Basic Psychological Needs, Mindset, and Innovation among B40 Youths:
A Conceptual Paper
Keywords:
basic psychological needs, Self-determination Theory, mindset, innovative behaviour, B40 youths, Malaysia Public Comprehensive UniversitiesAbstract
This conceptual paper discusses psychological needs and mindset towards innovative behaviour among B40 youth in Public Comprehensive Universities through the lens of psychological well-being as a potential mediator․ The discussion is grounded in the theoretical framework that autonomy‚ competence‚ and relatedness act as basic psychological needs for well-being‚ creativity and intrinsic motivation․ The paper also stresses the cognitive‚ adaptability‚ entrepreneurial mindset and boundary-spanning dimensions as other mindset factors that may promote innovative behaviour and psychological well-being․ This paper is designed to address the gap in the literature recognising the role of psychological basic needs and mindset on the innovative behaviour of psychologically and socio-economically disadvantaged B40 university students․ It further identifies the gap in empirical studies that explore the effects of psychological well-being on the psychological basic needs and innovative behaviour relationships in this specific population․ By bringing these variables together‚ this paper sheds light on the important role of internal psychological resources in creative‚ adaptive‚ and innovative behaviour․ Overall‚ the proposed framework suggests that psychological well-being serve as an explanatory pathway through which psychological needs and mindset may influence youth development and future-ready graduate outcomes․ Future research‚ as well as practical applications in education and policy‚ may benefit from this study's framework for resilience‚ well-being‚ and innovation in young people‚ potentially providing insights and resources for improving these areas in young people.
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