Subjective Wellbeing: focuses people's evaluation of their
lives. They can experience when they feel many pleasant
feelings and a few unpleasant, When they are satisfied.
a combination of enduring positive moods, the absence of
negative moods such as depression or anxiety and the
satisfaction with life.
POSITIVE: job performance
NEGATIVE: Absenteeism, turnover
JOB SATISFACTION: A pleasurable or positive
emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one's
job or job experiences.
RESEARCH EXAMPLE: 109 managers Psychological wellbeing compared to job sat and performance
RESULTS: relationship between job sat and perf was moderated
by wellbeing. Not significant for those with low wellbeing but
positive for those with high wellbeing.
WORK ENGAGEMENT: connection with the performance
of work tasks rather than the attitude towards the job
STRESS: Occurs when an individual percieves that the demands
of an external situations are beyond his or her percieved ability to
cope with them.
STRESSORS: Physical or Psychological demands
PHYSICAL: heat, cold, noise, Work demands: Pace, load, hours, time pressure, Shift work.
PSYCHOLOGICAL: Lack of control, role
stressors, work- life conflict, emotional
labour, bullying/ violence.
STRAINS: Reaction
or response to
stressors
DEMAND CONTROL MODEL: Karasek (1979) Looks at Job demands and Job control
PSYCHOLOGICAL LOW AND HIGH
LOW STRAIN: Dentist
ACTIVE JOB: Manager
CONTROL HIGH AND LOW
PASSIVE: Janitor
HIGH STRAIN: Cashier
HYPOTHESES: Iso-strain - Jobs characterised by high demands, low control and low ocial support are consider the lowest levels of worker wellbeing.
BUFFER: Social support can buffer the impact of job strain