Understanding organizational wellness: the impact of perceived organizational support, motivation, and barriers on the effectiveness of wellness programs

Organizational wellness programs can serve as a powerful tool for organizations to improve the health and well-being of employees. As organizational wellness grows in popularity and implementation, organizations should seek to understand employee perceptions of these programs to maximize their effectiveness and use. The present study examined the effect of perceived organizational support of wellness, core self-evaluation, and motivation/interest for wellness programs on wellness program use and satisfaction. This effect was tested with barriers to use and participative wellness design as possible mediators. Motivation and interest had a strong and direct effect on program use and satisfaction, while both organizational support and core self-evaluation were mediated by resource-related barriers. Organizations can use these findings to develop strategies to improve program effectiveness through increasing employee motivation, showing support for wellness, and limiting the impact of barriers to program effectiveness

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Manier, Aaron Owsley

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cunningham, Christopher J. L.
• Weathington, Bart L.; O'Leary, Brian J.
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Employee health promotion

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/332

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1472