The measurement of well-being and other aspects of mental health
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چکیده
New instruments iire described for the measurement of both job-related and non-job int-nta! health. These cover two axes of affective well-being, based upon dimensions of pleasure and arousal, and aLso reported competence, aspiration and negative job carry-over. Baseline data are presented from a sample of I6S6 job-holders, and earlier uses ot the well-being scales are summarized. The instruments appear to be psychomertilally acceptable, and are associated with demographic and occupational features in i-xpected ways For example, older employees report greater job-relaced well-being; occupational level ispositivcly correlated with job depressiiin enthusiasm burnegatively ;issociated with job anxiety-contentment; deprL-,ssion-cnthusiasm is mure predictable Irom (ow-to-medium opportunity for skill use and task variety, wiiereas anxietyI ontentment is more a funcrinn {)i wcjrkload or iinccTtainty.
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