Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the nature of the relationship between organisational
stress, in terms of individual’s emotional reactions to their jobs, and physical and
psychological well-being. It then aimed to expand upon previous research in this
area, by considering the effects of potential mediators such as job and family
involvement on this relationship. In addition to this it aimed to explore the possible
differences in the emotions at work, well-being and job and family involvement as
experienced by individuals of different demographic groups. Questionnaires
containing a biographical information sheet and four well-established measures,
including the Job-Related Affective Well-Being Scale, the Well- Being Scale, as well
as the Job Involvement Questionnaire and Family Involvement Scale, were distributed
to the male and female employees at a large organisation in Johannesburg. This
sampling method yielded a final sample of 249 respondents, consisting of 120 men
and 129 women.
The results of this study illustrated significant differences in the physical well-being
of the men and women in the sample, with men reporting experiencing greater levels
of positive physical well-being than their female counterparts. A significant
difference was also demonstrated in the emotions at work experienced by the Black
and White respondents of the study, with the Black individuals reporting more
positive emotions at work than their White counterparts. In addition, the findings of
this study indicated that there was a positive relationship between the constructs of
emotions at work and physical and psychological well-being and that emotions at
work mediated the relationships between job and family involvement and well-being.
