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Measuring the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs in the workplace

Public Management, 2021, Issue 4 (56), pp. 183 - 193

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843968ZP.21.010.17872

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Grzegorz Gustaw
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9153-3387 Orcid
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Measuring the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs in the workplace

Abstract

Researchers have been looking at the issue of psychological need satisfaction in the workplace since the 1930s. Self-Determination Theory (SDT), a concept that emerged in the 1980s, stands out from other theories by uniquely capturing basic psychological needs as (1) innate and (2) promoting psychological growth, internalization, and well-being. Allowing basic psychological needs to be met at work is essential for autonomous work motivation, positive attitudes, good behaviors, and employee well-being, while frustration of basic psychological needs at work is associated with higher levels of job insecurity, engaging in unproductive behavior at work, and higher stress related to work, which in turn predicts higher levels of somatic symptoms, emotional exhaustion, and absenteeism from work due to illness. Therefore, it is crucial to measure basic need satisfaction and frustration at work and adjust management to improve on these dimensions. The purpose of the research is to review the research tools used to measure the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs at work within the SDT framework. To achieve the research objective, the review of scientific literature available in the EBSCOhost database: APA PsycInfo, APA PsycArticles on the keyword “basic psychological needs” AND “self-determination theory” AND “scale” was done along with reviewing the research tools available on the Center for Self-Determination Theory website. The collection obtained was completed using the snowball technique. A comprehensive and up-to-date review of tools used to measure satisfaction (and frustration) of basic psychological needs in the workplace was established within the framework of Deci and Ryan’s SDT.

ABSTRAKT

Pomiar satysfakcji i frustracji podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych w miejscu pracy

Badacze od lat 30. XX wieku analizują kwestię zaspokajania potrzeb psychicznych w miejscu pracy. Teorię autodeterminacji (SDT), która pojawiła się w latach 80., wyróżnia spośród innych koncepcji unikalne ujęcie podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych jako (1) wrodzonych i (2) promujących wzrost psychiczny, internalizację i dobrostan. Umożliwienie zaspokojenia podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych w pracy jest kluczowe dla przejawiania przez pracowników autonomicznej motywacji do pracy, pozytywnych postaw oraz korzystnych dla organizacji zachowań. Ponadto, jest ono kluczowe dla ich dobrostanu, podczas gdy frustracja podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych w pracy wiąże się dla pracowników z wyższym poziomem niepewności zatrudnienia, angażowaniem się w nieproduktywne zachowania w miejscu pracy oraz wyższym stresem związanym z pracą, co z kolei koreluje z wyższym poziomem objawów somatycznych, wyczerpania emocjonalnego oraz nieobecności w pracy ze względu na chorobę. Dlatego kluczowy jest pomiar zaspokojenia i frustracji podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych w pracy oraz dostosowywanie systemu zarządzania w celu poprawy tych wskaźników. Celem niniejszego badania jest dokonanie przeglądu narzędzi badawczych używanych do pomiaru zadowolenia i frustracji podstawowych potrzeb psychicznych w miejscu pracy w ramach SDT. Aby osiągnąć ten cel, przeprowadzono przegląd literatury naukowej dostępnej w bazach EBSCOhost: APA PsycInfo, APA PsycArticles na słowa kluczowe „podstawowe potrzeby psychiczne” ORAZ „teoria samodeterminacji” ORAZ „skala”, a także przegląd narzędzi badawczych dostępnych na stronie internetowej Centrum Teorii Samodeterminacji. Zgromadzoną kolekcję uzupełniono przy użyciu metody kuli śnieżnej. W efekcie ustalono kompleksowy i aktualny przegląd narzędzi służących do pomiaru zadowolenia (i frustracji) podstawowych potrzeb psychologicznych w miejscu pracy w ramach SDT.

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Measuring the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs in the workplace

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Grzegorz Gustaw
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9153-3387 Orcid
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Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

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