Well-being Literature Research Articles

Unlocking the Interplay among Financial Capability, Risk-taking Ability and Financial Well-being: Insights from Women in Sri Lanka

Aims: The present empirical study sought to investigate the interconnections among financial capability, risk-taking ability, and financial well-being for women from a Sri Lankan perspective. Methodology: the study follows a quantitative deductive methodology. The study sample includes working women who belong to the formal sector in Sri Lanka and the respondents were selected using a purposive sampling method. Data were gathered from 198 participants through an online survey utilizing Google Forms. The study employed descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and PROCESS Macro regression models to test the hypotheses. Results and Conclusion: The study found significant relationships between women's financial capability, risk-taking ability, and financial well-being. Furthermore, it was also established that risk-taking ability partially mediates the relationship between financial capability and financial well-being. Practical Implications: The findings of a study highlight that, by fostering a balance between financial capability and responsible risk-taking, practitioners can better equip individuals to make informed financial decisions which in turn improves the long-term financial well-being of employed women. Originality: This is one of the first studies in financial well-being literature, that investigates the mediating role of risk-taking ability on the financial well-being of women in the context of Sri Lanka where a majority of the studies focus on the respondents in general while ignoring the risk component.

The Influence of Financial Well-Being on Happiness and Financial Decision Making in Indonesia

Previous studies have investigated the effect of financial well-being on happiness, and emotions on financial decision making, but there were not many that have combined both. This research aims to reveal the effect of financial well-being on happiness, and the effect of happiness on financial decision-making among Indonesians. Source of financial well-being, province, and gender are included as moderating variables to the relationship between financial well-being and happiness. The analysis examined primary data from a sample of 152 respondents across the country with PLS-SEM and secondary data from World Happiness Report, GDP/capita, amount of saving in general bank and retirement saving for Indonesians with regression. Based on analysis on the primary and secondary data, financial well-being has positive correlation with happiness, and happiness has positive correlation with financial decisions. However, based on analysis from the primary data, there are no effect from all moderating variables. This research adds to the literature of financial well-being, happiness, and financial decision making, and its findings also provide opportunities for future research within the fields.

Firm resilience, stressors, and entrepreneurial well-being: insights from women entrepreneurs in Ghana

PurposeThis study draws on the conservation of resources logic to theorize the role of firm resilience in explaining variations in entrepreneurial well-being under varying conditions of supply chain disruption and dependency ratio.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses ex-post survey data from 373 women entrepreneurs in diverse agricultural supply chains in Ghana, a sub-Saharan African country. Moderated regression analysis is employed to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that firm resilience has both positive and negative relationships with economic and subjective well-being, depending on the level of supply chain disruption and dependency ratio women entrepreneurs face. Notably, the findings suggest that firm resilience contributes more to economic and subjective well-being of women entrepreneurs when dependency ratio is low and supply chain disruption is high.Originality/valueThe study integrates firm resilience research and entrepreneurial well-being literature to provide new insights into theorizing and analyzing the benefit of firm resilience for women entrepreneurs’ well-being.

What teachers can do to enhance students’ well-being: Discussion

BackgroundThis special issue sheds light on how students’ well-being can be enhanced through teaching practices, emphasizing the significance of well-being in the educational context. My discussion was rooted in extensive well-being literature, which allowed me to outline key findings about the importance, effects, and conceptualizations of well-being, and factors that may influence well-being. MethodThe issue comprises seven empirical studies, each exploring the relationship between teacher-related variables (e.g., emotions, growth mindset) or teaching-related variables (e.g., intercultural education, need-supportive teaching) and student well-being. It utilizes studies with methodologies ranging from large-scale assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) to detailed longitudinal designs across various educational levels and contexts. ResultsFindings underscore the pivotal role of teaching in influencing student well-being. That is, specific teacher behaviors and pedagogical approaches were identified that correlate with student well-being. Key aspects included intercultural education, need-supportive teaching, and positive teacher–student relationships. The methodological strengths of the included studies were their use of large datasets, longitudinal designs, and multi-informant data. Based on these findings, I presented some suggestions for possible methodological improvements. ConclusionThis SI contained impressive articles that can be used as excellent models for research in this area. The findings can also expand our current knowledge by providing a multifaceted, multinational, and multi-informant understanding of the topic. Practical applications are suggested how teachers can support their students’ well-being and highlighted the importance of integrating well-being into educational discourse to provide a foundation for future investigations of teaching and learning processes.

