@article{article_105339, title={The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs in Relation between Job Characteristics and Organizational Citizenship Behavior}, journal={e-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi}, volume={3}, pages={63–77}, year={2012}, url={https://izlik.org/JA75AG97NP}, author={Ahanchian, Mohammad R. and Kareshki, Hossein}, keywords={Psikolojik ihtiyaçlar, Vatandaşlık davranışı, Meslek özellikleri, Üniversite personeli}, abstract={Several researches administrated to investigate the relationship between organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) with job characteristics (JCs). The results were different. One category of variables that probably cause different results is mediators like psychological needs. The aim of this research is to investigate the mediating role of basic psychological needs in relation between JCs and OBCs. Participants in this study were employees of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. A 220 Sample of respondents was selected using quota sampling method. The study tested a model for measuring each of the three variables applying separate questionnaires for JC scale from Hackman & Oldham, citizenship behavior scale from Podsakoff; and basic psychological needs scale. Data were analyzed using path analysis. The results of Pearson correlation showed that there was a mutual correlation between some of the components of basic psychological needs and JC and OCBs. The correlations were positive and statistically significant while per posed model was fitted to data, and nondirective path was more strength and significance.}, number={2}