The importance of perceived autonomy support for the psychological health and work satisfaction of health professionals: Not only supervisors count, colleagues too!

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 268-286

  Moreau, Elise ^a   Mageau, Geneviève A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Colleagues; Dentists; Health professionals; Intent to leave; Medicine; Psychological health; Self determination theory; Supervisors; Veterinarians; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864764138     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9250-9     Document Type: Article

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