Anja Van den Broeck

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of basic need satisfaction, as defined within Self-Determination Theory, in the relationships between job demands, job resources, and employees' exhaustion and vigour, the main components of burnout and engagement.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed and validated a Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction Scale (W-BNS) to assess the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

TL;DR: The authors conducted a meta-analytic review of 99 studies with 119 distinct samples examining the antecedents and consequences of basic need satisfaction, and concluded with recommendations for addressing issues arising from their review and also identified points for future research, including the study of need frustration and culture, integrating the basic needs with other motivation th...

TL;DR: In this article, a multidimensional work motivation scale was developed and tested using data from 3435 workers in seven languages and nine countries and the results indicated that the 19-item scale has the same factor structure across the seven languages.

TL;DR: This article found that holding an extrinsic, relative to an intrinsic, work value orientation was associated with less positive outcomes (i.e., less satisfaction with, dedication to and vitality while on the job) and more negative outcomes (e.g., higher emotional exhaustion, short-lived satisfaction after successful goal-attainment, and turn-over intention).