Are the benefits of autonomy satisfaction and the costs of autonomy frustration dependent on individuals' autonomy strength?

Objective From a self‐determination theory perspective, individuals are assumed to benefit and suffer from, respectively, the satisfaction and frustration of the psychological need for autonomy, even if they score low on autonomy strength. Yet, previous studies on need strength are scarce, operationalized need strength differently, and produced inconsistent findings. Method In two studies among 224 South African adults ( M age = 24.13, SD =...