Predicting the psychological well-being of employees based on perceived organizational support, workplace spirituality and self-efficacy

• Main Authors: Tooraj Sepahvand, Seyed mehdi Majidi Kerahroodi, Saeed moosavipour, Farahnaz Sepahvand
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: University of Isfahan 2018-09-01
• Series: پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت
• Subjects: Perceived organizational support; workplace spirituality; Self-efficacy; psychological well-being; employees
• Online Access: http://ppls.ui.ac.ir/article_22924_0cd7ccf0faf40600e6ce3e5879ac402e.pdf

The purpose of the present research was predicting the psychological wellbeing in employees based on perceived organizational support, workplace spirituality and self- efficacy. This research has been carried out in the form of correlational design on the type of predictive study. For this purpose, among the working employees of Markazi Province Electeric Distribution Company in 2015 year, 400 persons were selected by stratified random sampling based on their job conditions, and were examined. To collecting data, the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale, Eisenberger Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, Milliman Workplace Spirituality Scale and Sherer General Self-efficacy Scale were performed, and the obtained data were analyzed by pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regressions. The findings indicated that there were significant relationships between perceived organizational support, workplace spirituality and self-efficacy and also their components with psychological well-being. Analysis of regressions also indicated that the variables of efficacy in spite of obstacles, perceived organizational support and general sense of competence, totally explained 25 percent of the variance of psychological well-being. These variables showed also an important role in predicting of the most components of psychological well-being. As a result, it can be said that self-efficacy and perceived organizational support have an important role in predicting of psychological well-being of employees. Accordingly, the managers of organizations should perform educational programs and solutions for empowering self-efficacy, spatially efficacy in spite of obstacles and general sense of competence, and increase support of own employees, with purpose the improving of their psychological well-being.