Phuong-Thao Cao

Warm fathering and adolescents’ intrinsic learning motivation: the mediating role of basic psychological needs among Vietnamese high school students

Fathers’ warmth is an important yet underexplored factor in adolescents’ motivational development, especially in Asian contexts such as Vietnam, where fathers may be traditionally viewed as disciplinarians rather than sources of emotional support. Drawing on self-determination theory, this study examined the direct...