Abstract:

Psychological needs are one of the most widely studied topics in the field of mental health for a long time. One of the commonly used approaches in psychological needs satisfaction research in recent years is self-determination theory.  It is stated in the frame of self-determination theory that psychological needs are universal and can be classified as needs of competence, relationship and autonomy. In this study, it is aimed to make the adaptation of the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN) Scale which was developed in order to measure the satisfaction level within the framework of self-determination theory, to Turkish culture. After examining the related literature, the validity and reliability study of BMPN Scale has been carried out on the students of Faculty of Educational Sciences of Ankara University and on the pedagogical formation students from other faculties. Confirmatory factor analysis in the study was conducted on 285 people, criterion related validity on 282 people and test re-test reliability on 50 people. 80.5% of the respondents were female, 19.5% were male. The average age of participants is 22. As a result of the research, it was determined that the psychometric properties of the scale were adequate and the model fit values were good. Accordingly, Turkish form of BMPN is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used in research on needs satisfaction.

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