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Engagement in school refers to “constructive, focused,
enthusiastic participation in the activities of classroom learning
(Skinner, Kindermann and Furrer, 2009).” The intention of this study
Anuradha, M. V. (2022). Psychological was to identify the psychological antecedents of engagement
Antecedents of Engagement in Business in classroom learning among Indian Business School students.
Using the concepts of Self Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan,
Education: A Study of Indian B-School 1985 and 2000), it was hypothesized that the satisfaction of the
Students. South Asian Journal of basic needs of relatedness, autonomy and competence through
Management, 29(2), 7-36. education will lead to higher level of autonomous (intrinsic,
identified) motivation and lower levels of controlled (extrinsic,
introjected) motivation, which will in turn affect the level of
behavioural, cognitive and emotional engagement in learning
activities among the students. Results suggest that the fulfilment
of the need for competence significantly affected autonomous
motivation, which in turn led to greater cognitive, emotional and
behavioural engagement in learning activities. Relatedness and
autonomy needs did not affect motivation and engagement
among Business School students in India.
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