Drawing on an integrated perspective of self-determination theory (SDT) and conservation of resources theory (COR theory), this study investigated normal and reverse causation within-person effects among basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS), meaning in work, and burnout over time. Using random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPM), we examined data from German-speaking employees (complete cases = 781, imputed cases = 2131) at three time points over 12 months. At the within-person level, increased burnout was related to subsequent decreased BPNS (i.e., autonomy and competence need satisfaction). In line with COR theory, reciprocal within-person effects between burnout and meaning in work suggest a loss-cycle over time. Explorative analyses suggest that increased autonomy need satisfaction is related to subsequent increased competence and relatedness need satisfaction. At the between-person level, all variables were significantly correlated. Overall, this study found limited support for within-person assumptions of SDT, while supporting assumptions of COR theory. We discuss how the previous neglect of reverse causation, within-person effects, and the effect of time in SDT and COR theory may have led to a misrepresentation of the associations among BPNS, meaning in work, and burnout.

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心理需求满足、工作意义和倦怠的纵向动态

本研究借鉴自我决定理论（SDT）和资源保护理论（COR 理论）的综合视角，研究了基本心理需求满足（BPNS）、工作意义和职业倦怠之间的正向因果关系和反向因果关系。时间。使用随机截距交叉滞后面板模型 (RI-CLPM)，我们检查了德语员工在 12 个月内三个时间点的数据（完整案例 = 781，估算案例 = 2131）。在人际层面上，倦怠的增加与随后的 BPNS（即自主性和能力需求满足）的降低有关。根据 COR 理论，倦怠与工作意义之间的相互影响表明，随着时间的推移，会出现一个损失周期。探索性分析表明，自主性需求满足的增加与随后能力和相关性需求满足的增加有关。在人与人之间的层面上，所有变量都显着相关。总体而言，本研究发现对 SDT 的人内假设的支持有限，同时支持 COR 理论的假设。我们讨论了 SDT 和 COR 理论中先前对反向因果关系、人内效应和时间效应的忽视可能如何导致对 BPNS、工作意义和倦怠之间关联的错误表述。