Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the associations between students' basic psychological needs satisfaction, including novelty satisfaction, and the four aspects of student engagement.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from a total sample of 743 undergraduate students from three public universities in northern Malaysia. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data.

Findings

Competence and relatedness were positively related to the four aspects of student engagement, while autonomy satisfaction was found to relate to agentic engagement. Novelty satisfaction, on the other hand, is related positively with behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement.

Research limitations/implications

The results provide a new understanding on the importance of novelty satisfaction alongside existing needs in self-determination theory (SDT) in enhancing student engagement.

Practical implications

Educators are encouraged to develop strategies to provide novelty support and facilitate students' basic needs satisfaction in order to establish a motivational learning environment that vitalises students' engagement.

Originality/value

This study breaks new ground by testing the unique relationships of novelty satisfaction along with the psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, with the four aspects of student engagement in higher education.

中文翻译：

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基本心理需求满足和学生参与：新奇满足的重要性

目的

本文的目的是检验学生的基本心理需求满意度（包括新奇满意度）与学生参与的四个方面之间的关联。

设计/方法/方法

数据是从马来西亚北部三所公立大学的 743 名本科生的总样本中收集的。结构方程模型（SEM）用于分析数据。

发现

能力和相关性与学生参与的四个方面呈正相关，而自主满意度与代理参与相关。另一方面，新奇满意度与行为、情感和认知参与呈正相关。

研究限制/影响

结果提供了对新颖性满足以及自决理论 (SDT) 中现有需求在提高学生参与度方面的重要性的新理解。

实际影响

鼓励教育工作者制定策略来提供新颖的支持并促进学生的基本需求满足，以建立一个激励学生参与的学习环境。

原创性/价值

本研究通过测试新颖性满意度与自主性、能力和相关性的心理需求之间的独特关系，以及学生参与高等教育的四个方面，开辟了新天地。