Safeguarding Health at the Workplace: A Study of Work Engagement, Authenticity and Subjective Wellbeing among Religious Workers.

Antonio Ariza-Montes,Jesús Ramírez-Sobrino,Antonio L Leal-Rodríguez,Horacio Molina-Sánchez

doi:10.3390/ijerph16173016

Abstract

Research in work and organizational psychology has paid little attention to religious workers, something certainly surprising as faith-based organizations play a key role in the welfare state of many countries. This research shows that religious workers in a Catholic order present a high degree of subjective wellbeing, both in terms of flourishing and satisfaction with life in general, and a positive balance of positive and negative feelings. More specifically, this study examines the relationship between authenticity and wellbeing amongst religious workers. Survey responses from 142 religious workers in Spain were analyzed using partial least squares path modelling. The results reveal that subjective wellbeing at work is positively related to authenticity. In addition, this relationship is mediated by their level of work engagement.

Highlights

It is widely acknowledged that innovations, technological advances, structural economic changes and social transformations are significantly modifying the nature and meaning of the labor market and are expected to predict the forthcoming shape of work relations
This research shows that religious workers in a Catholic order present a high degree of subjective wellbeing, both in terms of flourishing and satisfaction with life in general, as well as a positive balance of positive and negative feelings
This study examines the relationship between authenticity and wellbeing amongst religious workers

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Introduction

It is widely acknowledged that innovations, technological advances, structural economic changes and social transformations are significantly modifying the nature and meaning of the labor market and are expected to predict the forthcoming shape of work relations. It is becoming critical for organizations to promote decent jobs This way, these challenges require a deeper scientific examination and understanding of the role of firms while boosting their employees’ level of subjective wellbeing. It must be noted that concern for the employees’ wellbeing has recently emerged as a relevant research topic within management literature [4], mainly due to its link with several personally- and organizationally-driven variables, such as satisfaction, organizational commitment, performance or happiness, among others i.e., [5,6,7]

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