TABLE 3.
Independent samples t-test between two groups ( ±s).
Dimension | English items | Chinese items | High score group (n = 223) | Low score group (n = 235) | t-value | p-value |
Autonomy | 1. That my choices were based on my true interests and values. | 在我的生活中,我的选择是基于我的真实的兴趣和价值观 | 6.57 ± 0.76 | 4.49 ± 1.07 | −24.216 | <0.001 |
2. Free to do things my own way. | 在我的生活中,我自由地用自己的方式做事 | 6.75 ± 0.56 | 4.69 ± 1.12 | −25.142 | <0.001 | |
3. That my choices expressed my “true self.” | 在我的生活中,我的选择表达了我的“真的自我” | 6.71 ± 0.60 | 4.52 ± 1.12 | −26.303 | <0.001 | |
Competence | 4. That I was successfully completing difficult tasks and projects. | 在我的生活中,我曾经成功地完成困难的任务和计划 | 6.57 ± 0.72 | 4.13 ± 1.28 | −25.317 | <0.001 |
5. That I was taking on and mastering hard challenges. | 在我的生活中,我曾经接受并且赢得困难的挑战 | 6.52 ± 0.78 | 4.20 ± 1.16 | −25.354 | <0.001 | |
6. Very capable in what I did. | 在我的生活中,我对于自己所做的事感到非常有能力 | 6.37 ± 0.90 | 4.08 ± 1.14 | −23.875 | <0.001 | |
Relatedness | 7. A sense of contact with people who care for me, and whom I care for. | 在我的生活中,我有一种联系着关心我的人们,以及我关心的人们的感觉 | 6.77 ± 0.52 | 4.63 ± 1.09 | −27.084 | <0.001 |
8. Close and connected with other people who are important to me. | 在我的生活中,我感到亲密地联系着对于我重要的他人 | 6.75 ± 0.56 | 4.66 ± 1.19 | −24.302 | <0.001 | |
9. A strong sense of intimacy with the people I spent time with. | 在我的生活中,我对于身边的人们有一种强烈的亲密感 | 6.67 ± 0.66 | 4.35 ± 1.12 | −27.287 | <0.001 |