TY - JOUR
T1 - The relation of psychological needs for autonomy and relatedness to vitality, well-being, and mortality in a nursing home
AU - Kasser, Virginia Grow
AU - Ryan, Richard M.
PY - 1999/5
Y1 - 1999/5
N2 - Drawing from both self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1991) and Carstensen's (1993) socioemotional selectivity theory, we hypothesized that well-being and health would be facilitated by: (a) greater personal autonomy; (b) perceived support for autonomy from both nursing-home staff and residents' friends and relatives; and (c) the emotional quality (rather than quantity) of residents' contacts with friends and family. Results based on structured interview and survey data from 50 nursing-home residents, showed that both autonomy support and relatedness indexes correlated with psychological outcomes. Personal autonomy also was significantly related to mortality at a 1-year follow-up. It also was found that subjective vitality (Ryan & Frederick, 1997) was associated with lower distress and greater well-being, and perceived autonomy and relatedness.
AB - Drawing from both self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1991) and Carstensen's (1993) socioemotional selectivity theory, we hypothesized that well-being and health would be facilitated by: (a) greater personal autonomy; (b) perceived support for autonomy from both nursing-home staff and residents' friends and relatives; and (c) the emotional quality (rather than quantity) of residents' contacts with friends and family. Results based on structured interview and survey data from 50 nursing-home residents, showed that both autonomy support and relatedness indexes correlated with psychological outcomes. Personal autonomy also was significantly related to mortality at a 1-year follow-up. It also was found that subjective vitality (Ryan & Frederick, 1997) was associated with lower distress and greater well-being, and perceived autonomy and relatedness.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00133.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00133.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033130347
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 29
SP - 935
EP - 954
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
IS - 5
ER -