Sociological Measurement of the Health Preserving Environment of the University

D. K. Tanatova () and I. V. Korolev ()

University Management: Practice and Analysis, 2026, vol. 30, issue 2

Abstract: Health of university faculty and staff constitutes one of the organization’s strategic resources, whose condition is largely determined by the nature of the institutional environment shaped by the employer. Managing a healthpromoting university environment requires an adequate diagnostic instrument, since, in the absence of systematic data on how employees subjectively perceive their working conditions, managerial decisions lack an evidence base. The purpose of this article is to present a developed and piloted methodology for the sociological measurement of a university’s health-promoting environment in a monitoring mode, grounded in the qualimetric assessment of its key indicators. The methodology operationalizes the concept of “health-promoting environment†through seven measurable indicators: medical care, sports and recreational infrastructure, sanitary and hygiene working conditions, catering system, socio-psychological climate, employee social security, and occupational safety. Each indicator is assessed through a set of empirical sub-indicators on a five-point scale; the resulting quality index enables the delineation of managerial risk zones and well-being zones. Piloting was conducted at the Russian State Social University (RSSU). The integral quality index of RSSU’s health-promoting environment was 3.62 points (classified as a “developed environment†level). The most vulnerable components were the socio-psychological climate (3.34) and sanitary and hygiene working conditions (3.57), which is consistent with findings from international studies on occupational risks among academic and teaching personnel. The novelty of the study lies in the creation of a standardized sociological instrument that enables regular diagnostic assessment of a university’s health-promoting environment and identification of priority areas for managerial intervention before organizational risks are converted into deterioration of employees’ occupational health.Â

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.15826/umpa.2026.02.010

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