Longitudinal Relation between Comprehensive Job Resources and Three Basic Psychological Needs at Work
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Job Resources in the Context of the COR Theory
1.2. Self-Determination Theory
1.3. Purpose of the Current Study
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measurement
2.3. Analytical Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Main Analysis
Confirmatory Analysis for the Psychological Scales Used in the Study
4. Discussion and Conclusions
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Suggestions for Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
M | SD | Sex (F − 1) | Age | Seniority at Work | |
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1. Task resources | 65.23 | 16.83 | 0.03 | 0.12 ** | 0.10 ** |
1a. Influence | 50.54 | 21.83 | −0.01 | 0.09 ** | 0.07 * |
1b. Role clarity | 79.92 | 19.42 | 0.07 * | 0.10 ** | 0.10 ** |
2. Interpersonal resources | 65.28 | 16.13 | 0.10 ** | −0.05 | −0.05 |
2a. Social support from colleagues | 55.80 | 21.38 | 0.08 * | −0.15 *** | −0.13 *** |
2b. Mutual trust between employees | 67.37 | 19.21 | 0.04 | 0.00 | −0.02 |
2c. Social community at work | 72.67 | 20.95 | 0.12 *** | 0.03 | 0.04 |
3. Leadership resources | 64.87 | 17.60 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
3a. Quality of leadership | 64.31 | 20.52 | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.02 |
3b. Justice and respect | 60.93 | 19.95 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
3c. Rewards | 69.34 | 21.13 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
4. Autonomy satisfaction | 4.84 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.14 *** | 0.09 ** |
5. Relatedness satisfaction | 5.07 | 1.02 | 0.11 ** | 0.06 | 0.02 |
6. Competence satisfaction | 5.35 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 0.07 * | 0.04 |
7. Autonomy frustration | 3.73 | 1.01 | −0.05 | −0.01 | 0.00 |
8. Relatedness frustration | 2.79 | 1.23 | −0.11 *** | −0.09 ** | −0.05 |
9. Competence frustration | 2.57 | 1.30 | −0.07* | −0.04 | −0.02 |
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1 | 1a | 1b | 2 | 2a | 2b | 2c | 3 | 3a | 3b | 3c | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Task resources | -- | |||||||||||||||
1a. Influence | 0.84 *** | -- | ||||||||||||||
1b. Role clarity | 0.79 *** | 0.33 *** | -- | |||||||||||||
2. Interpersonal resources | 0.41 *** | 0.22 *** | 0.47 *** | -- | ||||||||||||
2a. Social support | 0.17 *** | 0.09 ** | 0.19 *** | 0.78 *** | -- | |||||||||||
2b. Mutual trust | 0.32 *** | 0.17 *** | 0.37 *** | 0.74 *** | 0.33 *** | -- | ||||||||||
2c. Social community at work | 0.48 *** | 0.26 *** | 0.55 *** | 0.83 *** | 0.49 *** | 0.46 *** | -- | |||||||||
3. Leadership resources | 0.54 *** | 0.35 *** | 0.54 *** | 0.58 *** | 0.38 *** | 0.49 *** | 0.50 *** | -- | ||||||||
3a. Quality of leadership | 0.34 *** | 0.20 *** | 0.37 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.38 *** | 0.37 *** | 0.39 *** | 0.85 *** | -- | |||||||
3b. Justice and respect | 0.47 *** | 0.34 *** | 0.43 *** | 0.50 *** | 0.29 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.43 *** | 0.86 *** | 0.60 *** | -- | ||||||
3c. Rewards | 0.57 *** | 0.36 *** | 0.59 *** | 0.51 *** | 0.32 *** | 0.41 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.86 *** | 0.59 *** | 0.61 *** | -- | |||||
4. Autonomy satisfaction | 0.30 *** | 0.24 *** | 0.24 *** | 0.16 *** | 0.03 | 0.16 *** | 0.19 *** | 0.22 *** | 0.18 *** | 0.18 *** | 0.21 *** | -- | ||||
