Abstract

COUTO, Nuno et al. Basic psychological needs and subjective well-being in Portuguese older people. Anal. Psicol. [online]. 2020, vol.36, n.2, pp.340-347.  Epub Dec 14, 2020. ISSN 1695-2294.  https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesps.36.2.349561.

The aim of this study is the validation of the Portuguese version of the Basic Need Satisfaction General Scale (BNSG-S) in a sample of Portuguese elderly, and analyze through a structural equations model the effect of the Portuguese elderly individuals’ global perception about the satisfaction of basic psychological needs on subjective well-being. Two samples of Portuguese elderly people aged between 60 and 90 years old were considered in this study. Results revealed that they Model 3 of the BNSG-S (three factors, 11 items) adjusted to the data a (χ² = 103.16, df = 41, SRMR = .05, TLI = .90, CFI = .93, RMSEA = .07, 90% CI = .05-.08). Additionally, structural model analysis, showed a positive and significant effect between satisfaction of basic psychological needs and subjective well-being.

In sum we concluded that the Portuguese version of the BNSG-S can be used as a means to evaluate the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs of the older population and, their satisfaction, has a positive effect on subjective well-being in the Portuguese older population.

Keywords : basic psychological needs; subjective well-being; confirmatory factorial analysis; older population.

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