Employee well-being in a stressful work environment: Some factors that can have a positive impact

Abstract

Purpose

Psychological capital and perceived organizational justice are important personal and job-related resources with scope to positively affect employee health in stressful work contexts. Delivering programs to develop these resources together with a focus on increasing work engagement can best help generate desired outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. 

Findings

Psychological capital and perceived organizational justice are important personal and job-related resources with scope to positively affect employee health in stressful work contexts. Delivering programs to develop these resources together with a focus on increasing work engagement can best help generate desired outcomes.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2021), "Employee well-being in a stressful work environment: Some factors that can have a positive impact", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 40-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-04-2020-0081