A minority of studies report negative autonomy support–structure correlations, concentrated among teacher-report measures¶

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q2 i? Eight of 94 studies reported negative correlations between autonomy support and structure (r = −0.01 to −0.43), five of them based on teacher reports. → Alexandra Patzak 2025

Evidence¶

Alexandra Patzak 2025¶

Alexandra Patzak, Xiaorong Zhang. (2025). Blending Teacher Autonomy Support and Provision of Structure in the Classroom for Optimal Motivation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-09994-2

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Systematic review of the 94 included studies' reported correlations. While most studies described the constructs as positively related, eight reported negative correlations "ranging from r = − 0.01 to r = − 0.43", with five based on teacher reports (e.g., Archambault et al.; Domen et al.; Hornstra et al.; Kurdi et al.).

"Eight studies reported negative correlations between autonomy support and structure, ranging from r = − 0.01 to r = − 0.43. Notably, five of those studies were based on teacher reports"

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Related Claims¶

• Teacher autonomy support and provision of structure are positively correlated across studies, with a pooled correlation of r = 0.53 — related