Well-being at Work: Research Into Happiness at Work

Summary

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware that employees are an important factor in gaining and maintaining competitive advantage. Based on the current evidence, a holistic approach, in which different well-being factors and different levels are addressed simultaneously, is needed. However, given the scarcity of this approach in studies, a significant gap in knowledge is demonstrated. This paper tries to address these shortcomings. A partially randomised preference trials design is used to evaluate the impact of an intervention package that focusses on both the individual and organizational level and addresses 3 different domains to improve well-being: psychosocial, ergonomic and lifestyle. The data collection of the research outcomes will be conducted at several points in time. Therefore, a online self-administered questionnaire is developed en will be administered before the start of the intervention. Six and twelve months after the intervention, the short and long term impact of the intervention will be measured. The intervention itself consists of a basic intervention package that will be spread over 3 different days that take place over a time period of maximum 2 weeks. Between 20 and 30 companies will be recruited from a data pool with clients from the Flemish side of Belgium. The sample size of the participating employees should be at least 2000. A stratified random sampling method will be used based on sector type while company size (small-medium-large) will be taken into account

Conditions

• Well-being at Work

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Holistic semi-tailormade well-being intervention

The holistic well-being intervention consists of a mandatory basic package that will take 2 half days and 1 full day to complete. In the first half day, the conclusion of the baseline measurement will be discussed, as well as the specific outline of the well-being thay. On the well-being day, three trained professionals from an HR service company, called Liantis, will guide these interventions (consisting of training and workshops) in the workplace. Only a small proportion of the company employees, called the ambassadors, will attend the well-being day. In the second half day, the ambassadors will be coached to disseminate the obtained information to the entire workplace. This information will be personalized according to the problems, needs and context of each company. Besides the basic package, an optional expertise package will be offered during this second half day. In the period afterwards, the ambassadors are followed every 2 months by means of a semi-structured interview.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Liantis

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Ghent

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Lutgart Braeckman · University Ghent

• Lieven Annemans · University Ghent

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-04-01

Primary Completion

2024-08-31

Completion

2024-08-31

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations