VALIDATION OF BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AT WORK SCALE
Abstract
- This study aimed at investigating whether the Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale can be used to measure work motivation of teacher educators in Myanmar. Based on selfdetermination theory, the Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale had been developed by Deci and Ryan (2000) to assess work motivation. It contains three subscales: autonomy (6 items), competence (7 items) and relatedness (8 items). The importance of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness are the central concepts in understanding the motivational process going on in the workplace. The purpose of the study was to validate the Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale in a sample of teacher educators from Education Degree Colleges. A total of 450 teacher educators from Education Degree Colleges participated in this study. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the model fits with the three-factor structure model (RMSEA = 0.060., TLI = 0.903, CFI= 0.911, SRMR = 0.057, p < 0.001). Moreover, this study confirmed the convergent and discriminant validity of the scale. Furthermore, the internal consistency of scale and subscales were satisfactory results. Therefore, the Basic Psychological Needs at Work Scale is valid and reliable to measure work motivation of teacher educators in Myanmar.
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Year
- 2022
Author
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Wah Wah Aye
Subject
- Educational Psychology, Curriculum and Methodology
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)