<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a multi-dimensional concept that covers employees’ feelings about various dimensions of work. The current study focused on QWL that can contribute to the mental health status and Organisation-Based Self-Esteem (OBSE) of employees in context of sport organisation in Iran. In this descriptive–correlative study, data was collected using three standard questionnaires: <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_prolas-2016-0054_ref_007_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1ab1ab7Aa">Goldberg’s (1978)</xref> General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_prolas-2016-0054_ref_013_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1ab1ac13Aa">Pierce, Gardner, Cummings and Dunham's (1989)</xref> OBSE scale, and <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_prolas-2016-0054_ref_021_w2aab2b8c17b1b7b1ab1ac21Aa">Walton’s (1975)</xref> QWL questionnaire. The statistical sample of the study consisted of 67 (53 male, 14 female) employees of sport and youth organisations of the Northern Khorasan Province of Iran. The alpha value for mental health, OBSE and QWL questionnaires were, respectively, 0.82, 0.80, 0.79. QWL was significantly correlated with mental health status and self-esteem of employees. Thus, it can be concluded that mental health and self-esteem of employees depend on how these employees perceive QWL in organisations. Among QWL subscales, fair and adequate pay along with growth opportunities were the strongest predictors of mental health; growth opportunities along with development of human capabilities were the strongest predictors of self-esteem of employees. Our study adds to the growing body of research on mental health status in relation to factors such as QWL. In view of our findings, we hope that improving work environment as a means of improving one’s mental health status will be more emphasized by organisation managers.</p></abstract>

Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a multi-dimensional concept that covers employees’ feelings about various dimensions of work. The current study focused on QWL that can contribute to the mental health status and Organisation-Based Self-Esteem (OBSE) of employees in context of sport organisation in Iran. In this descriptive–correlative study, data was collected using three standard questionnaires: Goldberg’s (1978) General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Pierce, Gardner, Cummings and Dunham's (1989) OBSE scale, and Walton’s (1975) QWL questionnaire. The statistical sample of the study consisted of 67 (53 male, 14 female) employees of sport and youth organisations of the Northern Khorasan Province of Iran. The alpha value for mental health, OBSE and QWL questionnaires were, respectively, 0.82, 0.80, 0.79. QWL was significantly correlated with mental health status and self-esteem of employees. Thus, it can be concluded that mental health and self-esteem of employees depend on how these employees perceive QWL in organisations. Among QWL subscales, fair and adequate pay along with growth opportunities were the strongest predictors of mental health; growth opportunities along with development of human capabilities were the strongest predictors of self-esteem of employees. Our study adds to the growing body of research on mental health status in relation to factors such as QWL. In view of our findings, we hope that improving work environment as a means of improving one’s mental health status will be more emphasized by organisation managers.

Relationships among Work Life, Mental Health Status and Organisation-based Self-esteem

Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad,

Department of Mathematics, Quchan University of Advanced Technology, Quchan,

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a multi-dimensional concept that covers employees’ feelings about various dimensions of work. The current study focused on QWL...

Relationships among Work Life, Mental Health Status and Organisation-based Self-esteem

Published Online: Mar 01, 2017

Page range: 365 - 369

Received: Feb 28, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0054

Keywords
Quality of Work Life, mental health status, Organisation-Based Self-Esteem

© 2016 Hassan Fahim Devin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Relationships among Work Life, Mental Health Status and Organisation-based Self-esteem

Published Online: Mar 01, 2017

Page range: 365 - 369

Received: Feb 28, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0054

KeywordsQuality of Work Life, mental health status, Organisation-Based Self-Esteem

© 2016 Hassan Fahim Devin et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Quality of Work Life, mental health status, Organisation-Based Self-Esteem