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Conceptualizing and measuring occupational social well-being: a validation study
University of Skövde, School of Health and Education. University of Skövde, Health and Education. (Individ och samhälle VIDSOC)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7164-0433
2017 (English)In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis, ISSN 1934-8835, E-ISSN 1758-8561, Vol. 25, no 1, p. 45-61Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Purpose: The current conceptualizations and measurements of well-being are inadequate in the context of work. Specifically, well-being research has neglected the social aspects of well-being. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the validity of a multi-dimensional view of occupational social well-being. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected in an educational setting, i.e. six different schools in a Swedish municipality. A total of 314 teachers and other categories of school staff (239 females and 75 males) participated in a survey study. Findings: Results provided empirical support for a multi-dimensional view of occupational social well-being. The dimensions were integration, acceptance, contribution, actualization and coherence, and they were differentially correlated with previous measures of well-being. Furthermore, occupational social well-being accounted for additional variance in work tension, overall job satisfaction and organizational commitment over and above the variance accounted for by positive and negative affect and satisfaction with life, indicating the value of taking domain-specific social indicators of well-being into account in explaining various employee outcomes. Practical implications: Occupational social well-being is an umbrella term for describing the well-lived social life in the context of work. As such, this is a crucial part of a holistic view of well-being at work. Thus, effective employee well-being enhancement programs should not only focus on physical and mental health promotion or competence development but must also include measures of relational experience and functioning as discussed in the present study. Originality/value: This is the first study to measure and validate occupational social well-being as an attempt to complement existing measures of subjective and psychological well-being. Measures of social aspects of well-being are crucial to assess as it has been argued in previous research that context-free measures of well-being might render misleading results.

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Emerald Publishing Limited , 2017. Vol. 25, no 1, p. 45-61
Keywords [en]
Sweden, Validation, Well-being, School, Social well-being, Occupational health, Occupational psychology
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology) Social Psychology
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Individual and Society VIDSOC
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-13450DOI: 10.1108/IJOA-07-2015-0889ISI: 000399072700003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85015778467OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-13450DiVA, id: diva2:1084310
Available from: 2017-03-24 Created: 2017-03-24 Last updated: 2019-11-21Bibliographically approved

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