Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being

VanderWeele, Tyler J.; Trudel‐Fitzgerald, Claudia; Allin, Paul; Farrelly, Colin; Fletcher, Guy; Frederick, Donald E.; Hall, Jon Maddog; Helliwell, John F.; Kim, Eric S.; Lauinger, William A.; Lee, Matthew T.; Lyubomirsky, Sonja; Margolis, Seth; McNeely, Eileen; Messer, Neil; Tay, Louis; Viswanath, Vish; Węziak‐Białowolska, Dorota; Kubzansky, Laura D.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106004

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“…While we are aware that the measurement of psychological climate is complex and usually conducted using multi-item scales due to the multi-dimensionality of the concept [ 3 , 39 , 67 ], we argue that long instruments allow for less flexibility, especially when used in workplace studies where many concepts are measured at the same time. A similar argument has been recently made by other scholars regarding well-being measurement [ 68 , 69 ]. Additionally, by focusing specifically on the climate for caring, we follow the approach of psychological climate with a specific strategic focus [ 7 ].…”

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Psychological Climate for Caring and Work Outcomes: A Virtuous Cycle

Węziak‐Białowolska¹,

Białowolski²,

Leon

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The current literature’s focus on unidirectional effects of psychological and organizational climates at work on work outcomes fails to capture the full relationship between these factors. This article examines whether a psychological climate for caring contributes to specific work outcomes and investigates whether work outcomes support the climate for caring, creating a feedback loop. Results confirm a bi-directional, temporal association between perceived climate for caring and two of the four explored work outcomes: self-reported productivity and self-reported work quality. The effect of a perceived caring climate on these work outcomes was stronger than the effect in the opposite direction. The perception that the work climate was caring was also found to affect work engagement, but the reverse relationship was not identified. We did not find any evidence for a link between job satisfaction and a climate for caring at work in either direction.

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Psychological Climate for Caring and Work Outcomes: A Virtuous Cycle

Węziak‐Białowolska¹,

Białowolski²,

Leon

et al. 2020

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“…Both randomized controlled trials (aimed at individuals) 19,20 and case studies of successful policies (aimed at populations) [1][2][3] suggest that life satisfaction can be enhanced through a variety of intervention programs and policies. Findings from our study suggest that continuously iterating and applying existing assessments, [57][58][59] interventions, 19,20 and policies 3,19,21,22 that target life satisfaction is a promising method of enhancing several other aspects of health and well-being for our rapidly aging population. If we take effective steps in this direction, our study illuminates some of the short-term health and well-being benefits that might result.…”

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Life Satisfaction and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health in Older Adults

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Cooperation and Development, World Health Organization, United Nations) are urging countries to use well-being indicators (e.g., life satisfaction) in addition to traditional economic indicators when making important policy decisions. r As the number of governments implementing this new approach grows, so does the need to continue evaluating the health and well-being outcomes we might observe from policies aimed at improving life satisfaction. r The results of this study suggest that life satisfaction is a valuable target for policies aiming to enhance several indicators of psychosocial wellbeing, health behaviors, and physical health outcomes. Context: Several intergovernmental organizations (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, World Health Organization, United Nations) are urging countries to use well-being indicators (e.g., life satisfaction) in addition to traditional economic indicators when making important policy decisions. As the number of governments implementing this new approach grows, so does the need to continue evaluating the health and ** Contributed equally as senior authors.

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“…The single-item question on life satisfaction (which assesses evaluative well-being) provides a relatively broad assessment of well-being, performs similarly as compared to multi-item scales, and has been successfully used in surveys around the world. 12 This kind of local adaptation should be considered for all questions.…”

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The Art of Health Promotion: linking research to practice

Grossmeier¹,

Serxner²,

Montalvo³

et al. 2020

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M ost employers understand the importance of measuring and evaluating their health and well-being initiatives. Benefits of an effective evaluation strategy include informing ongoing program improvements and sustaining support from senior decision makers and program funders, 1 but RAND researchers report that only about half of employers who offer wellness programs evaluate them. 2 Moreover, only 50% of employers report their data management and evaluation activities are effective and the most commonly used program evaluation metrics focus on participation rates, physical health risk data, and healthcare utilization/cost data. 3 While such metrics are important, they do not represent the full value of investing in employee well-being. 4 For employers who have a strong evaluation strategy and are regularly collecting data on numerous outcomes, their biggest challenge is often presenting the results in a meaningful way to key stakeholders. 5 Previous issues of The Art of Health Promotion have addressed the need to establish strong program evaluation practices and identified resources to support a comprehensive approach to measurement. 6-8 This issue focuses on how to bring multiple metrics together in a meaningful way to convey a story about the impact and value of the health and well-being initiative to various stakeholders. The first article in the issue provides guidance from a Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) workgroup with recommendations on the development of a Value Demonstration Dashboard for business leaders. This guidance is followed by articles from several employers about the process they used to develop dashboards for various stakeholder groups within their organizations. Kristi Rahrig Jenkins from the University of Michigan shares the process her team used to develop a dashboard that visually summarizes the progress MHealthy is contributing toward established health and well-being goals. Joan Troester and Megan Hammes also describe their dashboard development journey but focus on meeting the needs of University of Iowa Human Resources leaders. It's instructive to note how the metrics featured in the 2 university's dashboards differ based on the unique needs of their stakeholder groups. Sandia National Laboratories provides a third case study that features a more interactive dashboard that allows their Preventive Health team to create division level scorecards to inform ongoing program improvements and enhancements. A final article by Nicolaas Pronk and Matthew Stiefel broadens the discussion by identifying readily available community-level measures that could be incorporated into workplace health and well-being dashboards to align community and workforce well-being efforts. This is particularly important for tracking how corporate organizations can contribute to broader national health goals, such as those that will be represented in the Healthy People 2030 initiative.

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Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being

Cited by 121 publications

References 32 publications

Psychological Climate for Caring and Work Outcomes: A Virtuous Cycle

Psychological Climate for Caring and Work Outcomes: A Virtuous Cycle

Life Satisfaction and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health in Older Adults

The Art of Health Promotion: linking research to practice

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