Flourishing in New Zealand Workers: Associations With Lifestyle Behaviors, Physical Health, Psychosocial, and Work-Related Indicators. Issue 9 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hone, Lucy C.; Jarden, Aaron; Duncan, Scott; Schofield, Grant M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 57:Issue 9(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000508
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: To investigate the prevalence and associations of flourishing among a large sample of New Zealand workers. Methods: A categorical diagnosis of flourishing was applied to data from the Sovereign Wellbeing Index, a nationally representative sample of adults in paid employment ( n = 5549) containing various lifestyle, physical, psychosocial, and work-related indicators. Results: One in four New Zealand workers were categorized as flourishing. Being older and married, reporting greater income, financial security, physical health, autonomy, strengths awareness and use, work-life balance, job satisfaction, participation in the Five Ways to Well-being, volunteering, and feeling appreciated by others were all positively associated with worker flourishing independent of sociodemographics. Conclusions: Flourishing is a useful additional indicator for evaluating the prevalence, and identifying the drivers, of employee well-being. Employers may benefit from promoting these indicators among staff.