The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being

Work and Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-271

  Vander Elst, Tinne ^a   van den Broeck, Anja ^a,b   de Witte, Hans ^a,c   de Cuyper, Nele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Human Relations Research Group   (Belgium)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

emotional exhaustion; insecurity; motivation; psychological need satisfaction; Self Determination Theory; uncertainty; vigour; work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865284039     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2012.703900     Document Type: Article

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