The impact of vacations on urban women's well-being from the perspective of feminist urbanism

Vacations are known to foster well-being outcomes, yet few researchers have accounted for the influence of individual attributes such as gender, residential setting, or cultural context. As a result, there is a noticeable gap in the well-being literature concerning well-being outcomes for female travelers whose subjectivities have been shaped in as well as by their residential environment (urban) and culture. Using qualitative inquiry informed by the feminist urbanism perspective, this study uncovered urban Chinese women's cognitive representations of well-being outcomes from vacations. Findings revealed that vacations provide liberation from cultural constraints, boosting of social bonds and relationship building, enabling reflection on life and personal identity, and fostering learning and personal growth. Our findings, which integrated a feminist urbanism perspective that allowed for the influence of context (e.g., culture) as well as gender, partly overlap with existing research but also introduced new cognitive representations of well-being that advance well-being research.

Job Autonomy and Employee Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Effect of Employee Voice

The review of employee well-being literature in the context of human resource management and organisational behaviour advocates that well-being is a major area of consideration for every organisation. Thus, based on job demand resource (JDR) theory, the study aims to examine the influence of job autonomy on the psychological well-being of employees with promotive voice behaviour playing the role of a mediator. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to analyse the cross-sectional data of 206 employees from the Indian service sector. The findings support the direct relationship between job autonomy, employee promotive voice and psychological well-being and further confirm the mediating role of promotive voice between job autonomy and psychological well-being. This study suggests that organisations should delegate authority to their employees to carry out their job roles, as it can improve their voice behaviour and further their psychological well-being. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the mediating effect of promotive voice behaviour between job autonomy and psychological well-being.

Impacts of the COVID-19 infodemic on emotions through cognitive appraisals

PurposeThe COVID-19 outbreak has been accompanied by a massive “infodemic”, characterized by an overabundance of information, both accurate and inaccurate, making it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance. This study aims to investigate how the COVID-19 infodemic (i.e. information overload and untrustworthiness) influences consumers’ emotions (i.e. fear, anxiety and hope) by shaping their cognitive appraisals of the pandemic (i.e. perceived risk and uncertainty). Additionally, this study also investigates how individual differences (i.e. COVID-19 involvement and infection experience) impact their emotion formation process.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 815 US consumers aged between 18 and 65 in November 2021 via an online survey. Structural equation modeling and multi-group comparison from AMOS 23 were used to test the proposed relationships.FindingsInformation overload increased one’s perceived risk and perceived uncertainty of COVID-19, which, in turn, structured the emotional states of fear, anxiety and hope. Information untrustworthiness had a significant impact on risk perception, which led to an increased feeling of fear. Additionally, individuals’ COVID-19 involvement and their infection experience with the coronavirus were found to moderate the cognitive appraisal process in developing emotions.Originality/valueThis study offers insights into the relationships between the information landscape and cognitive appraisals regarding health crises, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only enriching emotional well-being literature, it also lends managerial implications for effective communication strategies in global health emergencies.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-12-2023-0616

The transformative potential of AI-enabled personalization across cultures

PurposeThe widespread integration of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled personalization has sparked a need for a deeper understanding of its transformative potential. To address this, this study aims to investigate the mental models held by consumers from diverse cultures regarding the impact and role of AI-enabled personalization in their lives (i.e. individual well-being) and in society (i.e. societal well-being).Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the theories-in-use approach, collecting qualitative data via the critical incident technique. This data encompasses 487 narratives from 176 consumers in two culturally distinct countries, Belgium and Pakistan. Additionally, it includes insights from a focus group of six experts in the field.FindingsThis research reveals that consumers view AI-enabled personalization as a dual-edged sword: it may both extend and restrict the self and also contribute to an affluent society as well as an ailing society. The particular aspects of the extended/restricted self and the affluent/ailing society that emerge differ across respondents from different cultural contexts.Originality/valueThis cross-cultural research contributes to the personalization and well-being literature by providing detailed insight into the transformative potential of AI-enabled personalization while also having important managerial and policy implications.

