Table 10.
Interpreted within-person associations between employee outcomes (i.e., well-being and job attitudes) and daily or weekly basic psychological needs.
| Employee outcome | Article | Autonomy | Competence | Relatedness | Need satisfaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | ||||||
| 1 | Work enthusiasm/happiness | 1, 2 | – | Large* | Small* | Large* |
| 2 | Work engagement | 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 | Small* to Medium* | Small* to Large* | Small* to Large* | Medium to Large* |
| 3 | Next-morning communion striving | 7 | – | – | – | Small* |
| 4 | Next-morning status striving | 7 | – | – | – | Small* |
| 5 | Psychological detachment from work | 5 | – | Small* | – | – |
| 6 | Self-control | 16 | – | – | – | (Small*) to (Medium*) |
| 7 | Positive affect | 7, 18 | Small* to Medium* | Small* to Medium* | Small* | – |
| 8 | Negative affect | 18 | (Small*) | (Small*) | Small | – |
| 9 | Burnout | 1, 3, 11, 16 | (Small*) to (Medium*) | (Small*) to (Medium*) | (Small*) | (Small*) |
| 10 | Anxiety | 5, 15 | (Medium*) | (Small*) | (Small*) to (Medium*) | - |
| 11 | Strain/stress | 6 | (Small*) | Small | – | – |
| Weekly | ||||||
| 1 | Happiness | 10 | Small* | (Small) | Medium* | – |
| 2 | Prosocial voice | 4 | – | – | – | Large* |
| 3 | Detachment from work | 20 | Small* | – | – | – |
| 4 | Mastery experiences | 20 | Small* | – | – | – |
| 5 | Relaxation | 20 | Small | – | – | – |
| 6 | Stress | 10 | (Small*) | Small | (Medium*) | – |
| 7 | Silence | 4 | – | – | – | (Medium*) |
| 8 | Negative affect | 4 | – | – | – | (Large*) |
| 9 | Affective rumination | 21 | (Medium*) | – | – | – |
*,
statistically significant; –, variables not measured; effect sizes, small (±0.1 to ±0.29); medium (±0.30 to ±0.49); large (±0.50 to ±1.00); brackets, negative associations; bolded variables, measured after basic psychological needs. The Article column refers to the study from which the finding was derived. Refer to Table 2 to identify the study referred to.