Abstract

ROTHMANN, Sebastiaan. Job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement as components of work-related wellbeing. SA j. ind. Psychol. [online]. 2008, vol.34, n.3, pp.11-16. ISSN 2071-0763.

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement as dimensions of work-related wellbeing in a sample of members of the police force in South Africa. A survey design was used. Stratified random samples of members of the police force (N = 677) were taken in the North West Province of South Africa. The Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Police Stress Inventory, Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were used as measuring instruments. The results provided support for a four-factorial model of work-related wellbeing consisting of the following dimensions: job satisfaction (indicating pleasure vs. displeasure), occupational stress (indicating anxiety vs. comfort), burnout (indicating fatigue vs. vigour), and engagement (indicating enthusiasm vs. depression).

Keywords : wellness; motivation; energy; distress; eustress.

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