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From Classroom to Workplace : A Weekly Diary Study on the Relationship between Interns’ Need Fulfillment and Self-Confidence
Hoor, D.V. ten (2025) From Classroom to Workplace : A Weekly Diary Study on the Relationship between Interns’ Need Fulfillment and Self-Confidence.
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| Abstract: | The transition from classroom to workplace is perceived as a significant milestone for many students. An expanding number of studies has pointed out the crucial role that self-confidence can play within the academic setting, where the fulfillment of basic psychological needs (i.e. autonomy, competence, and relatedness) might be a necessary determinant to achieve this self-confidence. While previous studies relied on cross-sectional methods, this study explores the dynamic relationship between need fulfillment and self-confidence through a multi-level analysis by using a weekly diary method. For this study, fifty-eight interns reported their need fulfillment and self-confidence in relation to a specific experience of their past week, during an internship of about five months. Our findings indicated that competence significantly predicts self-confidence both within and between individuals. Self-confidence was linked to within-person variations in relatedness, but there was no significant relationship at between-person level. At either level, autonomy was not a significant predictor of self-confidence. Finally, the study found no overall increase in interns’ self-confidence during the internship. The lack of a general rise in self-confidence implies that merely completing an internship does not automatically boost self-confidence; actively supporting interns’ need fulfillment might be needed to ensure confidence growth during internships. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107907 |
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