5. Relatedness satisfaction | 0.19 *** | 0.13 *** | 0.19 *** | 0.13 *** | 0.02 | 0.12 *** | 0.17 *** | 0.13 *** | 0.09 ** | 0.12 *** | 0.11 *** | 0.62 *** | -- | |||
6. Competence satisfaction | 0.26 *** | 0.17 *** | 0.26 *** | 0.10 *** | −0.05 | 0.11 *** | 0.19 *** | 0.13 *** | 0.08 ** | 0.12 *** | 0.12 *** | 0.67 *** | 0.67 *** | -- | ||
7. Autonomy frustration | −0.17 *** | −0.11 ** | −0.17 *** | −0.15 *** | −0.06 * | −0.14 *** | −0.15 *** | −0.18 *** | −0.15 *** | −0.16 *** | −0.16 *** | −0.22 *** | −0.24 *** | −0.25 *** | -- | |
8. Relatedness frustration | −0.21 *** | −0.09 ** | −0.27 *** | −0.19 *** | −0.06 | −0.14 *** | −0.25 *** | −0.14 *** | −0.10 *** | −0.13 *** | −0.12 *** | −0.34 *** | −0.52 *** | −0.52 *** | 0.47 *** | -- |
9. Competence frustration | −0.19 *** | −0.08 * | −0.23 *** | −0.11 *** | 0.01 | −0.12 *** | −0.17 *** | −0.12 *** | −0.09 ** | −0.10 *** | −0.11 *** | −0.38 *** | −0.48 *** | −0.64 *** | 0.47 *** | 0.73 *** |
Models | Χ2 | df | p | Χ2/df | RMSEA [Low, High] | SRMR | IFI | AIC | β Range [Absolute Values] |
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CFA models | |||||||||
Model—COPSOQ II—Second order CFA | 1654.75 | 313 | <0.001 | 5.29 | 0.065 [0.062, 0.068] | 0.08 | 0.92 | 1784.75 | [0.48, 0.90] |
Model—COPSOQ II—Second order CFA with modification indices | 1440.26 | 309 | <0.001 | 4.66 | 0.060 [0.057, 0.063] | 0.07 | 0.93 | 1578.26 | [0.45, 0.93] |
Model—BPNSFS—First order CFA | 1357.10 | 237 | <0.001 | 5.73 | 0.064 [0.064, 0.071] | 0.06 | 0.89 | 1483.10 | [0.31, 0.81] |
Model—BPNSFS—First order CFA with modification indices | 1301.70 | 235 | <0.001 | 5.54 | 0.067 [0.063, 0.070] | 0.05 | 0.90 | 1431.70 | [0.31, 0.82] |
Main analysis—SEM models | |||||||||
Model—Task resources | 1843.12 | 411 | <0.001 | 4.48 | 0.058 [0.058, 0.061] | 0.06 | 0.90 | 2013.12 | [0.30, 0.90] |
Model—Interpersonal resources | 1897.48 | 471 | <0.001 | 4.03 | 0.054 [0.052, 0.057] | 0.06 | 0.90 | 2077.48 | [0.18, 0.94] |
Model—Leadership resources | 1877.63 | 536 | <0.001 | 3.50 | 0.049 [0.047, 0.052] | 0.05 | 0.93 | 2065.63 | [0.15, 0.88] |
Autonomy Satisfaction | Relatedness Satisfaction | Competence Satisfaction | Differences in Slopes | ||||||
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β1 vs. β2 | β1 vs. β3 | β2 vs. β3 | |||||||
β1 | R2 | β2 | R2 | β3 | R2 | p | p | p | |
Predictors | |||||||||
1. Task resources | 0.44 *** | 0.19 | 0.30 *** | 0.09 | 0.40 *** | 0.16 | 0.565 | 0.004 | 0.005 |
2. Interpersonal resources | 0.22 *** | 0.05 | 0.20 *** | 0.04 | 0.18 *** | 0.03 | 0.111 | 0.187 | 0.798 |
3. Leadership resources | 0.23 *** | 0.05 | 0.15 *** | 0.02 | 0.15 *** | 0.02 | 0.969 | 0.551 | 0.647 |
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Baka, Ł.; Szulawski, M.; Prusik, M.; Kapica, Ł.; Najmiec, A. Longitudinal Relation between Comprehensive Job Resources and Three Basic Psychological Needs at Work. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106302
Baka Ł, Szulawski M, Prusik M, Kapica Ł, Najmiec A. Longitudinal Relation between Comprehensive Job Resources and Three Basic Psychological Needs at Work. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(10):6302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106302
Chicago/Turabian StyleBaka, Łukasz, Michał Szulawski, Monika Prusik, Łukasz Kapica, and Andrzej Najmiec. 2022. "Longitudinal Relation between Comprehensive Job Resources and Three Basic Psychological Needs at Work" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10: 6302. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106302