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

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  • Anne Mäkikangas

    (University of Jyvaskyla)

  • Wilmar Schaufeli

    (Utrecht University
    KU Leuven)

  • Esko Leskinen

    (University of Jyvaskyla)

  • Ulla Kinnunen

    (University of Tampere)

  • Katriina Hyvönen

    (University of Jyvaskyla)

  • Taru Feldt

    (University of Jyvaskyla)

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.

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  • Anne Mäkikangas & Wilmar Schaufeli & Esko Leskinen & Ulla Kinnunen & Katriina Hyvönen & Taru Feldt, 2016. "Long-Term Development of Employee Well-Being: A Latent Transition Approach," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 17(6), pages 2325-2345, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:17:y:2016:i:6:d:10.1007_s10902-015-9696-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-015-9696-7
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