The balanced measure of psychological needs (BMPN) scale: An alternative domain general measure of need satisfaction

By Kennon M. Sheldon, Jonathan C. Hilpert. 2012

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

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Why students become more engaged or more disengaged during the semester: A self-determination theory dual-process model (2016, background): “To assess autonomy, competence, and relatedness need satisfaction as well as autonomy, competence, and relatedness need frustration, participants completed the 18-item Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN: Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012).”
Don't be so hard on yourself! Changes in self-compassion during the first year of university are associated with changes in well-being (2017, background): “Given the recent advances in theory and measurement of PNS, combined with the documented problems with the original scale (Johnston & Finney, 2010; Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012) and the negatively worded items (Gunnell, Bélanger, & Brunet, 2016; Johnston & Finney, 2010), the negatively worded items (n =…”
Why are materialists less happy? The role of gratitude and need satisfaction in the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction. (2014, methodology): “Need satisfaction was measured using the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN; Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012).”
Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions (2020, unknown): “This distinction has led to the development of twodimensional need scales within BPNT, such as the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN; Sheldon and Hilpert 2012) and the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS; Chen et al.”
The five-dimensional curiosity scale: Capturing the bandwidth of curiosity and identifying four unique subgroups of curious people (2018, unknown): “Participants completed the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs Scale (Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012) to capture satisfaction of basic needs for relatedness, autonomy, and competence (Ryan & Deci, 2000).”
Meaningfulness as Satisfaction of Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness, and Beneficence: Comparing the Four Satisfactions and Positive Affect as Predictors of Meaning in Life (2018, methodology): “6.1.2.8 Need Satisfaction Autonomy, competence, and relatedness satisfactions were measured with the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN; Sheldon and Hilpert 2012).”
Pets and Happiness: Examining the Association between Pet Ownership and Wellbeing (2016, methodology): “Need Satisfaction: The basic needs of self-determination theory were assessed using the satisfaction items from the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs Scale (BMPN; Sheldon and Hilpert 2012).”
Measuring Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Educational and Work Contexts: The Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (NSFS) (2016, methodology): “However, having some disagreements does not necessarily cause one to feel rejected or lonely (indeed, robust discussion and debate are regarded as bonding activities by some people), and this BMPN item exhibited a very low loading on its relatedness factor (Sheldon and Hilpert 2012).”
Adventure recreation and subjective well-being: a conceptual framework (2020, background): “Further, this research should consider whether ‘balanced’ satisfaction of all four basic psychological needs is important to eudaemonic SWB in adventure contexts (e.g., Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012).”
Predicting the brighter and darker sides of interpersonal relationships: Does psychological need thwarting matter? (2015, methodology): “Using multi-trait multi-method confirmatory factor analyses (MTMM; CFA), Sheldon and Hilpert (2012) modeled positive and negative (the latter representing a mixture of need dissatisfaction and thwarting) items on method factors and on trait factors labeled as autonomy, competence, and relatedness ne”
Socioeconomic Status, Income Inequality, and Health Complaints: A Basic Psychological Needs Perspective (2014, methodology): “To assess participants’ fulfillment of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, we administered the 21-item Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS; Gagné 2003) and the 18-item balanced measure of need satisfaction (BMPN; Sheldon and Hilpert 2012).”
General Need for Autonomy and Subjective Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis of Studies in the US and East Asia (2017, unknown): “The third measurement was developed by Sheldon and Hilpert (2012).”
Self-determined motivation for practice in university music students (2016, methodology): “Competence, relatedness, and autonomy were measured based on the Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs (BMPN; Sheldon & Hilpert, 2012).”