“…Furthermore, self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000 ) suggests that individuals who are able to meet these psychological needs can employ adaptive capacities to engage in activities, build a cohesive social group and obtain available resources and mutual protection, as well as regulating their own actions in accord with their available capacities, and thus coordinating and prioritizing processes towards more effective self-maintenance. In turn, these processes can facilitate the improvement of individuals’ wellbeing and relieve their psychological distress (Alcaraz-Ibáñez, Sicilia, & Burgueño, 2017 ; Auclair-Pilote, Lalande, Tinawi, Feyz, & de Guise, 2019 ; Kormas, Karamali, & Anagnostopoulos, 2014 ; Ng et al, 2012 ). Taken together, these previous findings suggest that social support might have an indirect relationship with ASSs by satisfying three types of psychological need.…”