Open AccessDo medical specialists cope with stressors through fulfillment of basic psychological needs of self-determination theory
Author(s) -
Stéphanie van der Burgt,
Anne de la Croix,
Gerda Croiset,
Marike L. D. Broekman,
Saskia M. Peerdeman,
Rashmi A. Kusurkar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 2042-6372
DOI - 10.5116/ijme.618a.463c
Subject(s) - narrative , stressor , coping (psychology) , autonomy , thematic analysis , psychology , snowball sampling , competence (human resources) , qualitative research , social psychology , clinical psychology , applied psychology , medicine , sociology , social science , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , political science , law
To explore factors influencing work motivation negatively and the role of the fulfillment of basic psychological needs, described by the self-determination theory of motivation, as a possible coping mechanism for medical specialists.