Measuring eudemonic well-being at work: a validation study for the 24-item the University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health

Although the eudemonic perspective seems to be a promising in considering vocational identity among working population, well-being at work has been discussed primarily in terms of subjective/hedonic well-being. This study aimed to develop a new tool to measure eudemonic well-being at work (The Unive...

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Published inIndustrial health Vol. 58; no. 2; p. 107
Main Authors Kawakami, Norito, Arima, Hideaki, Adachi, Hidehiko, Eguchi, Hisashi, Sakuraya, Asuka, Kobayashi, Yuka, Shimazu, Akihito, Imamura, Kotaro, Otsuka, Yasumasa, Watanabe, Kazuhiro, Inoue, Akiomi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 01.04.2020
Subjects
Evaluation
Health aspects
Hedonism
Mental health surveys
Occupational safety and health
Psychological aspects
Workers
Japan
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Summary:Although the eudemonic perspective seems to be a promising in considering vocational identity among working population, well-being at work has been discussed primarily in terms of subjective/hedonic well-being. This study aimed to develop a new tool to measure eudemonic well-being at work (The University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health [TOMH] well-being 24 scale) and investigate its validity in a collectivist culture. Two online surveys were conducted with a total of 1,760 workers in Japan. We created 89 potential items from existing scales. An exploratory factor analysis indicated eight factors for the dimensions of measurement. After item selection based on item response theory, the factor structure with three items from each of the eight dimensions indicated an excellent fit for another sample. Cronbach's [alpha] and intra-class coefficients ranged from 0.671 to 0.845. The scores of the tool were more strongly associated with subjective well-being in the work context rather than well-being in general. In addition, the participants in the group demonstrating a higher risk for mental illness and a more stressful work environment indicated significantly lower scores, even after adjusting for general eudemonic well-being. The new measurement may be useful both for academic and practical applications for measuring eudemonic well-being at work, independent from general eudemonic well-being. Key words: Scale development, Psychometry, Item response theory, Eudemonia, Workers
ISSN:0019-8366