New Findings from Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the Area of Psychology Described (Prospective associations of multidimensional well-being with work distraction and job satisfaction: a two-wave study of US employees): Psychology

2024 FEB 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on psychology have been published. According to news reporting originating from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Previous studies on the associations between well-being and work outcomes, such as work distraction and job satisfaction, have largely been cross-sectional and typically focused on only one or two aspects of well-being.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “Using two waves of data from a sample of employees at a United States health insurance company (n = 1,234), the present brief research report examines prospective associations between six domains of well-being (emotional health, physical health, meaning & purpose, character strengths, social connectedness, and financial security) and two work outcomes (work distraction and job satisfaction). Lagged regression analyses provided some evidence indicating that higher-level well-being in several domains was associated with subsequent reduced work distraction and increased job satisfaction assessed approximately 1 year later, but the magnitude of associations with each outcome did vary by specific domain. Emotional health and social connectedness were most strongly associated with work distraction and job satisfaction.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “We discuss some implications of the findings, including the importance of applying a multidimensional approach to studying employee well-being and potential opportunities for organizations to support the well-being of their employees.”

For more information on this research see: Prospective associations of multidimensional well-being with work distraction and job satisfaction: a two-wave study of US employees. Frontiers in Psychology, 2024,15. (Frontiers in Psychology - http://frontiersin.org/psychology). The publisher for Frontiers in Psychology is Frontiers Media S.A.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1326655.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Eric N. Fung, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Richard G. Cowden, Ying Chen, Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Piotr Bialowolski, Matthew T. Lee, Eileen McNeely, Tyler J. VanderWeele.

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