Schwerter, Eva, ev (2022) A Meta-Analysis on the Connection Between Threat Origin and Need Dissatisfaction. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Considering the large amount of literature on distinct threats, Reiss et al. (2021) suggested an extensive threat categorization system, e.g., according to phenomenological origin (threat: social or personal). The current project investigates this threat distinction, two of their related hypotheses (moderation hypotheses) and one underlying claim (main hypothesis). For this, the method of choice was a meta-analysis (116 correlations from 103 studies). However, this approach requires more explicit definitions than given by Reiss et al. (2021). Thus, we interpreted their threat distinction (origin: social or personal) based on the construal-level theory (Trope & Liberman, 2010) and the social identity theory (Hogg, 2016). The resulting findings were in line with (1) our main hypothesis, indicating a correlation between psychological threats and basic need dissatisfaction in general (r = 0.49, p < .0001, 95% CI [0.43, 0.55]), (2) with our first moderation hypothesis, suggesting a stronger correlation between personal threats and autonomy need dissatisfaction (r = 0.38 [0.29, 0.47]) than between personal threats and other need dissatisfaction (r = 0.22 [0.16, 0.29]) (3) and, with our second moderation hypothesis, indicating a stronger correlation between social threats and belongingness need dissatisfaction (r = 0.65 [0.58, 0.71]) than between social threats and other need dissatisfaction (r = 0.44 [0.33, 0.54]). Primary limitations was the inevitable deviation from Reiss et al.’s (2021) original threat categories and the restricted scope of the project. Altogether, these findings point to the applicability of Reiss et al.’s (2021) threat distinction and related assumptions. Further investigation recommended. Keywords: personal threat, social threat, basic needs, construal-level theory
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Agostini, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2022 11:38 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2022 11:38 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/365 |
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