“…In this way, students who feel autonomous and competent when they make the decision to participate in a given activity, and who feel integrated and supported by the social reference group and view the activities as interesting and different, will experience the satisfaction of their psychological needs, which, in turn, will significantly influence the autonomous motivation of the individual, which is related to learning new skills, psychological well-being, commitment, effort, and the adoption of adaptive behaviors [8,9]. On the other hand, if students feel controlled in their behaviors, experience a feeling of abandonment, or view the class challenges as complicated or repetitive, they will feel that their psychological needs are thwarted due to experiencing controlled motivation or even amotivation [10]. This type of motivation is generally linked to a lack of commitment to activity, abandonment, poor interpersonal relationships, and the adoption of nonadaptive behaviors [15].…”