Anja Van den Broeck

12.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
133 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Anja Van den Broeck is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Van den Broeck has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Social Psychology, 63 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 45 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Anja Van den Broeck's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (59 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (37 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (28 papers). Anja Van den Broeck is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (59 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (37 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (28 papers). Anja Van den Broeck collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, South Africa and Netherlands. Anja Van den Broeck's co-authors include Hans De Witte, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Willy Lens, Bart Soenens, Chu‐Hsiang Chang, Christopher C. Rosen, D. Lance Ferris, Nele De Cuyper, Marylène Gagné and Tinne Vander Elst and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Anja Van den Broeck

123 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Self-Determination Theory’s ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2016 2010 2008 2014 2006 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A Review of Self-Determination Theory’s Basic Psychological Needs at Work
    2016 907 citations Anja Van den Broeck et al. profile →
  2. Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work‐related Basic Need Satisfaction scale
    2010 882 citations Anja Van den Broeck, Hans De Witte et al. profile →
  3. Explaining the relationships between job characteristics, burnout, and engagement: The role of basic psychological need satisfaction
    2008 858 citations Anja Van den Broeck, Hans De Witte et al. profile →
  4. The Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine countries
    2014 682 citations Anja Van den Broeck et al. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology profile →
  5. On the relations among work value orientations, psychological need satisfaction and job outcomes: A self‐determination theory approach
    2006 522 citations Hans De Witte, Anja Van den Broeck et al. profile →
  6. Not all job demands are equal: Differentiating job hindrances and job challenges in the Job Demands–Resources model
    2010 487 citations Anja Van den Broeck, Hans De Witte et al. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology profile →
  7. Beyond intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A meta-analysis on self-determination theory’s multidimensional conceptualization of work motivation
    2021 192 citations Anja Van den Broeck, Hannes Leroy et al. profile →
  8. Interpersonal supports for basic psychological needs and their relations with motivation, well-being, and performance: A meta-analysis.
    2024 55 citations Anja Van den Broeck et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anja Van den Broeck Belgium 38 4.2k 4.0k 1.9k 1.6k 1.0k 133 8.1k
Nico W. Van Yperen Netherlands 47 2.9k 0.7× 3.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 163 8.5k
Maria Tims Netherlands 31 6.0k 1.4× 3.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 1.9k 1.2× 456 0.4× 67 8.4k
Nathan A. Bowling United States 36 3.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 2.5k 1.5× 817 0.8× 75 6.8k
Dirk van Dierendonck Netherlands 42 4.4k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 507 0.5× 98 8.8k
Carl J. Thoresen United States 19 4.8k 1.2× 4.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 882 0.9× 21 9.9k
Vicente González‐Romá Spain 25 6.0k 1.4× 4.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 489 0.5× 106 10.3k
John Schaubroeck United States 53 7.1k 1.7× 3.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 3.2k 2.0× 717 0.7× 130 11.8k
Christopher C. Rosen United States 37 3.4k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 919 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 776 0.8× 78 6.4k
Wendy R. Boswell United States 36 4.6k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 443 0.4× 78 7.5k
Rolf van Dick Germany 61 7.2k 1.7× 4.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 4.1k 2.5× 604 0.6× 233 12.9k

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All Works

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Kuittinen, Matti, et al.. (2025). Psykologisten perustarpeiden työssä täyttymisen suomenkielinen kysely. 54(2). 91–105.
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Parker, Stacey L., et al.. (2024). Effects of perceived illegitimacy of interrupting tasks on employees’ cognitive and affective experiences: the mediating role of stress appraisals. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 33(4). 430–445. 5 indexed citations
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Broeck, Anja Van den, et al.. (2023). Development and Validation of a Short Broad Job Crafting Scale. Group & Organization Management. 51(2). 1069–1103. 1 indexed citations
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Witte, Hans De, et al.. (2020). A systematic literature review of the implementation and evaluation of the JOBS programme: A suggested framework for South Africa. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences. 23(1). 4 indexed citations
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Balducci, Cristian, et al.. (2020). Job Demand, Job Control, and Impaired Mental Health in the Experience of Workplace Bullying Behavior: A Two-Wave Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(4). 1358–1358. 10 indexed citations
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Leroy, Hannes, et al.. (2020). How team averages in authentic living and perspective-taking personalities relate to team information elaboration and team performance.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 106(3). 364–376. 16 indexed citations
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Witte, Hans De, et al.. (2020). Positive deviant unemployed individuals: Survivalist entrepreneurs in marginalised communities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51(1). 4 indexed citations
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Vaart, Leoni van der, et al.. (2020). Profiling the unemployed from selected communities in South Africa based on their experiences, commitment to employment, and job search behaviour. South African Journal of Psychology. 51(4). 533–546. 1 indexed citations
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Jungert, Tomas, et al.. (2020). Does managers' motivation matter? Exploring the associations between motivation, transformational leadership, and innovation in a religious organization. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 30(4). 569–589. 26 indexed citations
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Rothmann, Sebastiaan, et al.. (2019). Labour market interventions to assist the unemployed in two townships in South Africa. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology. 45. 6 indexed citations
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Broeck, Anja Van den, Anahí Van Hootegem, Tinne Vander Elst, & Hans De Witte. (2019). Do Self-Enhancing and Affiliative Humor Buffer for the Negative Associations of Quantitative and Qualitative Job Insecurity?. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 22. E8–E8. 7 indexed citations
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Andrei, Daniela, Anja Van den Broeck, & Sharon K. Parker. (2019). Good work, poor work? We need to go far beyond capitalism to answer this question. Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 12(4). 463–468. 1 indexed citations
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Witte, Hans De, et al.. (2018). Contextual factors and the experience of unemployment: A review of qualitative studies. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences. 21(1). 11 indexed citations
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Baillien, Elfi, et al.. (2017). Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors. BioMed Research International. 2017. 1–12. 29 indexed citations
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Broeck, Anja Van den, et al.. (2016). For Love or for Money: Intrinsic and extrinsic value congruence in recruitment. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 24(1). 34–41. 3 indexed citations
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Berings, Dries, Tim De Feyter, Anja Van den Broeck, Lieven Brebels, & Karin Proost. (2013). A threefold differentiation in academic motivation to disentangle the complex relationship between gender, personality and academic performance.. The Journal of Educational Research. 7(2). 111–111. 1 indexed citations
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Broeck, Anja Van den, et al.. (2012). Burnout en profesores. Revista Chilena de Salud Pública. 16(3). 212–224. 1 indexed citations
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Broeck, Anja Van den, Joris Van Ruysseveldt, P.G.W. Smulders, & Hans De Witte. (2010). Does an intrinsic work value orientation strengthen the impact of job resources? A perspective from the Job Demands–Resources Model. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 20(5). 581–609. 97 indexed citations
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Goubert, Liesbet, et al.. (2000). De Tampa schaal voor kinesiofobie: psychometrische karakteristieken en normering. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 50 indexed citations

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