University of Isfahan Archives in Sport Management and Leadership 2981-0523 3 1 2025 08 01 Impact of Basic Psychological Needs on Life Satisfaction of PE Teachers: The Mediating Role of Emotions (Case Study: Golestan Province 55 68 29732 10.22108/asml.2025.145191.1081 EN Nasser Bai Department of Sport Management, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran. Adeleh Kahsari 1. Master Student of Educational Sciences, Azadshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr, Iran Journal Article 2025 05 08 Self-determination theory, which is based on three components of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, is widely applied in educational research to analyze how motivational factors shape individual behaviors. However, while most research in the field of education has used this theory to explain students' educational behaviors, less attention been given to the role of this theory in teachers' attitudes and behaviors. Accordingly, this study examined the impact of basic psychological needs on life satisfaction among physical education teachers, with classroom-related emotions as a mediating variable. A survey method was used to conduct this research. The statistical population of this study consisted of 321 elementary school physical education teachers in Golestan province. A stratified sample of 176 teachers in Golestan Province participated in the survey-based research. The measurement tools of the variables included questionnaires of basic psychological needs (Conesa & Duñabeitia, 2021), classroom-related emotions (Ibas et al., 2018), and life satisfaction (Diener et al., 2013). The analysis of the research data was conducted in a descriptive and inferential method. Findings confirmed significant positive effects of psychological need satisfaction on positive classroom emotions and life satisfaction, as well as a significant negative relationship with negative emotions. https://asml.ui.ac.ir/article_29732_4509b1e66d86bbf929c4e7016bf969ac.pdf