Introduction

Satisfaction of adolescents' basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness contributes to their well-being. Socialization figures (e.g., parents) can assist adolescents in getting these needs met. In addition, adolescents can engage in need crafting, thereby proactively managing their behavior towards improved need satisfaction. This research aimed to develop a need crafting measure and to examine the role of need crafting in adolescents’ need-based experiences and mental health.

Method

A cross-sectional study in 233 Flemish students (Study 1; M_age = 16.6, 58.4% female) addressed the psychometric properties of a need crafting measure and its associations with relevant constructs. Using a three-wave longitudinal study in 436 Flemish students (Study 2; M_age = 16.33, 66,0% female), we investigated the role of need crafting in adolescents’ mental health and the intervening role of need-based experiences.

Results

In Study 1, a CFA yielded evidence for the psychometric quality of the need crafting measure. Need crafting was related in meaningful ways with different validation constructs and with adolescents' need-based experiences. Study 2 showed that need crafting was related to adolescents’ mental health, both at the level of inter-individual differences and at the level of intra-individual change. Need-based experiences accounted partly for the mental health benefits associated with need crafting, with the effects remaining significant after controlling for perceived maternal need-support.

Conclusion

The findings provide initial evidence for the importance of adolescents' need crafting in mental health. Future research needs to further examine factors that determine adolescents’ ability to manage their own psychological needs.

中文翻译：

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青少年作为自己心理需求的积极管理者：心理需求塑造在青少年心理健康中的作用

介绍

青少年对自主性、能力和人际关系的基本心理需求的满足有助于他们的幸福感。社会化人物（例如，父母）可以帮助青少年满足这些需求。此外，青少年可以参与需求塑造，从而主动管理他们的行为以提高需求满意度。本研究旨在开发一种需求制作措施，并检查需求制作在青少年基于需求的体验和心理健康中的作用。

方法

一项对 233 名佛兰德学生（研究 1；M_年龄 = 16.6，58.4% 女性）进行的横断面研究解决了需求制定措施的心理测量特性及其与相关结构的关联。我们对 436 名佛兰芒学生（研究 2；M_年龄 = 16.33，66.0% 女性）进行了三波纵向研究，调查了需求塑造在青少年心理健康中的作用以及基于需求的体验的干预作用。

结果

在研究 1 中，CFA 为需求制定措施的心理测量质量提供了证据。需求塑造与不同的验证结构和青少年基于需求的经历以有意义的方式相关。研究 2 表明，需求塑造与青少年的心理健康有关，无论是在个体差异层面还是个体内部变化层面。基于需求的体验在一定程度上解释了与需求塑造相关的心理健康益处，在控制了感知到的孕产妇需求支持后，这种影响仍然显着。

结论

这些发现为青少年心理健康需求塑造的重要性提供了初步证据。未来的研究需要进一步研究决定青少年管理自身心理需求能力的因素。