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Adaptation and Validation of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale in Spanish Physical Education Teachers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2015

Ricardo Cuevas ,
David Sánchez-Oliva ,
Kimberley J. Bartholomew ,
Nikos Ntoumanis  and
Tomás García-Calvo
Ricardo Cuevas*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
David Sánchez-Oliva
Affiliation:
Universidad de Extremadura (Spain)
Kimberley J. Bartholomew
Affiliation:
University of East Anglia (UK)
Nikos Ntoumanis
Affiliation:
Curtin University (Australia)
Tomás García-Calvo
Affiliation:
Universidad de Extremadura (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ricardo Cuevas. Facultad de Educación. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Ronda de Calatrava, 3. 13071 Ciudad Real (Spain). E-mail: ricardo.cuevas@uclm.es
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Abstract

Drawing from self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2002), the aim of the study was to adapt and validate a Spanish version of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale (PNTS; Bartholomew, Ntoumanis, Ryan, & Thørgersen-Ntoumani, 2011) in the educational domain. Psychological need thwarting and burnout were assessed in 619 physical education teachers from several high schools in Spain. Overall, the adapted measure demonstrated good content, factorial (χ2/gl = 4.87, p < .01, CFI = .95, IFI = .96, TLI = .94, RMSEA = .08, SRMR = .05), and external validity, as well as internal consistency (α ≥ .81) and invariance across gender. Moreover, burnout was strongly predicted by teachers’ perceptions of competence (β = .53, p ≤ .01), autonomy (β = .34, p ≤ .01), and relatedness (β = .31, p ≤ .01) need thwarting. In conclusion, these results support the Spanish version of the PNTS as a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the understudied concept of psychological need thwarting in teachers.

Keywords

self-determinationpsychological need thwartingburnout
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 18 , 2015 , E53
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2015 

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