RT Journal Article
T1 Satisfaction of basic psychological needs and European entrepreneurs' well-being and health: The association with job satisfaction and entrepreneurial motivation
A1 Lucia-Casademunt, Ana
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 Padilla Angulo, Laura
AB Purpose: We examine an integrative model associating entrepreneurial motivationand job satisfaction with basic psychological needs satisfaction and the psychologicalwell-being (PSW) and health problems of European entrepreneurs. In contrast withprevious literature that mainly focuses on hedonic well-being, this study examineseudaimonic well-being and the link between entrepreneurial motivation andentrepreneurs' PWB.Design/methodology/approach: Based on the Self-Determination Theory (SDT)and using structural equation modelling, this study examines a European representativesample composed of 7878 entrepreneurs from the sixth “European Survey on WorkingConditions” (6th EWCS; Eurofound, 2015 database)Findings: This study finds a positive relationship between the satisfaction of theneed for autonomy and competence and opportunity motivation, which in turn ispositively associated with job satisfaction. This study also finds that need satisfaction ispositively associated with entrepreneurs' PWB and job satisfaction, which in turn ispositively associated with entrepreneurs’ PWB and health. Results highlight the relevanceof SDT, opportunity motivation, and job satisfaction to understanding entrepreneurs'PWB and health.
PB Wiley
SN 1467-9450 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24876
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24876
LA eng
NO Padilla‐Angulo, L., Lucia‐Casademunt, A. M., & Gómez‐Baya, D. (2023). Satisfaction of basic psychological needs and European entrepreneurs’ well‐being and health: The association with job satisfaction and entrepreneurial motivation. Scandinavian Journal Of Psychology, 65(2), 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12977
NO Spanish National Science Foundation (PGC2018-093506-B-I00) and Excelencia Junta (PY-18-FR-0007).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026