Wellbeing & performance pressure at work
- May 8
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This research presentation at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research features undergraduate student research about wellbeing & performance pressure at work.
Abstract: Employees often feel pressure to perform at high levels (Mitchell et al., 2019). In addition, health/well-being have become increasingly important due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so employees also feel pressure for well-being. Prior research shows that to perform and maintain well-being, employees must recover. This includes detaching from the job, relaxing, mastering hobbies, and controlling one’s schedule (Sonnentag & Fritz, 2007). Yet, little is known about employees in this intersection between performance and well-being pressure. The purpose of this study is to answer: 1) who feels performance and well-being pressure at work, 2) what does well-being pressure look like, and 3) how do employees react? We conducted an exploratory study of secondary data, which is effective in investigating a new and not clearly defined research area (Stebbins, 2001). Participants (N=77) are professionals from multiple industries (e.g., real estate, finance, education); their average age is 32.57 (SD=7.9) and they are 54.5% female. We analyzed quantitative data via SPSS with descriptive techniques and regression and qualitative data following best practices i.e., creating categories, deriving meaning (Dey, 2003). Our findings provide insight into the characteristics of employees who feel pressure for performance and wellbeing, what well-being pressure looks like, and how employees respond to the pressure. Because this is a new area of research, our exploratory investigation guides future studies in the field of organizational science, which focus on understanding employee outcomes using predictive studies.
Citation: Brickner, K.*, Sampognaro, S.*, Mahle, T.*, & Lassu, R.A. (2022). An exploratory study: Performance and wellbeing pressure at work. Southern California Conferences for
Undergraduate Research. 19 November, 2022. Malibu, CA.
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