Abstract. Emotions play a fundamental role in the learning process. The purpose of this study was to examine whether autonomy, competence, relatedness, and novelty (basic psychological needs) influence the emotions of pride, enjoyment, boredom, hopelessness, anger, and anxiety in the context of foreign language learning. First, we analyzed whether the Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS) would prove reliable when adding novelty to the original scale. Subsequently, we administered the BPNS and the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) to 194 students to investigate whether basic psychological needs are predictors of certain emotions (RQ1). In addition, we performed multiple regression analyses to study the specific predictions of the BPNS factors on the AEQ factors (RQ2). The findings confirm the need to incorporate the basic psychological need for novelty into the theoretical framework. Among the basic psychological need variables, competence emerged with the highest value. Furthermore, the emotion of enjoyment was identified as the most influential factor. Likewise, the study yielded additional results and highlighted pedagogical implications.
How to cite. Rubio-Alcalá, F. D., Velázquez-Ahumada, N., & Ávila-López, F. J. (2025). The interaction between basic psychological needs and emotions in the context of foreign language learning: Pedagogical implications. ELIA: Studies in Applied English Linguistics, (25), 107–140. https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/ELIA/article/view/46456
