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Psychological needs matter more than social and organizational resources in explaining organizational commitment

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ID21391887
AuthorsRosana Stan (0000-0001-8453-0903, Department of Psychology University of Oradea Oradea Romania), Delia Vîrgă (0000-0002-9321-4520, Department of Psychology West University of Timisoara Timisoara Romania, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume62
Issue4
Pages552-563
Publication date2021-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12739
PMID33988870
OpenAlexW3162242768
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited93

This study investigates the effects of psychological needs satisfaction on teacher’s commitment, over and above the impact of social and organizational resources, by building a model based on the Job Demands‐Resources theory, Self‐Determination Theory, and Conservation of Resources Theory. Hierarchical multiple regressions with data obtained from a sample of 301 Romanian teachers (89% women) reveal that psychological needs satisfaction explains a significant amount of variance in teacher commitment, compared to the variance explained by social resources and organizational resources (affective and normative organizational commitment). These results highlight the role of needs’ satisfaction in predicting teachers’ commitment and provide valuable information for practitioners aiming to design interventions to increase teachers’ commitment

Affective events theory · Conservation of resources theory · Job attitude · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Multilevel model · Normative · Organizational commitment · Psychological intervention · Variance (accounting) · Applied Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
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