Evaluating Need Crafting: Scale Validation and Workplace Implications
Ivan Putter,
Leoni van der Vaart,
Jacqueline Bosman
Abstract:Basic psychological need crafting assumes that need-based experiences are enhanced through intentional behavior and thought changes. Despite its known benefits outside of the work context, need crafting instruments designed for this context, and the implications of need crafting for employee functioning, remain underexplored. Thus, this study set out to adapt and validate the need crafting scale (NCS) among employees (n = 229). Results supported the construct, discriminant validity, and criterion validity of t… Show more
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