Välbefinnande, psykosocial arbetsmiljö och deltagande i friskvårdsaktiviteter bland anställda på ett tillverkningsföretag

Sammanfattning: Work environment activities, such as work health promotion, can take place at different levels - though the best result is obtained when all levels can interact. The overall aim with this study was to examine the impact of health promotion on work related well-being and stress in an industrial company. The focus was on employee experience of and participation in company initiated wellness activities. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in which parts of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II) were used to examine factors in the psychosocial work environment, and well-being was examined with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). In all 303 employees (50 %) responded to the survey. A t-test showed a significant but small (t = 2.82, p < .05, d = .36) difference in estimated well-being between those who participated in the company's wellness program (PCWP, n = 112) and those who did not participate (NonPCWP). The groups did not differ on any other examined variables. PCWP/Non PCWP explained the variance in well-being (ß = .15, p < .05) together with other variables by 26 %. The main reason for participating in company wellness activities was because it's fun (n = 32), while lack of time (n = 124) was identified as the main reason for not participating in wellness activities. No significant differences were found in estimated psychosocial work environment, stress, social support, and health between PCWPs and NonPCWPs. This indicates that participation in wellness activities influences well-being, but that well-being is affected to a greater extent by the psychosocial work environment.