Table 4 Relationships between components of SDT and components of engagement
Groups | Variables | Mean | Median | Std. | (1) PA | (2) SR | (3) PC | (4) BE | (5) EE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 693) | (1) perceived autonomy (PA) | 3.87 | 4.00 | .72 | – |  |  |  |  |
(2) sense of relatedness (SR) | 2.26 | 2.00 | .80 | −.295** | – |  |  |  | |
(3) perceived competence (PC) | 3.78 | 4.00 | .66 | .426** | −.382** | – |  |  | |
(4) behavioural engagement (BE) | 3.99 | 4.00 | .68 | .520** | −.347** | .592** | – |  | |
(5) emotional engagement (EE) | 4.07 | 4.00 | .69 | .596** | −.369** | .646** | .733** | – | |
(6) cognitive engagement (CE) | 3.92 | 3.92 | .68 | .494** | −.369** | .647** | .709** | .716** | |
Completion (N = 492) | (1) perceived autonomy (PA) | 3.81 | 4.00 | .76 | – |  |  |  |  |
(2) sense of relatedness (SR) | 2.20 | 2.00** | .80 | −.327** | – |  |  |  | |
(3) perceived competence (PC) | 3.83 | 4.00** | .66 | .521** | −.431** | – |  |  | |
(4) behavioural engagement (BE) | 4.01 | 4.13 | .70 | .567** | −.397** | .656** | – |  | |
(5) emotional engagement (EE) | 4.03 | 4.25 | .73 | .604** | −.408** | .708** | .791** | – | |
(6) cognitive engagement (CE) | 3.94 | 4.00** | .70 | .513** | −.421** | .668** | .718** | .753** | |
Noncompletion (N = 162) | (1) perceived autonomy (PA) | 4.01 | 4.00 | .56 | – |  |  |  |  |
(2) sense of relatedness (SR) | 2.55 | 2.50** | .74 | −.344** | – |  |  |  | |
(3) perceived competence (PC) | 3.60 | 3.67** | .63 | .159* | −.115 | – |  |  | |
(4) behavioural engagement (BE) | 3.95 | 4.00 | .62 | .398** | −.252** | .464** | – |  | |
(5) emotional engagement (EE) | 4.08 | 4.00 | .50 | .539** | −.264** | .417** | .573** | – | |
(6) cognitive engagement (CE) | 3.83 | 4.00** | .61 | .418** | −.200* | .545** | .748** | .562** |