The Role of Predicting Basic Psychological Needs and Cognitive Emotional Regulation in Students' Academic Performance

Academic performance, especially in adolescents with many changes, is important. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive role of fundamental psychological needs and cognitive emotion adjustment in academic performance of students. A total of 329 high school students (157 girls and 162 boys) participated in this study. The data gathering tool was a basic psychological needs questionnaire and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. The results of this study showed that fundamental psychological needs have a positive correlation with academic performance. Also, the results indicated the role of autonomy, belonging and competence in predicting students' academic performance. Therefore, it is necessary to lead psychological interventions to meet basic psychological needs in the field of adolescent academic performance.