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Table 5 Correlations among need satisfaction, frustration, mental health, and depression

From: Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction-Frustration Scale (BPNSFS)

Variable

Need satisfaction

Need frustration

AS

RS

CS

Total

AF

RF

CF

Total

Mental health

0.37**

0.45**

0.51**

0.54**

− 0.18**

− 0.22**

− 0.18**

− 0.24**

Depression

− 0.13**

− 0.28**

− 0.26**

− 0.28**

0.19**

0.23**

0.20**

0.26**

  1. Autonomy Satisfaction (AS); Relatedness Satisfaction (RS); Competency Satisfaction (CS); Autonomy Frustration (AF), Relatedness Frustration (RF); Competency Frustration (CF)
  2. **Correlation is significant at the p < 0.01 levels