The Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs, Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Students from Urban India
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: The current study was an attempt to understand the relationship between basic needs as identified by self-determination theory, negative states of depression, anxiety and stress and well being in students from urban India. It was developed around the framework of basic psychological needs theory which is a part of self-determination theory. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that there will be statistically significant correlation between those who have higher well being and satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs and this will be positive. It was also hypothesized that there will be a negative but statistically significant correlation between those who have lower well being and who show higher scores on depression, anxiety and stress. Results: Pearson’s product-moment correlation was used to arrive at these results and they were computed separately for males and females in the sample. A gender based comparison of depression, anxiety and stress indicated a statistically significant difference between both. Implications of the study are discussed.
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Cicilia Chettiar
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.4.3.2017.267-274
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