Perceived Motivational Climates and Employee Energy: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs
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Nerstad, Caniëlis, Roberts, Richardsen. Perceived Motivational Climates and Employee Energy: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01509Abstract
This study draws on achievement goal theory and self-determination theory to examine
the associations among two motivational climates (i.e., mastery and performance) and
two indicators of energy at work (i.e., vigor and emotional exhaustion), as well as the
mediating role of basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, relatedness, and
competence). A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted collecting data from 1,081
engineers and technologists. We applied previously validated instruments to assess the
variables of interest. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted to test the
hypotheses. Our findings show that mastery climate is positively and significantly related
to each of the three basic needs, whereas a performance climate is negatively and
significantly related to each of the three basic needs. Further, the results indicate that
the basic needs are significantly associated with both measures of energy, negatively
with emotional exhaustion and positively with vigor. This pattern of results suggests that
basic psychological need satisfaction mediates the relationship between motivational
climates and energy at work.