PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND WELL-BEING AMONG EMPLOYEES: FINDINGS FROM SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

The well-being of employees is a major issue these days due to personal and
work factors. One of the factors affecting employees’ well-being is their
psychosocial work environment. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to
summarize the research knowledge about the relationship between
psychosocial work environments and well-being among employees from
various contexts. Following the PRISMA checklist, relevant quantitative
studies published from year 2000 to 2023 were retrieved from Web of Science
(WoS), Scopus and Google Scholar electronic databases and then
systematically reviewed. From a total of 25 initial titles, eight cross-sectional
studies were selected and evaluated with the Appraisal tool for Cross-
Sectional Studies (AXIS tool). The extracted data from the included studies
were summarized narratively. Well-being was mainly examined in terms of
psychological well-being and job satisfaction. Meanwhile, the core measures
for psychosocial work environment inclusive of job demands and job control.
Based on the findings from these studies, there is significant influence of
psychosocial work environments on employees’ well-being from different
settings. Therefore, policymakers and managers across various
organizational settings need to acknowledge that the psychosocial work
environments are crucial to foster positive well-being among employees at the
workplace.