Need Crafting

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Olafsen, A. H.Marescaux, B. P. C.Kujanpää, M. (2024) Crafting for autonomy, competence, and relatedness: A self-determination theory model of need crafting at work. Applied Psychology, Advance online publication

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van den Bogaard, D., Soenens, B.Brenning, K.Flamant, N. (2024) Can students learn to optimize their need‐based experiences and mental health during a stressful period? Testing a need‐crafting intervention in higher education. , Journal of Happiness Studies , 25(49) doi: 10.1007/s10902-024-00761-8

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Wichstrøm, L.Mouratidis, A., Matos, L. (2023) Emotion crafting: Individuals as agents of their positive emotional experiences. Motivation and Emotion, 47(5) ,870–886

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Laporte, N.van den Bogaard, D.Brenning, K., Soenens, B. (2022) Testing an online program to foster need crafting during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Psychology, 43 ,8557-8574

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Laporte, N., Soenens, B.Flamant, N., Vansteenkiste, M. (2021) The role of daily need crafting in daily fluctuations in adolescents’ need-based and affective experiences. Motivation and Emotion, 46 ,137-149

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Laporte, N., Soenens, B.Brenning, K., Vansteenkiste, M. (2021) Adolescents as active managers of their own psychological needs: The role of psychological need crafting in adolescents’ mental health. Journal of Adolescence, 88 ,67-83

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Slemp, G.Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2014) Optimising employee mental health: The relationship between intrinsic need satisfaction, job crafting, and employee well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(4) ,957–977

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