scholarly journals A Study on Mental Health and Quality of Work Life among teachers Working in Corporate Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Deepika Mudiraj

Mental Health is considered to be an important factor influencing individual’s behaviour, activities, happiness and performance. According to Laddell, “Mental Health is the ability to make adequate adjustments to the environment”. Bhatia (1982) considers it as the ability to balance feelings, desires, ambitions and ideals in one’s daily living. The factor which can contribute to Mental Health is the Quality of work life which is defined as set of favourable conditions and environments of a workplace that supports and promotes employee satisfaction by providing them with rewards, job security and growth opportunities. Therefore, a teacher’s mental health is considered to be an important aspect for an effective schooling system in India and hence, the present study aims to study how quality of work life relates to mental health and its impact on the teachers working in Corporate Schools. The sample for the study consists of 80 teachers who are currently working in different corporate schools. The tools used for this study are Mental Health Inventory (MHI) developed by Dr Jagdish and Dr. AK Srivastava and Quality of Work Life Scale by Dr. Santosh Dhar, Dr. Upinder Dhar and Dr. Rishu Roy.

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Parameswari

Positive mental health is the state of wellbeing wherein the individual is able to relate well with others, carry out his duties effectively and handle stress. It is a state that gives happiness and peace to the individual. When mental health is affected, it affects one’s thinking, behavior, and physical health. Positive mental health in workplace is necessary for a person to carry out his work successfully, and be innovative. It is necessary for an employer to constantly have a check on the mental health of the employees, as wellbeing has a great impact on the turnover of the organization. This article is an attempt to check the association between mental health and quality of work life of government school teachers of Salem city. Positive mental health instrument (Vaingankar, et al., 2011) and Quality of work life scale (Parameswari & Kadhiravan, 2014) were used to collect the data. The collected data were analysed using appropriate statistical tools and the implications of the study is discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeta N. Lad

The present study is aimed to study the influence of gender and working area of the employees on their quality of work life and mental health. Total 480 employees were selected for the study in which 240 employees were working in Shivaji University, Kolhapur and 240 employees were working in Mumbai University, Mumbai. They were equally distributed on the basis of gender and working area. Quality of work life was measured by ‘Quality of Work Life Scale’ (QWL) which is constructed by Dhar, Dhar and Roy (2011) and mental health was measured by Mithila Mental Health Status Inventory (MMHSI) by Anandkumar and Thakur (1984). Data was analyzed through descriptive statistical technique and Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Result revealed that gender and working area significantly influence on quality of work life of the employees. However, gender also significantly influence on egocentrism and social non-conformity of the employees. Additionally, working area significantly influence on employees alienation. Results were discussed on the basis of above fact and previous literature.


BISMA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Adrian Suryo Mataram ◽  
Handriyono Handriyono

Abstract: Honda official workshop (AHASS) is a maintenance and repair service company for motorcycle products of Honda. To fulfill customers demand, the company management tries to improve employee performance in order to make their consumers satisfied with the offered service. The objectives of this research are to significantly examine the direct influence of quality of work life and work satisfaction on employee performance and the indirect influence of quality of work life and work satisfaction on employee performance through organizational commitment. This is an explanatory research with the sample consists of 50 (fifty) employees of Honda official workshops in Sumbersari District, Jember. Data were analyzed using path analysis with SPSS 19. The results show that quality of work life has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment; work satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment; and organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Keywords:     Quality of Work Life, Work Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Performance.


Cognicia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Baiq Widya Ayu Ardiyanti ◽  
Nida Hasanati ◽  
Adhyatman Prabowo

Indonesia is entering a demographic surplus era where millennial generation employees occupy most of the existing work opportunities. When the organization pays attention to and fulfills the needs of millennial generation employees, this arguably will prosper the employees so that their quality of work life can be realized. Organizational support provided by leaders who try to prioritize common interests over personal interests or servant leadership is one of the things that creates employees’ welfare because the employees’ needs are met. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of servant leadership on the quality of work life of millennial generation employees. This study used quantitative methods with the sampling technique employed is using total sampling with the number of subjects in this are 96 people at BUMN X in West Nusa Tenggara. The data collection method used the servant leadership scale of 18 items and the quality of work life scale of 34 items. Data analysis used the simple linear regression technique. The results showed that there was a significant positive effect of servant leadership on the quality of work life. Servant leadership has an effect of 48.6% on the quality of work life for millennial generation employees (F = 88.893, p = 0.000, = 0.486).


IQTISHODUNA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Isa Anshori

Quality of work life is a level where members of an organization is able to satisfy important personal needs through his experience in doing the job in the organization. As well as the high commitment of the employees at the organization's employees will exert all their ability to perform all tasks assigned to them, including obey all the rules. Based on the comparison of t-values calculated by t-table where the t-calculated value was greater than the value of t-table then H0 refused and H1 accepted, meaning that independent variable compensation, job design, participation and job security partially have a significant effect on Insurance employees' organizational commitment "X" in Surabaya


1970 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Dean Elmuti

The impact of participation in an Internet aided self-managed (IASM) teamsprogram on employee quality of work life attitudes, and on performance was studiedamong employees in a manufacturing firm for a 36-month period. The attitudinalresults indicate that IASM teams improved participants' quality of work life. Theperformance results document a positive and substantial impact on employeeproductivity, efficiency, quality, and overall performance. However, implementationof IASM teams is a complex task that requires time and commitment of resources toreap potential rewards. In addition, the research findings suggest that using thisprogram gives employees the authority to act and make decisions on their own, makingtheir jobs more demanding and challenging at the same time.


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