Social wellbeing profiles: associations with trust in managers and colleagues, job satisfaction, and intention to leave

This study aimed to determine latent social wellbeing profiles and investigate differences between the profiles in terms of trust in managers and colleagues, job satisfaction, intention to leave, and demographic variables (age and service years). Permanently employed individuals of a South African u...

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Published in:	Frontiers in psychology Vol. 15; p. 1157847
Main Authors:	Hennicks, Eugeny C, Heyns, Marita M, Rothmann, Sebastiaan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24-06-2024
Subjects:	intention to leave job satisfaction latent profile analysis Psychology social wellbeing trust trust social wellbeing intention to leave latent profile analysis job satisfaction
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Summary:	This study aimed to determine latent social wellbeing profiles and investigate differences between the profiles in terms of trust in managers and colleagues, job satisfaction, intention to leave, and demographic variables (age and service years). Permanently employed individuals of a South African utility organization participated in the study ( = 403). The Social Well-being Scale, Workplace Trust Survey, Job Satisfaction Scale, and Turnover Intention Scale were administered. Four social wellbeing profiles were identified: socially disconnected (19.11%), socially challenged (31.27%), socially adequate (22.30%), and socially thriving (27.33%). Individuals in the socially thriving profile were significantly more inclined to experience job satisfaction and had lower intentions to leave than individuals in the other social wellbeing profiles. Two demographic variables, namely, age and service years, were associated with profile membership. This study provided a nuanced understanding of social wellbeing by identifying patterns in which social contribution, social integration, social actualization, social coherence, and social acceptance interacted within individuals in a population, which might otherwise not have been evident. The differing levels of social wellbeing among these profiles have substantial implications for job satisfaction and staff retention.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Edited by: Jeff Klibert, Georgia Southern University, United States Reviewed by: Janne Kaltiainen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland Gloria Castaño, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
ISSN:	1664-1078 1664-1078
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1157847