Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS): A Turkish Adaptation Study

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Title: Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS): A Turkish Adaptation Study
Language: English
Authors: Aylin Koçak (ORCID 0000-0003-1601-9016), Athanasios Mouratidis, Aysenur Alp Christ, Aikaterini Michou, Melike Sayil
Source: Psychology in the Schools. 2025 62(7):1987-2000.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Need Gratification, Psychometrics, Likert Scales, Turkish, Translation, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Life Satisfaction, Depression (Psychology)
Geographic Terms: Turkey (Ankara)
DOI: 10.1002/pits.23449
ISSN: 0033-3085
1520-6807
Abstract: This two-wave study aimed to adapt the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) to the Turkish language and cultural context. At Time 1, participants included 1033 Turkish high school students (M[subscript age] = 15.91, SD = 0.36; 41.9% female) from 26 public schools located in Ankara, Türkiye. At Time 2, 849 students continued to participate in the study. A series of CFA provided support to the originally proposed six-factor solution of the BPNSFS and its time invariance along a 6-month period. The results also revealed that in addition to the six-factor model, the Multi-Trait, Multi-Method (MTMM) model could also be used in future research. In addition, testing the reliability and validity of the scale, regression analyses showed that satisfaction of the three needs positively predicted life satisfaction and negatively predicted depressive feelings, while an opposite trend was observed for the need frustration. Our findings suggest that the Turkish version of the scale is reliable and carries similar psychometric features to the original version.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1473274
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This two-wave study aimed to adapt the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS) to the Turkish language and cultural context. At Time 1, participants included 1033 Turkish high school students (M[subscript age] = 15.91, SD = 0.36; 41.9% female) from 26 public schools located in Ankara, Türkiye. At Time 2, 849 students continued to participate in the study. A series of CFA provided support to the originally proposed six-factor solution of the BPNSFS and its time invariance along a 6-month period. The results also revealed that in addition to the six-factor model, the Multi-Trait, Multi-Method (MTMM) model could also be used in future research. In addition, testing the reliability and validity of the scale, regression analyses showed that satisfaction of the three needs positively predicted life satisfaction and negatively predicted depressive feelings, while an opposite trend was observed for the need frustration. Our findings suggest that the Turkish version of the scale is reliable and carries similar psychometric features to the original version.
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.23449