motivation: saeednia (2011)

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

develop a reliable scale to measure basic needs satisfaction in children

Question 2

methodology

Answer 2

interviewed the 13 kids, parents, educators
open ended qs > qualitative data
ps interviewed about basic needs satisfaction
w themes like wishes and desires, openness of family to allow child’s independence and supportiveness of family

data coded and analysed based on maslow’s theory
used to construct basic needs satisfaction scale BNSS
used to measure the extent to which basic needs are satisfied
these needs were based around maslow’s og 5 needs
after initial pilot study the BNSS distrubuted to 300ps who had been randomly selected from initial sample of 457

Question 3

sample

Answer 3

13 children
their parents
their educators

Question 4

results

Answer 4

reliability for use of BNSS w children was high 0.83
suggesting it’s a consistent measure of the concepts

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

qualitative methods may be more appropriate for investigating maslow’s hierarchy of needs and finding people’s desires
bc of children tendency to unconsciously pretend that a need is being met
esp if the environment won’t help the child meet that need

BNSS is an indicator of life satisfaction
this changes per culture
poorer nations means safety
wealthier more about love and self esteem
this is consistent w maslow’s theory

Question 6

weakness generalisability

Answer 6

generalisability low
sample was wealthy people of tehran
so results may not be applicable to less wealthy areas or nations

Question 7

weakness validity sample

Answer 7

age of the ps used
tried to interview fam and educators to make sure results correct
but limited ability of children to express themselves fully may affect the validity of the results

Question 8

strength reliability

Answer 8

quantitative data reliably obtained
overcome criticisms that theory not scientific and concepts can’t be tested
increases reliability of the theory
objective comparisons etc

Question 9

strength reliability, research

Answer 9

basis for future research
one of the first attemps to make a ques for basic needs in children w some success
important bc now further research can be completed and weaknesses identified to enable it to become a reliable tool to assess children’s needs in the future