Self-determination theory goes public
Experimental evidence on the causal relationship between psychological needs and job satisfaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21723830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Paul Battaglio (University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA, corresponding author), Nicky Belle (0000-0002-0825-2857, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Nicola Belle (0000-0003-0873-7253, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy), Paola Cantarelli (0000-0002-9914-2548, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1411-1428 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Management Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-9037 • E-ISSN: 1471-9045 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14719037.2021.1900351 |
| OpenAlex | W3141652929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 59 |
This study puts self-determination theory to an empirical test through a series of discrete choice experiments across three samples of public healthcare workers, for a total of 4,743 subjects. The three replications provide convergent evidence in support of the hypotheses that autonomy, competence, and three types of relatedness – with supervisors, peers, and beneficiaries – simultaneously and independently increase employee satisfaction. Meaningful differences emerge in the relative importance of those five factors. In particular, the fulfilment of one’s need for competence turns out to have the greatest positive impact across experimental replications, whereas the need for autonomy consistently comes last
Autonomy · Empirical evidence · Job satisfaction · Political science · Self-determination theory · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |