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  • Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Workplace Psychology

Background:

  • Basic psychological need crafting theory posits that intentional changes in behavior and thought enhance need-based experiences.
  • While beneficial outside work, need crafting's application and measurement in the workplace are underexplored.
  • Existing research lacks validated instruments for assessing need crafting among employees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To adapt and validate the Need Crafting Scale (NCS) for use in the employee context.
  • To investigate the relationship between need crafting and employee functioning, including work effort, engagement, and turnover intentions.
  • To provide a nuanced understanding of how different types of need crafting impact employees.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation and validation of the Need Crafting Scale (NCS).
  • Survey administered to a sample of 229 employees.
  • Statistical analyses to assess construct, discriminant, and criterion validity of the NCS.

Main Results:

  • The adapted NCS demonstrated strong psychometric properties, including construct, discriminant, and criterion validity.
  • Employees engaging in need crafting reported enhanced need experiences.
  • Need crafting was positively associated with increased work effort and engagement, and negatively with desire to leave the job.

Conclusions:

  • The Need Crafting Scale (NCS) is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring need crafting in the workplace.
  • Need crafting is a relevant construct with significant implications for employee functioning and well-being.
  • The study supports the generalizability of need crafting principles to the work context, offering practical insights for organizations.