The essential role of the teacher-student relationship in students' need satisfaction during adolescence

Based on Self-Determination Theory, specifically the mini-theory of Relationships Motivation Theory, the current paper aimed to examine the within and over-time associations between students' perceived need satisfaction and their social relationships with peers and teachers during adolescence. The data stemmed from a large sample (N = 1088; T1 Mage = 13.70, SD = 0.53; T2 Mage = 14.86, SD = 0.57) of German secondary school students, following a...