Handbook of Organization Measurement
Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction
construct.need_satisfaction
How it’s measured operationally
Beyond survey measurement, this construct is also tracked as an operational metric from records:
Survey measure of the satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs at work.
Mean of W-BNS item scores · score§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Need Satisfaction Questionnaire (NSQ) — Porter, 1961, 1962
- Need Satisfaction Questionnaire — Porter (1962)
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What basic psychological need satisfaction predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Satisfaction | +0.63 | 2 | 25,038 | A | I²≈1.00 |
| Work Engagement | +0.58 | 2 | 51,124 | A | I²≈1.00 |
| Burnout | −0.43 | 1 | 19,203 | A | single study |