Oral health and dental well-being: testing a self-determination theory model
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Münster Halvari, Anne E., Halvari, Hallgeir, Bjørnebekk, Gunnar and Deci, Edward L.. (2013). Oral health and dental well-being: testing a self-determination theory model. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 43, pp. 275 - 295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00996.x
Authors | Münster Halvari, Anne E., Halvari, Hallgeir, Bjørnebekk, Gunnar and Deci, Edward L. |
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Abstract | This study tested a self-determination theory (SDT) process model of oral health and subjective dental well-being. The results showed that: (1) patients’ perceptions of autonomy-supportive dental professionals were significantly positively predictive of patients’ psychological needs satisfaction in treatment; (2) needs satisfaction was significantly related to perceived dental competence (positive), autonomous motivation (positive), and controlled motivation (negative) for dental care; (3) perceived competence was significantly positively, and controlled motivation was significantly negatively associated with self-rated oral health and oral-health-related quality of life; (4) autonomous motivation for dental treatment was significantly positively associated with valuing continued dental treatment; and (5) the three oral-healthrelated variables were all significantly positively linked to subjective dental wellbeing. A structural equationmodel supported the SDT process model. |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Social Psychology |
Journal citation | 43, pp. 275 - 295 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00996.x |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84873929698 |
Page range | 275 - 295 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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