Abstract
Utilizing the concept of autonomy-supportive from Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), the
present study examined the levels of depression and treatment motivation among 193 cancer patients within
repeated measure research design. The Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (Ryan, Plant, & O'Malley, 1995)
and Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock & Erbaugh, 1961) were administered to the
patients at the time of admission in hospitals. During their treatment, patients were then requested to fill Health
Care Climate Questionnaire (Williams, Grow, Freedman, Ryan, & Deci, 1996). One month later patient’s scores
on depression and treatment motivation were again tested and were compared with the pervious scores on both
scales. Results indicated that (a) prior the treatment, patients were more depressed and less motivated for their
treatment (b) the patients perceiving higher autonomy support were more motivated towards their treatment and
were less depressed than patients perceiving their doctors with low autonomy-supportive. Results pertaining to
gender differences demonstrated that both male and female patients who perceive their physicians more
supportive reported less depression and greater treatment motivation than those who don’t perceive their
therapist as supportive for them. Findings further contributed that female patients perceiving autonomy support
reported higher levels of depression and low levels of treatment motivation than male patients perceiving
autonomy supportive.
Sarwat Sultan. (2013) Patient’s Perceived Autonomy Support Affecting their Levels of Depression and Treatment Motivation , Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 11, Issue 2.
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