of meaningful work by blue-collar workers. The research data consist of responses (N = 679) to one open-ended question in a survey and semi-structured interviews (N = 29) with blue-collar workers from property services and the manufacturing industry in Finland. The data were analyzed by theory-driven content analysis. The main findings are: first, autonomy, competence, relatedness, and beneficence appear as sources of meaningfulness in blue-collar work. Second, blue-collar workers see their work as autonomous and requiring diverse competences. Relatedness in blue-collar work entails having good relations with co-workers and striving to maintain those relationships. Beneficence is multilevel: helping clients, co-workers, organization and even the whole society through work. Organizations should develop organizational practices that may enhance the meaningfulness of work, such as opportunities to use and develop occupational skills. This article participates in the discussion about how satisfying these four basic psychological needs can be a source of meaningful work and offers a sociological-contextual perspective on the discussion about meaningfulness of work.

scholarly journals Attrition in School Rowing in New Zealand: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Walters ◽  
Rebecca Beattie ◽  
Anthony Oldham ◽  
Sarah-Kate Millar
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Psychosocial Benefits

It is widely acknowledged that involvement in sport has positive physical and psychosocial benefits for adolescents. However, concerns have been expressed, both in New Zealand and internationally, about the relatively high attrition rates in youth sport. This qualitative study captured the experiences of eight (five male, three female) adolescents who were no longer participating in high school rowing programs in New Zealand. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, and we conducted an inductive thematic analysis. A secondary analysis was then conducted using a self-determination and basic psychological needs framework that placed specific emphasis on need satisfaction and need thwarting. Key findings from this study suggest that participants’ experiences of rowing were initially positive but were subsequently influenced by dissatisfaction and thwarting of basic psychological needs. The findings confirm the significance of coaches and parents providing an environment that supports young athletes’ needs for relatedness. Concerns are also raised about the potentially damaging effects of weight-restricted sport for adolescents. By drawing upon athlete voice, it is hoped that the findings of this study can inform coach education and result in the development of more athlete-supportive rowing programs for adolescent athletes.

scholarly journals Gaining Longitudinal Accounts of Carers' Experiences Using IPA and Photograph Elicitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Val Morrison ◽  
Karina Williams
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Idiographic Approach ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
Combination Of Methods ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Over Time

Fluctuations in positive and negative caregiving experiences remain only partially explained as the significant variability over time of potential predictive factors themselves is understudied. The current study aims to gain considerable insight into caregiving experiences and perceptions over time by using photovoice methodology to support semi-structured interviews. A case study, longitudinal design is taken with three female caregivers who provide detailed insight into their caregivers' experiences over a 12 month period. The interview transcripts were analyzed using IPA- Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This innovative combination of methods resulted in the emergence of three related themes which included consuming the role, feeling consumed by the role, and letting go of the role. The idiographic approach taken allowed both within case differences to be examined over time, and also between carer differences to be highlighted. Implications of illness type and its characteristics, and of attachment and relationship quality with the care recipient were seen in terms of how and when the caregivers moved between the themes identified. The use of others' support or respite care is examined vis-a vis caregiver's own beliefs, emotions, relationship attachment and motivations to care. Caregivers self-efficacy beliefs also shifted over time and were influential in caregiver experience as the care recipient condition or needs changed. No previous studies have found that negative caregiving consequences are, in part, under volitional control and yet our data on the underlying reasons for consuming caregiving or allowing themselves to consume, would suggest this may in part be true. This is important because it suggests that interventions to support caregivers should address relational and motivational factors more fully.

scholarly journals Beyond basic psychological needs: The hope construct during adjuvant treatment in colorectal cancer patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Romero-Elías ◽  
David González-Cutre ◽  
Vicente J. Beltrán-Carrillo ◽  
Alejandro Jiménez-Loaisa
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Treatment ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

AbstractThis study explored basic psychological needs (BPN) experiences, motivation to continue living, and psychological well-being in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients during adjuvant treatment. Qualitative data from 30 participants (ten CRC patients, ten relatives and ten healthcare professionals) were collected by performing two sets of semi-structured interviews. Three categories were identified: (a) BPN frustration, (b) hope as a source of motivation, and (c) sources of hope. This last category included several subcategories: positive attitude, religious faith, positive medical feedback, knowing that they were going to receive a short-term chemotherapy, and being aware that other patients were in a worse condition. CRC patients felt their basic psychological needs were thwarted during adjuvant treatment. However, hopeful thoughts were reported as relevant sources of motivation to live, which positively impacted on patients’ psychological well-being. Future research could explore the construct of hope as a hypothetical moderator between BPN and CRC patients’ well-being during treatment.

Frustration and Violence in Mobile Video Games

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Petr Květon ◽  
Martin Jelínek
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Implicit Association Test ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Mobile Video ◽  
Violent Content ◽  
Before And After

Abstract. This study tests two competing hypotheses, one based on the general aggression model (GAM), the other on the self-determination theory (SDT). GAM suggests that the crucial factor in video games leading to increased aggressiveness is their violent content; SDT contends that gaming is associated with aggression because of the frustration of basic psychological needs. We used a 2×2 between-subject experimental design with a sample of 128 undergraduates. We assigned each participant randomly to one experimental condition defined by a particular video game, using four mobile video games differing in the degree of violence and in the level of their frustration-invoking gameplay. Aggressiveness was measured using the implicit association test (IAT), administered before and after the playing of a video game. We found no evidence of an association between implicit aggressiveness and violent content or frustrating gameplay.

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