Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction

Work and Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-294

  Van Den Broeck, Anja ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^b   De Witte, Hans ^a   Lens, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burnout; Job Demands Resources model; Need satisfaction; Self Determination Theory; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149116472     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370802393672     Document Type: Article

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