Basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration in Mexican teachers: psychometric properties, structure and factor invariance

The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties, structure, and factorial invariance regarding gender of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale adapted to the educational work context. A total of 568 teachers from 74 schools (63% women, 37% men) between 18 and 63 years of age (Mage= 37.37; SD= 10.37) participated. The results revealed adequate goodness-of-fit indexes for the proposed models (two and six factors); the six-factor model presented a better fit to the data. The reliability of the different subscales was adequate and presented evidence of strict factorial invariance with regard tothegender groups. In conclusion, the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale is a reliable and valid instrument, based on the theory of self-determination that can be used to measure the degree of satisfaction and frustration of autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the educational work context of Mexico.