Relationships between the Psychological Safety, Job Resources, and Work Engagement of Fitness Club Employees

• Published in: Juntendo Iji Zasshi = Juntendo Medical Journal Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 360 - 366
• Main Authors: INABA, KENTARO, HOCHI, YASUYUKI, IWAASA, TAKUMI, MIZUNO, MOTOKI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Juntendo Medical Society 2021
• Subjects: fitness club; job resource; psychological safety; sports facility; work engagement
• ISSN: 2187-9737; 2188-2126
• DOI: 10.14789/jmj.JMJ21-OA03

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between psychological safety, job resources, and work engagement among fitness club employees.Materials and Methods The survey included 427 fitness club employees (147 men and 280 women) in Japan. A web-based questionnaire survey was used in the study. The survey period was from August to September 2020. The team psychological safety scale, the Utrecht work engagement scale (short version with 9 items), and items related to work resources in the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire were used in the study.Results Correlation and multiple regression analyses revealed that work engagement was significantly positively associated with employees’ job satisfaction and rewarding job, job aptitude, and psychological safety.Conclusions Results suggest that increasing job satisfaction and rewarding job is important for fitness club employees and an increase in employees’ psychological safety enhances their work engagement. Furthermore, the study indicated that psychological safety is mediated by work engagement and the support provided by colleagues and supervisors.