A Bibliometrics Analysis of Scopus-Indexed Research on Teachers’ Well-Being from 1995-2022: Emerging Research Trends

<p style="text-align:justify">Teacher well-being has gained significant prominence in academic publications indexed by Scopus in recent years. This study employs rigorous bibliometric analysis to trace the evolution of teacher well-being literature, examining 326 relevant publications from 1995 to 2022. Our findings reveal two crucial inflexion points in 2013, driven by the global economic downturn, and 2020, propelled by the widespread repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, including teacher unemployment. These inflexion points underscore the real-world events' profound impact on academic discourse in teacher well-being. Traditionally, authors from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have shaped this discourse. Dutch scholars have also gained recognition, accumulating substantial citations. This paradigm shift is paramount as emerging nations like Iran, Ireland, China, and Austria increasingly contribute, challenging the dominance of Western authors. This shift underscores the evolving dynamics of scholarly contributions in teacher well-being research, emphasizing the need for a more diverse and inclusive academic dialogue. This study provides a panoramic view of the trajectory of teacher well-being research, shedding light on the interplay between global events and scholarly responses. It highlights nations' evolving roles in shaping this discourse, acknowledging established influences while recognizing the contributions emerging from voices in the field. These findings enrich the global dialogue surrounding teacher well-being and offer insights into the dynamic forces shaping this vital field of study, compelling the academic community to adapt, diversify, and foster a more inclusive conversation on teacher well-being.</p>

Confirmatory factor analysis of latent constructs for measuring social well-being in African migrant samples

The present study contributes to psychology and well-being literature by investigating social well-being in minority contexts. The factor structure of the Keyes’ long format 33-item social well-being measure was investigated among African migrant samples. A cross-sectional survey methodology was used to collect data from a total of 404 African migrants living in South Africa (n = 146), Uganda (n = 158) and Kenya (n = 100). They were 202 (50%) males, 195 (48.3%) females, and 7 (1.7%) of the samples did not disclose their gender. They were aged from 14 to 70 with a Mean age of 32.21 (standard deviation = 7.696). Data collected were analysed using CFA in AMOS (version 29). We found an unstable four-factor emic solution for African migrants in Sub-Sahara Africa. We could not replicate the theoretical social well-being model of Keyes (1998) among African migrant samples in Sub-Saharan Africa. Insights from the study will be critical to designing culturally appropriate indigenous measures that accurately reflect the social realities and well-being constructs of African migrants. Our findings will also help policymakers and service providers to identify areas of need, develop appropriate socio-cultural programmes, and allocate resources more effectively to support the integration and well-being of migrants within African societies.

Dual Approaches of Tourism’s Impact on Post-Trip Well-Being

We propose a dualistic framework embodied by interconnected hedonic and eudaimonic approaches that reveals the long-term benefits of tourism on well-being. We adopt a transformative tourism perspective to propose the eudaimonic approach and draw on spill over theory to identify the hedonic approach. The two approaches to post-trip well-being promotion were examined using time-lagged data collected via three survey waves from 208 Chinese tourists. The results indicate that, eudaimonically, the meaning in life experienced in tourism triggers authentic living after returning home, while hedonically, positive emotions during the trip foster post-travel satisfaction with tourism, both of which facilitate long-term well-being. This study not only contributes to tourism and well-being literature by establishing novel paths through which tourism can fulfill its underestimated potential for sustained well-being benefits, but also adds to diverse alternative fields pertaining to existential authenticity, spill over theory, and transformative tourism.

Growing pains in scale-ups: How scaling affects new venture employee burnout and job satisfaction

Although academic interest in organizational scaling is growing, extant research has focused primarily on the antecedents and processes, neglecting how employees experience scaling. Drawing on the scale-up, firm growth, and well-being literature, we take an employee perspective to examine the impact of scaling on employee burnout and job satisfaction. Using a sample of 10,908 new venture employees in Sweden, we show that scaling is positively associated with employee burnout, and negatively with job satisfaction. We also show that the link between scaling, burnout, and job satisfaction depends on whether the employee is in a managerial position or has prior new venture experience.

When the going gets tough: Stressors and purpose in life among social and commercial entrepreneurs

Described as the presence of significance, meaning, and goal-directedness in one's life, purpose in life has received much attention in psychology and well-being research due to its association with psychological well-being. However, research on the relationship between entrepreneurship and purpose in life remains nascent. In this study, we explore differences in purpose in life between social entrepreneurs and commercial entrepreneurs. We find that social entrepreneurs, on average, exhibit higher levels of purpose in life than commercial entrepreneurs. We further find that social entrepreneurs are more likely to retain purpose in life in the face of hindrance stressors than their commercial entrepreneur counterparts. We discuss theoretical implications for social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial well-being literatures.

