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Healthy Work Environment: Employee Well-Being and Job Satisfaction
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Healthy Work Environment: Employee Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 3797

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lucía Inmaculada Llinares-Insa

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Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: employability; gender; unemployment; work; training; entrepreneurship
Dr. Pilar González-Navarro

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Department of Social Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: social psychology; psychology of labour; organizations

Special Issue Information

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

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Keywords

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

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Effects of Sensory-Enhanced Acute Exercise on Affective Characteristics of Employees
by Tanja Lazarević, Aleksandar Nedeljković, Stanimir Stojiljković, Ana Vesković, Saša Bubanj, Novica Bojanić, Aleksa Bubanj and Ana Orlić
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020202 - 13 Feb 2025
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Employee well-being and affective states are critical factors influencing overall organizational success. This study examined the immediate effects of a sensory-enhanced acute exercise program on employees’ affective characteristics, including emotions, anxiety, and work motivation; A total of 84 participants, split into an experimental [...] Read more.
Employee well-being and affective states are critical factors influencing overall organizational success. This study examined the immediate effects of a sensory-enhanced acute exercise program on employees’ affective characteristics, including emotions, anxiety, and work motivation; A total of 84 participants, split into an experimental and control group, participated in the actual study. The experimental group engaged in a 14-min tailored exercise program in a sensory-rich “smart room” while the control group watched a neutral animated documentary. A pretest–posttest design was used, and data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA with post hoc tests for significant interactions; The results revealed significant improvements in positive emotions (F(1, 82) = 20.99, p < 0.01) and work motivation (energy level: F(1, 82) = 48.36, p < 0.01; emotional arousal: F(1, 82) = 12.29, p < 0.01) in the experimental group, along with a significant reduction in anxiety (F(1, 82) = 11.37, p < 0.01) compared to the control group. Although reductions in negative emotions were observed across both groups, the differences were not statistically significant; This study underscores the effectiveness of integrating exercise with tailored sensory environments to enhance emotional states and workplace motivation. Such interventions offer a practical and scalable approach to improving employee well-being, highlighting their potential for adoption in diverse professional settings. Full article
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The Psychosocial Safety Climate’s Influence on Safety Behavior and Employee Engagement: Does Safety Leadership Really Count?
by Abdurrahman Khalifa Dera, Muri Wole Adedokun and Kolawole Iyiola
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020179 - 8 Feb 2025
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The importance of safety behavior (SB) for workplace safety, especially in high-risk industries such as the construction sector, cannot be overstated. However, there exists limited research that has examined how the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) influences SB. This research examines the effect of [...] Read more.
The importance of safety behavior (SB) for workplace safety, especially in high-risk industries such as the construction sector, cannot be overstated. However, there exists limited research that has examined how the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) influences SB. This research examines the effect of the PSC on SB among Libyan construction workers. The mediating role of work engagement (WE) and the moderating role of safety leadership (SL) were also observed. We obtained 366 valid responses through a cross-sectional research design to verify the aforementioned relationships. The findings indicate that PSC has a positive influence on SB, PSC has a positive influence on WE, and WE has a positive influence on SB. The link between PSC and SB is partially mediated by WE. At a high level of safety leadership, the link between PSC and WE is further strengthened for construction firms whose employees perceive a high level of safety leadership. At a high level of safety leadership, the link between PSC and SB is further strengthened for construction firms whose employees perceive a high level of safety leadership. The findings underscore the importance of exploring the PSC’s influence on safety outcomes, such as safety behavior. It also underscores the importance of having organizational resources, such as PSC, improving employee engagement, and the crucial role of safety leadership in the construction context. Full article
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Relationship Between Ethical Climate and Burnout: A New Approach Through Work Autonomy
by Carlos Santiago-Torner, Mònica González-Carrasco and Rafael Miranda-Ayala
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 121; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020121 - 24 Jan 2025
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Burnout is a factor that affects organizational performance. Researchers have not determined whether an ethical climate and adequate work autonomy provide sufficient emotional stability to dampen burnout or, conversely, increase it. In addition, the abundant literature analyzing the relationship between work autonomy and [...] Read more.
Burnout is a factor that affects organizational performance. Researchers have not determined whether an ethical climate and adequate work autonomy provide sufficient emotional stability to dampen burnout or, conversely, increase it. In addition, the abundant literature analyzing the relationship between work autonomy and burnout does not sufficiently establish whether it acts as a stress-reducing resource or a stress-increasing demand. It is also unknown to what extent work autonomy contributes to explaining the relationship between ethical climate and burnout. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to examine the relationship between an ethical climate based on principles and norms and burnout using the moderating effect of work autonomy. We approached this question using a multivariate moderation analysis. The sample consists of 448 employees in the Colombian electric sector. The results show that an ethical climate of principles and work autonomy are positively related to burnout, measured by the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. However, the relationship between an ethical climate of principles and burnout shifts from positive to negative when a rule-demanding work environment is associated with a high perception of work autonomy. In conclusion, when employees have considerable control over their usual tasks, they develop a pattern of behavior that incorporates both the organization’s internal standards and the principles that shape individual morality. In this case, employees are able to balance the workload with the high psychological demands of an ethical climate of principles, without it being a disturbance to their emotional well-being. The results of this research are particularly relevant because they show for the first time that an ethical climate of principles can have opposite effects on employee burnout, both positive and negative, depending on the degree of work autonomy. This opens the door to new strategies for organizations to prevent certain psychosocial occupational risks, such as burnout, which often have a serious impact on employees’ mental health. Moreover, the model of moderation proposed in this article can be replicated in other Latin American countries with similar characteristics to those of Colombia or even transferred to rich countries. Full article
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