The Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale: Measurement Invariance between Canada and France

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-187

  Brien, Maryse ^a   Forest, Jacques ^b   Mageau, Geneviève A ^a   Boudrias, Jean Sébastien ^a   Desrumaux, Pascale ^c   Brunet, Luc ^a   Morin, Estelle M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Université du Québec à Montréal   (Canada)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basic psychological need; Scale; Self determination theory; Structural invariance; Work context

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OPTIMISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDS; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FACULTY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; OPTIMISM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862312699     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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