Long-Term Development of Employee Well-Being: A Latent Transition Approach

Anne Mäkikangas (), Wilmar Schaufeli, Esko Leskinen, Ulla Kinnunen, Katriina Hyvönen and Taru Feldt
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Anne Mäkikangas: University of Jyvaskyla
Wilmar Schaufeli: Utrecht University
Esko Leskinen: University of Jyvaskyla
Ulla Kinnunen: University of Tampere
Katriina Hyvönen: University of Jyvaskyla
Taru Feldt: University of Jyvaskyla

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016, vol. 17, issue 6, No 6, 2325-2345

Abstract: Abstract The long-term development of employee well-being is still poorly understood. Consequently, in this three-wave 10-year longitudinal study among Finnish managers (n = 402) the development of employee well-being was examined in in detail. Specifically, the long-term development of job-related affective well-being was investigated at the intra-individual level, simultaneously taking into account positive and negative indicators of well-being, the level of well-being, and the direction of change. Further, the issue how (changes in) job resources and employee well-being were related across time was examined. By applying a novel person-centered methodology, factor mixture modeling and latent transition analysis, the results revealed that the development of favorable job-related affective well-being was eight times more probable than that of unfavorable development across the 10-year study period. Job resources predicted a high level of job-related well-being and, also, job resources increased along with favorable changes in well-being. Overall, the findings contribute to knowledge in the area of positive occupational health psychology by offering a detailed picture of the level of job-related affective well-being and its development over time.

Keywords: Job-related affective well-being; Latent transition analysis; Longitudinal; Job resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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