A New Approach to Measuring Work-Related Well-Being |
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Authors: | Reetta Orsila Tiina Luukkaala Marja-Liisa Manka Clas-Håkan Nygard |
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Institution: | 1. Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finlandreetta.orsila@uta.fi;3. Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland;4. Science Center, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland |
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Abstract: | The main aim of this study was to develop a short questionnaire to assess work-related well-being from the organizational behaviour perspective. The short well-being questionnaire enables measuring longitudinal work-related well-being. Work-related well-being was assessed with a 147-item questionnaire covering both organizational and intrinsic factors of work-related well-being. The questionnaire consisted of 27 categories. The respondents were 114 women (65%) and 62 men (35%), mean age 39.2 years, in various occupations. From the extensive questionnaire a shorter questionnaire with 33 items was developed by principal component analysis. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure to test the sampling adequacy of 27 factor solutions varied from .62 to .91 and Cronbach’s a was .74–.94. Most K values of the shorter questionnaire were .50–.94 (p < .001). The reliability of the short version was comparable to that of the original questionnaire. The short one could also be suitable for Internet and mobile questionnaire applications. |
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Keywords: | work-related well-being organizational climate intrinsic factors |
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