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The structure of occupational well-being: a study among Dutch teachers
- Source :
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. September 2004, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p365, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This study examined the structure of occupational well-being among 1,252 Dutch teachers. Building on Warr (1994) and Ryff (1989), a multidimensional model for occupational well-being (including affective, cognitive, professional, social and psychosomatic dimensions) was proposed and tested. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the distinction between these dimensions. A second-order factor analysis revealed that affect was the most central dimension, supporting earlier conceptualizations of subjective well-being that mainly focused on affect.<br />The literature on subjective well-being usually construes well-being as a primarily affective state (Diener, Suh, Lucas, & Smith, 1999). However, over the past 15 years several broader conceptualizations of well-being [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09631798
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.123163230