Table 4.
Standardized estimates and 95% confidence intervals from structural equation model results of the relationships between basic needs (competence, autonomy, and relatedness), emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), and psychobiosocial experiences.
| Relationship | Lower 2.5% | Estimate | Upper 2.5% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competence → Cognitive reappraisal | −0.015 | 0.120 | 0.255 |
| Autonomy → Cognitive reappraisal | 0.085 | 0.214* | 0.343 |
| Relatedness → Cognitive reappraisal | 0.071 | 0.187* | 0.302 |
| Competence → Expressive suppression | −0.381 | −0.233* | −0.086 |
| Autonomy → Expressive suppression | −0.177 | −0.046 | 0.084 |
| Relatedness → Expressive suppression | −0.311 | −0.187* | −0.064 |
| Competence → Emotion u/p | 0.122 | 0.235* | 0.348 |
| Autonomy → Emotion u/p | −0.130 | −0.020 | 0.090 |
| Relatedness → Emotion u/p | 0.176 | 0.298* | 0.420 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Emotion u/p | 0.192 | 0.303* | 0.415 |
| Expressive suppression → Emotion u/p | −0.257 | −0.129 | −0.001 |
| Competence → Confidence | 0.212 | 0.339* | 0.466 |
| Autonomy → Confidence | −0.150 | −0.035 | 0.079 |
| Relatedness → Confidence | 0.094 | 0.218* | 0.342 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Confidence | 0.176 | 0.294* | 0.411 |
| Expressive suppression → Confidence | −0.175 | −0.053 | 0.069 |
| Competence → Anxiety | 0.122 | 0.249* | 0.376 |
| Autonomy → Anxiety | −0.075 | 0.048 | 0.171 |
| Relatedness → Anxiety | −0.165 | −0.045 | 0.075 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Anxiety | 0.206 | 0.329* | 0.452 |
| Expressive suppression → Anxiety | −0.222 | −0.086 | 0.050 |
| Competence → Assertiveness | 0.144 | 0.269* | 0.394 |
| Autonomy → Assertiveness | −0.206 | −0.084 | 0.038 |
| Relatedness → Assertiveness | 0.018 | 0.152* | 0.285 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Assertiveness | 0.180 | 0.296* | 0.412 |
| Expressive suppression → Assertiveness | −0.167 | −0.038 | 0.091 |
| Competence → Cognitive | 0.111 | 0.232* | 0.353 |
| Autonomy → Cognitive | −0.075 | 0.049 | 0.173 |
| Relatedness → Cognitive | 0.022 | 0.148* | 0.273 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Cognitive | 0.022 | 0.138* | 0.254 |
| Expressive suppression → Cognitive | −0.039 | 0.088 | 0.215 |
| Competence → Bodily-somatic | 0.107 | 0.218* | 0.329 |
| Autonomy → Bodily-somatic | −0.142 | −0.035 | 0.073 |
| Relatedness → Bodily-somatic | 0.023 | 0.141* | 0.260 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Bodily-somatic | 0.163 | 0.270* | 0.378 |
| Expressive suppression → Bodily-somatic | −0.026 | 0.094 | 0.215 |
| Competence → Motor-behavioral | 0.074 | 0.209* | 0.344 |
| Autonomy → Motor-behavioral | −0.148 | −0.020 | 0.108 |
| Relatedness → Motor-behavioral | −0.016 | 0.119 | 0.254 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Motor-behavioral | 0.125 | 0.248* | 0.371 |
| Expressive suppression → Motor-behavioral | −0.171 | −0.039 | 0.092 |
| Competence → Operational | 0.162 | 0.292* | 0.422 |
| Autonomy → Operational | −0.137 | −0.015 | 0.106 |
| Relatedness → Operational | −0.010 | 0.128 | 0.265 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Operational | 0.130 | 0.256* | 0.381 |
| Expressive suppression → Operational | −0.124 | 0.002 | 0.128 |
| Competence → Communicative | −0.076 | 0.058 | 0.192 |
| Autonomy → Communicative | −0.015 | 0.101 | 0.218 |
| Relatedness → Communicative | −0.205 | −0.082 | 0.040 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Communicative | −0.225 | −0.088 | 0.049 |
| Expressive suppression → Communicative | 0.299 | 0.446* | 0.593 |
| Competence → Social support | 0.107 | 0.228* | 0.349 |
| Autonomy → Social support | −0.049 | 0.057 | 0.163 |
| Relatedness → Social support | 0.270 | 0.391* | 0.511 |
| Cognitive reappraisal → Social support | 0.065 | 0.181* | 0.298 |
| Expressive suppression → Social support | −0.176 | −0.054 | 0.068 |
*p < 0.05.