Work Values and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs at Work

Busque-Carrier, Mathieu; Ratelle, Catherine F.; Corff, Yann Le

doi:10.1177/08948453211043878

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“…Specifically, types of values can be distinguished based on their association with PNS and PNF (Vansteenkiste et al, 2007;Vansteenkiste & Ryan, 2013). This distinctfion was also made for work values in previous studies, which showed that intrinsic and social work values were positively related to PNS at work and negatively to PNF at work, whereas extrinsic and status work values were positively associated to PNF at work and negatively to PNS at work (Busque-Carrier et al, 2021b;Schreurs et al, 2014;Vansteenkiste et al, 2007;Zhang et al, 2019). Some studies examined the association of work values with PNS by creating a score that represent the relative contribution of one value factor, to partially control the contribution of other factors.…”

Section: A Self-determination Perspective On Valuesmentioning

confidence: 71%

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Linking Work Values Profiles to Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration

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The association between work values and key motivational variables has been repeatedly supported in previous studies. However, little attention has been devoted to understanding intraindividual patterns of work values and how combinations of work values relate to other motivational variables. This study aimed to identify profiles of work values based on a four-factor model (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, social, and status). It also investigated how profile membership relates to basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration at work using a self-determination perspective. A sample of French Canadian adults (N = 476) participated in this study by filling out an online questionnaire. Latent profile analyses revealed five distinct work values profiles. Results showed that participants in more positive profiles (i.e., high level of intrinsic, social, and status work values) generally reported higher level of need satisfaction and lower level of need frustration at work than participants belonging to more negative profiles (i.e., low level of intrinsic, social, and status work values). These results support the importance of considering work values in organizational and career development interventions, and to do so using a person-centered approach, to better understand need satisfaction and frustration at work.

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“…Therefore, examining the unique contribution of each psychological need could improve our understanding of their association with work values. However, status work values in the FFM-WV was previously shown to be unrelated to PNS at work and to contribute positively to PNF at work (Busque-Carrier et al, 2021b).…”

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Linking Work Values Profiles to Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration

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“…Results from a study on teaching motivation of junior scientists at universities show that basic need satisfaction-satisfaction of the need for autonomy in particular-was associated with the occurrence of goal conflict and the experience of psychological strain due to goal conflict, whereas satisfaction of the basic need for competence was associated with autonomous teaching motivation (Esdar et al, 2016). Therefore, we propose that the negative relationship between conflicting goals and lower self-determined motivation is mediated by the satisfaction of basic psychological needs Busque-Carrier et al, 2021), in particular, by diminishing perceptions of autonomy and competence.…”

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“…The three basic needs postulated within the SDT framework encompass the need to experience oneself as agentic and autonomous (basic need for autonomy), the need to experience oneself as successful at challenging tasks and competent in attaining desired outcomes (basic need for competence), and the need to experience oneself as socially connected to other people (basic need for relatedness; Deci and Ryan, 2000;Roth, 2014). Previous research from other contexts has shown that the satisfaction of basic needs can act as a mediator between (the attainment of) goals and work values on the one hand and measures of (job) satisfaction and wellbeing on the other hand Busque-Carrier et al, 2021).…”

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Teachers Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Goal Conflicts Affect Teaching Motivation Mediated by Basic Need Satisfaction

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Teaching is a highly demanding profession that requires handling multiple and potentially contradictory goals. Therefore, it is likely that teachers experience conflict between work-related goals on a daily basis. Intraindividual goal conflict may occur when individuals pursue multiple goals drawing on the same limited resources (resource-based goal conflict), or when two or more goals are incompatible in terms of goal attainment strategy or desired end states (inherent goal conflict). Because goal conflict is typically associated with negative effects such as attenuated motivation and wellbeing, teacher goal conflict may jeopardize teaching motivation. This cross-sectional study investigated the effects of in-service teachers’ (N = 302) goal conflicts on their autonomous (intrinsic and identified regulation) and controlled (introjected and extrinsic regulation) teaching motivation and tested the satisfaction of teachers’ basic need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness as mediators. In line with our hypotheses, results from structural equation modeling showed that frequently experiencing resource-based goal conflict leads to a lower satisfaction of the basic need for autonomy, which, however, was unrelated to teaching motivation. In contrast, frequently experiencing inherent goal conflict attenuates the satisfaction of the basic need for competence, which, in turn, positively predicted autonomous teaching motivation and negatively predicted extrinsic regulation. As expected, relatedness was not associated with the experience of goal conflict. The discussion focuses on differential effects of the two types of goal conflict on teaching motivation and on the relevance to expand research on teachers’ intraindividual goal conflicts.

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“…In another study, work needs, work attitudes (internal and external satisfaction, organizational and professional commitment), and professional preferences were compared in a sample of male accountants at different career stages, and significant differences were obtained (Adler & Aranya, 1984). In a similar context, psychological needs were associated with variables such as career commitment (Baluku et al, 2020) and work values (Busque-Carrier et al, 2021).…”

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An Investigation into The Occupational Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals: The Covid-19 Pandemic

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Psychological needs, uncomfortable when not met, are explained by our expectations of achievement, relationship, autonomy, and dominance. Since work life is an important determinant in meeting directly (or indirectly) the tangible and intangible needs of individuals, work-related experiences are very effective in individuals' occupational perceptions. Also, occupational preferences are based on reasons: conscious selection, environmental pressure, financial security, prestige and social benefit. In order to test this connection (and the sources of the differences), the pandemic period constitutes the justification for the sample design of the study, especially as it includes challenging working conditions for healthcare professionals. Accordingly, the main purpose of the study is to discuss the relationship between the occupational preferences of healthcare professions and their psychological needs, with the determinant of their specific working conditions. Mixed (pluralist) research method is used in the design of the study. While the perceptions of the respondents about the working conditions are determined through the socio-demographic information form and open-ended questions, the occupational preferences inventory and the new psychological needs assessment scale are used to evaluate the occupational perceptions of healthcare professions. The study sample consists of a total of 378 respondents selected from doctors, pharmacists, and nurses. The study points to important findings regarding the connection between the occupational preferences of health professionals and their psychological needs. In addition, occupational groups (doctor, pharmacist, nurse) differ from each other in terms of occupational preferences and working conditions.

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Work Values and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs at Work

Cited by 30 publications

References 34 publications

Linking Work Values Profiles to Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration

Linking Work Values Profiles to Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration

Teachers Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Goal Conflicts Affect Teaching Motivation Mediated by Basic Need Satisfaction

An Investigation into The Occupational Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals: The Covid-19 Pandemic

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