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Predictors of Orphanage Residents’ Life Satisfaction: Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotion Regulation

    Haseeba Shouket

    Edith Cowan University, Australia

    Saadia Dildar

    Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, Government. College University, Lahore, Pakistan


Received
14 Jan, 2019
Accepted
24 Aug, 2020
Published
30 Sep, 2020

The present study examined life satisfaction, basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness) and cognitive emotion regulation strategies among Pakistani orphanages residents (8-17 years). For study, 372 residents comprised the sample of study, from three orphanage types. 123 residents of Pakistan Sweet Home (PSH), 128 residents of children’s village and 121 residents of local orphanages completed the assessment battery consisted to Student Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS; Huebner, 1991), Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale-Child version (NSF; Van der Kaap-Deeder et al., 2015) and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Kids (ERQ; Garnefski, Rieffe, Jellesma, Terwogt, & Kraaij, 2007). Analysis indicated relationship of study variables: life satisfaction, psychological needs and strategies of cognitive emotion regulation. Life satisfaction was positively predicted by relatedness satisfaction and autonomy satisfaction. However, unfulfilled relatedness need, and catastrophizing were negatively predicting satisfaction with life. Findings may be implicated for provision of better environment in orphanages of Pakistan.

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APA-7 Style
Shouket, H., Dildar, S. (2020). Predictors of Orphanage Residents’ Life Satisfaction: Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 35(3), 493-508. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.3.26

ACS Style
Shouket, H.; Dildar, S. Predictors of Orphanage Residents’ Life Satisfaction: Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2020, 35, 493-508. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.3.26

AMA Style
Shouket H, Dildar S. Predictors of Orphanage Residents’ Life Satisfaction: Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotion Regulation. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2020; 35(3): 493-508. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.3.26

Chicago/Turabian Style
Shouket, Haseeba, and Saadia Dildar. 2020. "Predictors of Orphanage Residents’ Life Satisfaction: Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotion Regulation" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 35, no. 3: 493-508. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.3.26