The balanced measure of psychological needs (BMPN) scale: An alternative domain general measure of need satisfaction

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 439-451

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Hilpert, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Measurement; Psychological needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869016901     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-012-9279-4     Document Type: Article

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