Non-clinical factors and citizens’ satisfaction: A way to improve the quality of health systems

ABSTRACT Citzens’ self-reported satisfaction is often employed to assess the quality of health services and systems and guide actions for improvement. Health providers and policymakers are increasingly interested in identifying factors that promote higher satisfaction with health systems. Using data from the Spanish Healthcare Barometer survey, this paper aims at analysing the relationship between non-clinical factors of responsiveness and overall satisfaction with the public Spanish National Health System. Specifically, the study examines whether better experiences with aspects such as doctor-patient communication, dignity, or prompt attention are relevant in improving overall satisfaction with the health system. Factors that contribute most to satisfaction are also identified. The methodology relies on probit-adapted ordinary least squares, a method that is increasingly employed in the most recent subjective well-being literature. The findings show that non-clinical factors are relevant in reporting higher overall satisfaction with the health system. Factors related to prompt attention and dignity contribute most to increasing satisfaction. As our readings suggest, this is the first study to present empirical evidence on the relevance of non-clinical factors of responsiveness in improving users’ experience with the whole Spanish health system. These results provide health policymakers with information to improve the quality of the system.

Health resourcefulness behaviors: Implications of work-health resource trade-offs for the self-employed

In this paper, we present an exploratory study to investigate why those who are self-employed in the United States may make more personal health-related trade-offs than adults working in traditional wage-employment jobs. A random sample of 10,663 working adults in the United States indicate that the self-employed engage in higher amounts of health-related resourcefulness behaviors than wage employees (e.g., skipping medication to save money). We find that concerns over healthcare access and affordability serve as antecedents to health resourcefulness behaviors among all working adults, but that age moderates these relationships differently for the self-employed. Specifically, younger self-employed adults engage in health resourcefulness behaviors due to healthcare affordability concerns while older self-employed adults engage in such behaviors due to healthcare access concerns. In sum, we contribute to the entrepreneurial resourcefulness literature and well-being literature by highlighting data on how the self-employed make trade-offs with their personal health resources. We offer multiple directions for theory development, future research, and implications for healthcare policy.

Emotional labor mediates the associations between self-consciousness and flow in dancers

Emotional labor has been a focal point in occupational well-being literature, but studies have long overlooked an important group of emotional laborers: performers. This research represents a pioneering effort to examine dancers’ adoption of emotional labor strategies, their antecedent of self-consciousness, and the outcome of flow experience. We explored these elements both in the traditional setting of stage dancing and in the novel context of online dance classes without on-site spectators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed that dancers employed all three common emotional labor strategies: surface acting, deep acting, and expression of naturally felt emotions, with deep acting being the most frequent. In the traditional setting, only the expression of naturally felt emotions mediated the positive effect of private self-consciousness and the negative effect of public self-consciousness on flow experience. In contrast, in the online setting, only private self-consciousness impacted flow through the mediation of deep acting and expression of naturally felt emotions. This exploratory study bridges dramaturgy-originated theories of emotional labor with empirical performing arts research, preliminarily advancing knowledge in the relevant fields of dance education, self-presentation, and flow studies.

Understanding the Connection Among Ikigai, Well-Being, and Home Robot Acceptance in Japanese Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study.

Ikigai (meaning or purpose in life) is a concept understood by most older adults in Japan. The term has also garnered international attention, with recent academic attempts to map it to concepts in the Western well-being literature. In addition, efforts to use social and home robots to increase well-being have grown; however, they have mostly focused on hedonic well-being (eg, increasing happiness and decreasing loneliness) rather than eudaimonic well-being (eg, fostering meaning or purpose in life). First, we explored how Japanese older adults experience ikigai and relate these to concepts in the Western well-being literature. Second, we investigated how a home robot meant to promote ikigai is perceived by older adults. We used a mixed methods research design-including 20 interviews with older adults, a survey of 50 older adults, and 10 interviews with family caregivers. For interviews, we asked questions about older adults' sources of ikigai, happiness, and social support, along with their perception of the robot (QT). For surveys, a number of well-being scales were used, including 2 ikigai scales-ikigai-9 and K-1-and 6 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scales, measuring meaning and purpose, positive affect, satisfaction with participation in social roles, satisfaction with participation in discretionary social activities, companionship, and emotional support. Questions related to the perception and desired adoption of the robot and older adults' health status were also included. Our results suggest that health is older adults' most common source of ikigai. Additionally, although self-rated health correlated moderately with ikigai and other well-being measures, reported physical limitation did not. As opposed to social roles (work and family), we found that ikigai is more strongly related to satisfaction with discretionary social activities (leisure, hobbies, and friends) for older adults. Moreover, we found that older adults' sources of ikigai included the eudaimonic aspects of vitality, positive relations with others, contribution, accomplishment, purpose, and personal growth, with the first 3 being most common, and the hedonic aspects of positive affect, life satisfaction, and lack of negative affect, with the first 2 being most common. However, the concept of ikigai was most related to eudaimonic well-being, specifically meaning in life, along the dimension of significance. Finally, we found that Japanese older adults have high expectations of a home robot for well-being, mentioning that it should support them in a multitude of ways before they would likely adopt it. However, we report that those with the highest levels of meaning, and satisfaction with their leisure life and friendships, may be most likely to adopt it. We outline several ways to improve the robot to increase its acceptance, such as improving its voice, adding functional features, and designing it to support multiple aspects of well-being.

