Exploring the Role of College Students’ Need Fulfillment in Motivational and Emotional Experiences

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Abstract

This study’s purpose was to explore how each need fulfillment along with amotivation was associated differently with motivational and emotional experiences, and how each contributed to diverse aspects of learning. Two hundred ninety three college students participated in this study. Participants ranged from 20 to 30 years old ranging from freshmen to seniors, with most of them being juniors and seniors. The participants included 97 males and 196 females. Using correlation and regression analyses, the results suggested that different degrees of autonomy, competence, and relatedness played different roles in learning outcomes. Especially, this result supported the idea that amotivation seemed to contribute negatively to motivational and emotional experiences but external motivation seemingly contributed to these in a different way.

Author

• Jaehak Jung, Texas State University