Developing a comprehensive measure of employee well-being

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The definition of well-being in the modern workplace has expanded beyond wages and material wealth to include psychological well-being, such as work motivation and interpersonal relationships.

A study published in Environmental health and preventive medicine presents the Abundance Index for Workers (AIW), a tool that comprehensively measures these aspects of employee well-being. The researchers designed a test battery that combined various psychological tests and tests from other disciplines and validated its effectiveness.

Data from the Tsukuba Salutogene Occupational Cohort Study (T-SOCS) were used to develop the test battery. This study was conducted among employees of research institutes, municipalities and enterprises in the Tsukuba Science City Network, with the aim of evaluating the employees’ daily life, work situation and mental health status.

The AIW, which emerged from this test battery, was compared with the measures of presenteeism (working with health problems) and depression among employees in the study. The results demonstrated the validity of the AIW.

This research has shown that the AIW is effective in assessing employee wellbeing. The hope is that the AIW will provide a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of employee wellbeing, leading to better workplace practices and environments.

More information:
Shotaro Doki et al, Design of a test battery for employee well-being: the first wave of the Tsukuba Salutogene Occupational Cohort Study, Environmental health and preventive medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.23-00372

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