The role of service quality in achieving sustainable development goal 3: shaping students' psychological well-being in an Egyptian higher education context

Purpose This study aims at exploring the role of higher education service quality in affecting students' psychological well-being through the lens of the sustainable development goals. This purpose is achieved through investigating the effects of functional and technical service quality dimensions on six psychological well-being dimensions, namely, environmental mastery, autonomy, self-acceptance, positive relationships with others, personal growth and purpose in life.Design/methodology/approach Using a survey, data were collected from 453 Egyptian students. The hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling via SmartPLS 4. The study's limitations are the inability to use probability sampling techniques and length of the survey that led to low response rates.Findings The results show that functional service quality is positively associated with students' autonomy, positive relationships with others and self-acceptance, while functional service was found insignificant in affecting environmental mastery or self-acceptance. Further, positive results are found in the relationship between technical service quality and students' environmental mastery and self-acceptance. On the other hand, a negative relationship is detected between technical service quality and students' personal growth. Lastly, technical service quality is found to be insignificant in affecting students' autonomy or personal relationships with others.Originality/value This study responds to calls for more studies investigating how service quality can shape and affect customer well-being. Furthermore, this is the first study to investigate the different roles played by functional and technical service quality in affecting six psychological well-being dimensions of higher education students. Drawing on a sample of 453 Egyptian students, this study provides a novel contribution about the Egyptian higher education context, which is both understudied in the service literature and the well-being literature.

Analysing Literature on Financial Well-being: A Bibliometric Approach

This study performs a bibliometric analysis to assimilate the most influential research on financial well-being and identify research gaps. A total of 313 research articles between 1 January 1989 and 4 July 2022 were identified using financial well-being synonyms linked by OR Boolean operator: ‘financial well-being’ OR ‘economic well-being’ OR ‘financial satisfaction’ OR ‘financial wellness in the title and abstract using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database. VOSviewer software was used to analyse bibliometric data. To identify the contributions of important authors, organizations and nations, the study examined bibliographic coupling, citation and co-authorship networks. Based on network analysis, five major themes were identified: individual skills and financial capability, socio-economic factors, financial well-being indicators and links, life stages and negative events, and work–life spillovers. Analysis of the five thematic categories revealed important insights regarding prior research in the field and pointed out potential directions for future research. The study fulfils an informational role by showing that financial well-being is an emerging discipline with an asymmetrical literature base. It also provides key insights into the evolution of financial well-being literature over time.

From high-performance work systems and resilience to employee well-being during crises: exploring the moderating role of employee ambidexterity

This study examines the moderating role of employee ambidexterity on how high-performance work systems and employee resilience relates to organisational resilience and employee well-being during crises. Additionally, it explores the influence of organisational resilience on employee well-being during crises. This study used a quantitative approach. Two-wave cross-sectional data were obtained from 324 employees of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Ghana and analysed using Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares. The findings indicated that a high-performance work system plays a crucial role in enhancing the link between organizational resilience and employee well-being. Although employee resilience was found to influence on organizational resilience and employee well-being positively, this effect is not statistically significant. The results also indicate that the role of exploitation ambidexterity is vital in strengthening the relationship between high-performance work systems, employee resilience, organizational resilience, and employee well-being, particularly during crises. This provides a comprehensive analysis of the influence of high-performance work systems, employee resilience, and employee ambidexterity on both organizational resilience and employee well-being. Additionally, using personal and organisational resources to examine how they promote employee well-being during crises empirically provides new insights into resilience and well-being literature.