@ARTICLE{Mahmoudi, author = {Mahmoudi, AbdolReza and Ensafdaran, Faride and Kakaieh, Hashem and }, title = {Investigating the Effects of Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs on the Identity Crisis of Students}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, abstract ={Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of satisfying basic psychological needs on the identity crisis of students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The present study is a correlational study. The statistical population of the study includes all students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Due to the prevailing conditions in the community and the corona pandemic, 300 members of the community were selected as the research sample by available sampling method. Data were collected using standard questionnaires that evaluated satisfaction of basic psychological needs, dysfunctional attitudes, and identity crisis and were analyzed by structural equation analysis using SPSS and Amos software. Results: The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit. Based on the results of structural equation analysis, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, affects the identity crisis both directly and indirectly via dysfunctional attitudes. ‍Conclusion: The results of this research demonstrated the importance of satisfaction of basic psychological needs on identity crisis in students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. }, URL = {http://ijhp.ir/article-1-515-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijhp.ir/article-1-515-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Culture and Health Promotion}, doi = {}, year = {2022} }