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Anja Van den Broeck

Anja Van den Broeck

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Psychology

D-Index
44
Citations
15200
World Ranking
6806
National Ranking
95

Overview

Anja Van den Broeck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has focused extensively on research related to psychology, business, management, and health professions. Their work spans multiple subfields including social psychology, organizational behavior and human resource management, applied psychology, clinical psychology, and general health professions.

Their recent publications illustrate a predominant interest in motivation, work engagement, and psychological needs. Notable papers include:

  • Beyond intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A meta-analysis on self-determination theory's multidimensional conceptualization of work motivation, 2021, Organizational Psychology Review
  • Interpersonal supports for basic psychological needs and their relations with motivation, well-being, and performance: A meta-analysis, 2024, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • A review and empirical comparison of motivation scoring methods: An application to self-determination theory, 2020, Motivation and Emotion
  • A Corporate Purpose as an Antecedent to Employee Motivation and Work Engagement, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Engaging leadership: Enhancing work engagement through intrinsic values and need satisfaction, 2021, Human Resource Development Quarterly

Co-authorship collaborations have been consistent with several researchers over multiple publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sebastiaan Rothmann
  • Hans De Witte
  • Charlotte Vanovenberghe
  • Emelien Lauwerier
  • Marc Du Bois

The research has been published across various academic venues, with recurring contributions in:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • BRQ Business Research Quarterly
  • European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

The scientist's main topics of work primarily inform understandings of workplace and organizational phenomena, including:

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

In addition to journal articles, scholarly contributions include book publications, such as a title addressing occupational health research, published in 2020 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Willy Lens

  • Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction scale

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Bart Soenens

  • A Review of Self-Determination Theory’s Basic Psychological Needs at Work

    Anja Van den Broeck;Anja Van den Broeck;D. Lance Ferris;Chu Hsiang Chang;Christopher C. Rosen

  • The Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine countries

    Marylène Gagné;Jacques Forest;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Laurence Crevier-Braud

  • On the relations among work value orientations, psychological need satisfaction and job outcomes: A self-determination theory approach.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Bart Neyrinck;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens

  • Not all job demands are equal: Differentiating job hindrances and job challenges in the Job Demands-Resources model.

    Anja Van den Broeck;Nele De Cuyper;Hans De Witte;Maarten Vansteenkiste

  • Motivation profiles at work: A self-determination theory approach

    Joshua Howard;Marylène Gagné;Alexandre J. S. Morin;Anja Van den Broeck;Anja Van den Broeck

  • Discouraging Bullying: The Role of Ethical Leadership and its Effects on the Work Environment

    Jeroen Stouten;Elfi Baillien;Anja Van den Broeck;Jeroen Camps

  • Moving European research on work and ageing forward : Overview and agenda

    René Schalk;Marc Van Veldhoven;Annet H. de Lange;Hans De Witte

  • Beyond intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A meta-analysis on self-determination theory’s multidimensional conceptualization of work motivation:

    Anja Van den Broeck;Anja Van den Broeck;Joshua L. Howard;Yves Van Vaerenbergh;Hannes Leroy

  • The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work related well–being

    Tinne Vander Elst;Anja Van den Broeck;Hans De Witte;Nele De Cuyper

  • Unraveling the Importance of the Quantity and the Quality of Workers' Motivation for Well-Being: A Person-Centered Perspective.

    Anja Van den Broeck;Willy Lens;Willy Lens;Hans De Witte;Hans De Witte;Hermina Van Coillie

  • Work design influences: A synthesis of multilevel factors that affect the design of jobs

    Sharon K. Parker;Anja Van den Broeck;David Holman

  • Does Extrinsic Goal Framing Enhance Extrinsic Goal-Oriented Individuals' Learning and Performance? An Experimental Test of the Match Perspective versus Self-Determination Theory.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Tinneke Timmermans;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens

  • How job characteristics relate to need satisfaction and autonomous motivation: implications for work effort

    Rein De Cooman;Dave Stynen;Dave Stynen;Anja Van den Broeck;Luc Sels

  • Understanding Workaholics' Motivations: A Self-Determination Perspective

    Anja Van den Broeck;Bert Herman Schreurs;Hans De Witte;Maarten Vansteenkiste

  • Do job resources affect work engagement via psychological empowerment? A mediation analysis

    Marcela Quiñones;Anja Van den Broeck;Hans De Witte;Hans De Witte

  • On the reciprocal relationship between job insecurity and employee well‐being: Mediation by perceived control?

    Tinne Vander Elst;Anja Van den Broeck;Anja Van den Broeck;Nele De Cuyper;Hans De Witte;Hans De Witte

  • Job demands–resources predicting burnout and work engagement among Belgian home health care nurses: A cross-sectional study

    Tinne Vander Elst;Carolien Cavents;Katrien Daneels;Kristien Johannik

  • Not Extent of Telecommuting, But Job Characteristics as Proximal Predictors of Work-Related Well-Being.

    Tinne Vander Elst;Ronny Verhoogen;Maarten Sercu;Anja Van den Broeck

  • Self-determination theory: A theoretical and empirical overview in occupational health psychology

    Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte

  • The mediating role of psychological needs in the relation between qualitative job insecurity and counterproductive work behavior

    Anja Van den Broeck;Coralia Sulea;Tinne Vander Elst;Gabriel Fischmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans De Witte
Hans De Witte KU Leuven
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Maarten Vansteenkiste Ghent University
Willy Lens
Willy Lens KU Leuven
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Marylène Gagné
Marylène Gagné Curtin University
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Sebastiaan Rothmann North-West University
Arnold B. Bakker
Arnold B. Bakker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Beatrice van der Heijden
Beatrice van der Heijden Radboud University

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