The reciprocal relationship between social exclusion and basic psychological needs through cross-lagged analysis
Shuyue Zhang1,2, Xiang Luan1,2, Ya-Nan Fu1,2
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, People's Republic of China.
Scientific Reports
|December 31, 2024
Summary
Social exclusion negatively impacts college students' psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Addressing these needs can help mitigate the detrimental effects of social exclusion and improve well-being.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Social exclusion, encompassing being ignored and rejected, has significant negative consequences.
- Self-Determination Theory (SDT) provides a framework for understanding basic psychological needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the longitudinal relationship between social exclusion and basic psychological needs in Chinese college students.
- To examine how social exclusion affects autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and vice versa.
Main Methods:
- Utilized two cross-lagged panel models with data collected at three time points.
- Recruited 771 Chinese college students (mean age = 19.65 years, 74.19% female).
Main Results:
- Social exclusion (being ignored and rejected) negatively predicted all three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness).
- Relatedness and autonomy needs predicted decreases in being ignored.
- Competence needs had a complex relationship, predicting increased being ignored but decreased being rejected.
Conclusions:
- Social exclusion poses a significant threat to the basic psychological needs of college students.
- Findings support and extend Self-Determination Theory within the context of social exclusion.
- Results suggest potential intervention points for reducing social exclusion and enhancing student well-being.
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