Li, K; Wang, D; Sheng, Z and Griffin, M (2021) How do non-work individual factors affect worker well-being in the construction industry? A systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, Online Event, UK.
Abstract
Despite the infrastructural developments worldwide, the construction industry is characterised as a stressful industry in which workers suffer from high rates of psychological distress, anxiety and other mental health problems, thus construction workers' psychological well-being (PWB) is a major concern. Although non-work individual factors, including workers' personality, marital status, and non-work experience (such as family support) have been found affecting their work behaviour and PWB, there lacks a holistic nomological network of the underlying associations between these factors and PWB. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the conceptualization of PWB within the construction community and more specifically, to review empirical research on how individual factors affect workers' PWB. We began with clarifying the concepts of PWB and introducing a three-category taxonomy: hedonic, eudemonic and negative PWB. Through a systematic review of the literature, we then summarised theories and research on how individual factors influence workers' PWB with this three-category taxonomy. An integrative framework was developed with a taxonomy of non-work individual factors and their relations with the three types of PWB. At last, a meta-analysis was conducted to quantify the relations. The findings of this study offer new insights on the main concerns of construction workers' well-being and point to future research on individual and non-work environment support that would improve well-being outcomes in the construction community.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; meta-analysis; non-work individual factors; psychological well-being; systematic review. |
| Index terms: | taxonomy, personality, anxiety, meta-analysis, mental health, well-being, construction worker, construction community, construction industry, work environment, psychological distress, systematic literature review |
| Subjects: | behavioral psychology, research evaluation and metrics, industry analysis, mental health and wellbeing, professional development, health conditions and diseases, practitioner, management, data analysis and analytics |
| Topics: | Information Management, Roles and Professions, Health and Safety, Organizational Design, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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