Schuitema, Marinde (2025) Everyday positive experiences and self-acceptance among LGBTQ+ youth: The role of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Master thesis, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Recent research suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth experience increased rates of mental health problems and struggle with self-acceptance of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Based on self-determination theory, this study investigates the extent to which fulfilment of the basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness through positive everyday experiences contributes to self-acceptance. By shifting the focus from negative experiences to protective factors, it explores opportunities to strengthen LGBTQ+ youths' resilience. This was investigated using an open-ended question on positive experiences from a two-week diary study among Dutch LGBTQ+youth. Their written responses were analysed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count 2022 (LIWC22) to measure levels of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the extent to which three basic psychological needs were associated with self-acceptance. In the responses given to the open-ended question, autonomy was found to be most prevalent. However, due to the low internal consistency of the composite constructs and the lack of significant associations with selfacceptance, the results did not provide reliable estimates and no correlation could be demonstrated. This could possibly be explained by the limited validity of the measurement method used and the possibility that positive experiences affect self-acceptance only in the longer term. Keywords: LGBTQ+ youth, self-determination theory, self-acceptance, positive experiences, LIWC
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Baams, L. |
| Degree programme: | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Youth 0-21, Society and Policy [Master Pedagogical and Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2025 12:39 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2025 12:39 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5241 |
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