Psychological need satisfaction across work and personal life: an empirical test of a comprehensive typology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A comprehensive typology of the satisfaction of psychological needs at work and in personal life was developed and tested. The typology proposes five scenarios (Enriched, Middling, Impoverished, Work-Fulfilled, and Personal Life-Fulfilled) accounting for various profiles of employees showing distinct configurations of global and specific levels of need satisfaction at work and in personal life.

Methods

The scenarios were tested in a sample of 1,024 employees.

Results

Using latent profile analysis, five profiles were identified that were consistent with four or the five scenarios, either aligned (Globally Satisfied, Globally Unsatisfied) or misaligned (Globally Satisfied at Work with High Relatedness, Globally Satisfied in Personal

SUBMITTER: Fernet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512304 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature