Positive Mental Health and Happiness at Work in a Sample of Portuguese Workers: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Olga Valentim (), Luís de Sousa, Cristina de Sousa, Tânia Correia, José Carlos Carvalho, Ana Querido, Helena José and Carlos Laranjeira ()
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Olga Valentim: RISE-Health, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Luís de Sousa: Atlântica High Health School, Fábrica da Pólvora, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal
Cristina de Sousa: Atlântica High Health School, Fábrica da Pólvora, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal
Tânia Correia: RISE-Health, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
José Carlos Carvalho: RISE-Health, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Ana Querido: RISE-Health, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Helena José: Atlântica High Health School, Fábrica da Pólvora, 2730-036 Barcarena, Portugal
Carlos Laranjeira: Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7000-801 Évora, Portugal

Administrative Sciences, 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: Positive mental health in individuals’ lives and happiness at work have been growing concerns for organizations. This web-based cross-sectional study aimed to understand these two factors and their interrelationship in a population of workers. Data were collected with an e-questionnaire from 1768 individuals currently employed in various public and private organizations. The variables studied included: social and occupational data, happiness at work, and positive mental health. Study participants showed good levels of positive mental health and happiness at work. Positive mental health was positively associated with both organizational happiness domains and function and with perceived productivity ( p < 0.001). Using a multiple linear regression model, we found four predictors of overall happiness at work: age, perception of productivity, seniority, and positive mental health factors (personal satisfaction, autonomy and problem-solving and self-actualization) (R 2 = 0.249). Organizations wishing to make employees happier and more productive should promote mental health in the workplace. Interventions that focus on the adoption of positive coping techniques in the workplace, such as training focused on increasing intrapreneurial self-capital, should also be explored.

Keywords: workplace happiness; productivity; positive mental health; job; health promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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