Healthy Work Environment: Employee Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

Dear Colleagues,

Job satisfaction is a topic of wide interest for both employees and employers due to its close association with various organizational phenomena such as performance, motivation, leadership, labor conflicts, and labor relationships, among others. Job satisfaction is the extent to which employees enjoy their work or the affective or emotional response to different aspects of the job. Additionally, it is acknowledged that job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not solely determined by the nature of the job but also by the expectations of the employee. Therefore, as the literature suggests, job satisfaction is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon influenced by numerous factors and carrying significant job-related consequences.

On the other hand, employee well-being is a research area of widespread interest and is acknowledged as a sustainable development goal by the World Health Organization (WHO). There is some consensus on the general definition of employee well-being as an overall evaluation of an employee's work experience and functioning at work. Well-being has both hedonic components, for example, happiness and life satisfaction, and eudemonic components, such as the meaning of work. Employee well-being is aligned with global initiatives aimed at promoting healthy and fulfilling work environments.

This Special Issue is interested in recent research on employee well-being, job satisfaction, or the relationship between both topics. Studying and analyzing the relationship between employees' emotional well-being and job satisfaction is an important area of study due to its implications on employee engagement, performance, and retention. By investigating this relationship deeper, organizations can identify strategies to promote a positive work environment that encourages employee well-being and stimulates job satisfaction, ultimately benefiting both employees and organizations. Additionally, in an era where mental health awareness is growing, studying employee well-being and job satisfaction can help organizations foster supportive cultures and implement effective interventions to address stress, burnout, and other mental health challenges. In addition, innovative research with different methods and approaches will be appreciated for this Special Issue.

Dr. Lucía Inmaculada Llinares-Insa
Dr. Pilar González-Navarro
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Behavioral Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• employee well-being
• job satisfaction
• psychological well-being
• subjective well-being
• healthy work environment