Index of Psychological Well-Being at Work

Citation: Dagenais-Desmarais, V., Savoie, A. What is Psychological Well-Being, Really? A Grassroots Approach from the Organizational Sciences. J Happiness Stud 13659–684 (2012).

DOI: 10.1007/s10902-011-9285-3

Main positive psychological well-being construct measured: psychological well-being at work

Sub-constructs measured: N/A

Available subscales: Interpersonal Fit at Work, Thriving at Work, Feeling of Competency at Work, Desire for Involvement at Work, and Perceived Recognition at Work

Description: The Index of Psychological Well-Being at Work is an 80-item scale consisting of five factors: (1) Interpersonal Fit at Work, (2) Thriving at Work, (3) Feeling of Competency at Work, (4) Perceived Recognition at Work, (5) Desire for Involvement at Work.

Number of items: 80

Example of statement/item: Interpersonal fit at work: “I enjoy working with the people at my job.”; thriving at work: “I find meaning in my work.”; feeling of competency at work: “I feel that I know what to do in my job.”; perceived recognition at work: “I know that people believe in the projects I work on.”; desire for involvement at work: “I want to contribute to achieving the goals of my organization.”

Response options:  Participants indicate their response using a 6-point scale ranging from 0 “disagree” to 5 “completely agree”. The instructions ask the participant to consider their work during the last 4 weeks and indicate to what extent they agree with each item.

Total score: Average scores may be derived by each dimension or as a total combined score.

Examples of studies:

Dagenais-Desmarais, V., Leclerc, J.-S., & Londei-Shortall, J. (2018). The relationship between employee motivation and psychological health at work: A chicken-and-egg situation? Work & Stress32(2), 147–167.

Gilbert, M., Dagenais-Desmarais, V., & St-Hilaire, F. (2017). Transformational leadership and autonomy support management behaviors: The role of specificity in predicting employees’ psychological health. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 38(2), 320-332.

Royer, N., & Moreau, C. (2016). A survey of Canadian early childhood educators’ psychological wellbeing at work. Early Childhood Education Journal44(2), 135–146.