Comparing the effects of low-level and high-level worker need-satisfaction: A synthesis of the self-determination and Maslow need theories

Rasskazova, E.; Ivanova, Tatiana; Sheldon, Kennon M.

doi:10.1007/s11031-016-9557-7

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“…The satisfaction of deficit needs can help stave off harm and protect against ill being, but may not, by themselves, directly enhance further growth, integrity and wellness (Deci and Ryan 2000;Ryan and Deci 2017). Especially safety has sometimes been investigated as a potential deficit need (Chen, Van Assche et al 2015;Rasskazova et al 2016). Based on the present investigations, we tentatively propose a further distinction between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers, of which benevolence may be one.…”

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Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need

Martela

Ryan

2019

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In order to be considered a basic psychological need, a candidate need should fulfill several criteria, including need satisfaction having a unique positive effect on well-being, and need frustration having a unique effect on ill-being, properties demonstrated by autonomy, competence and relatedness. Previous research has demonstrated that beneficence satisfaction-the sense of having a positive impact on other people-can have a unique positive effect on well-being. In the present study, we examined whether beneficence frustration-the sense of having a negative impact on other people-would be uniquely connected to ill-being. In the first study (N = 332; Mage = 38) we developed a scale to assess beneficence frustration. Then, in two subsequent cross-sectional studies (N = 444 and N = 426; Mage = 38/36) beneficence frustration is correlated with indicators of ill-being (negative affect, depression, anxiety, physical symptoms), but this connection disappears when controlling for the effects of autonomy, competence and relatedness need frustrations. The three needs fully mediate relations between beneficence frustration and all assessed well-being and ill-being indicators in both studies. This leads us to suggest a distinction between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers, the satisfaction of which may improve wellbeing, but the neglect or frustration of which might not uniquely impact ill-being.

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Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need

Martela

Ryan

2019

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“…In contrast, based on BPNT Chen et al (2015b) argued that even people struggling for security experience different degrees of need satisfaction and frustration with ensuing consequences for their mental health. Findings in both samples indicated that all three need satisfactions uniquely predicted wellbeing above and beyond safety, and moreover, safety did not moderate effects of the basic psychological needs (see also Rasskazova et al 2016).…”

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Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

2020

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The study of basic psychological needs has witnessed a strong revival, in part spurred by Basic Psychological Need Theory (BPNT), one of the six mini-theories within Self-Determination Theory. Empirical studies on BPNT have increased exponentially since the millennium turn, leading to refinements and extensions in theory. In this contribution we review these two decades of research in order to introduce two special issues on BPNT. We first discuss key criteria that define and identify a basic need within BPNT. We then review several need-relevant themes, highlighting advancements and trends that characterize contemporary research on BPNT. Specifically, we address potential extensions of the shortlist of basic psychological needs, the role of psychological need frustration in increasing vulnerability to maladjustment, the study of the interface between individuals' psychological and physical needs (e.g., sleep, sex, hunger), novel insights into critical need-supportive and need-thwarting practices, and the universality (versus variability) of effects of need satisfactions and supports across demographics, psychological characteristics, and cultural contexts. We also situate each of the 19 contributions that appear in this special double-issue on BPNT within these themes, while suggesting avenues for further research on the role of basic psychological needs in motivation, adjustment, and wellness.

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“…This suggests that satisfaction of psychological needs may be more significant for well-being than for ill-being (Sheldon et al 2001;Van den Broeck et al 2016;Zika and Chamberlain 1992). Besides western studies, positive relations between autonomy, competence, relatedness, and well-being (such as vitality and life satisfaction) and negative relations to ill-being (such as anxiety) have also been found in Eastern European, Latin American and Asian samples, providing cultural validity for the SDT needs (Chen et al 2015;Church et al 2013;Deci et al 2001;Rasskazova et al 2016). Furthermore, besides absolute levels of the satisfaction of autonomy, competence and relatedness, their balanced satisfaction has also been shown to be positively related to well-being (Milyavskaya et al 2009;Sheldon and Niemiec 2006).…”

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Need Satisfaction and Optimal Functioning at Leisure and Work: A Longitudinal Validation Study of the DRAMMA Model

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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in psychological need satisfaction and its role in promoting optimal functioning. The DRAMMA model integrates existing need and recovery models to explain why leisure is connected to optimal functioning (i.e., high well-being and low ill-being). It encompasses six psychological needs: detachment, relaxation, autonomy, mastery, meaning, and affiliation (DRAMMA). While the individual needs of the DRAMMA model have been previously shown to relate to different aspects of optimal functioning, a longitudinal study examining the entire model has not been conducted before. In this longitudinal field study covering leisure and work episodes, we tested the within-person reliability and (construct and criterion) validity of the operationalization of the DRAMMA model in a sample of 279 German employees. Participants filled out measures of DRAMMA need satisfaction and optimal functioning at five measurement times before, during, and after vacation periods in 2016 and 2017. The six-factor model showed good fit to the data. In the multilevel models, relaxation, detachment, autonomy, and mastery had the most consistent within-person effects on optimal functioning, while the relationships between optimal functioning, meaning, and affiliation were considerably weaker. In conclusion, DRAMMA need satisfaction can aid and nurture employees' optimal functioning.

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Comparing the effects of low-level and high-level worker need-satisfaction: A synthesis of the self-determination and Maslow need theories

Cited by 48 publications

References 30 publications

Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need

Distinguishing between basic psychological needs and basic wellness enhancers: the case of beneficence as a candidate psychological need

Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

Need Satisfaction and Optimal Functioning at Leisure and Work: A Longitudinal Validation Study of the DRAMMA Model

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