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Abstract：
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic is an international health crisis that has caused unprecedented shifts in people\'s environments and has threatened people\'s wellbeing. The current study uses self-determination theory (SDT: 10) to understand how people were handling the pandemic, which proposes three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) are vital for human growth and thriving. Furthermore, we examined how people\'s wellbeing and ill-being changed over the course of the pandemic. Methods: A sample of 193 American adults from around the country reported on their need satisfaction and frustration as well as well and ill-being at three time periods during the pandemic (April 2020, late July/early August 2020, and late January/early February 2021). Results: There was much variability in how people were handling the pandemic, but on average, wellbeing increased, and ill-being decreased over time. Consistent with SDT, the basic needs significantly predicted well and ill-being even during such unprecedented times of disruption. Conclusion: Our results suggest that public health officials should help individuals to focus on autonomy, competence, and relatedness behaviors during times of upheaval.
摘要：
目标：COVID-19大流行是一场国际健康危机，它引起了人们环境的前所未有的变化，并威胁着人们的福祉。当前的研究使用自决理论（SDT：10）来了解人们如何应对大流行，它提出了三个基本的心理需求(自主性，能力,和亲密关系）对于人类的成长和繁荣至关重要。此外，我们研究了在大流行过程中人们的健康和疾病是如何变化的。方法：来自全国各地的193名美国成年人样本报告了他们在大流行期间的三个时间段(2020年4月、2020年7月下旬/8月初和2021年1月下旬/2月初)的需求满意度和挫折感以及疾病。结果：人们处理大流行的方式存在很大差异，但平均而言,福祉增加，随着时间的推移，疾病也会减少。与SDT一致,即使在这种前所未有的混乱时期，基本需求也能显著预测到良好和疾病。结论：我们的结果表明，公共卫生官员应该帮助个人专注于自治，能力,和动荡时期的亲戚行为。
