Abstract
A Framework for Conceiving of Job-related Affective Wellbeing
Highlights
The article provides a comprehensive framework for conceiving of job-related affective wellbeing
The first dimension was labelled task complexity and consisted of supervisory support, skill utilisation, role clarity and feedback, which were related primarily to intrinsic job satisfaction, and to a lesser extent enthusiasm, anxiety, and depression; while the second dimension was defined by low work pressure and role ambiguity, which were related to anxiety, relaxation, enthusiasm, and depression
Happiness is conceived as an emotional state, and affective wellbeing as an antecedent of happiness
Summary
Beginning with the nature of happiness, the philosophical roots of job-related affect are explored to inform contemporary understandings of the phenomenon. Theories, models and schools of thought are contextualised and related to job-related affective wellbeing. Seminal constructs of affective wellbeing are identified, along with issues involved in developing an integrated model of affective wellbeing in the workplace. A synthesis of the literature is given using a tripartite heuristic framework comprising categories of Dispositional, Activity and Telic. Each category explains the tenets of the most influential theories and debates their veracity. The key theoretical developments are integrated to provide linkages between the conceptual bases of these constructs. Sevastos, retired Lecturer, School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia. ** Article received: April 4, 2009 Revised version accepted after double blind review: April 15, 2010.
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