Promoting employee well-being and commitment in communication industries

Nicolas Eng, Ruoyu Sun, Juan Meng, & Neill, M. (2024). “Promoting employee well-being and commitment in communication industries.” Journal of Communication Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCOM-02-2024-0037

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the well-being initiatives and programs offered to full-time communication employees and identifies antecedents of employee subjective well-being and commitment in the workplace (e.g. organizational attention to mental health in the workplace and perceived organizational support, POS). Guided by organizational support theory (OST), we conducted an online survey with 262 full-time communication professionals. The data show that a variety of well-being initiatives and programs (e.g. mental health assistance programs and flexible working hours) are offered to communication employees, who receive this information from various sources (e.g. emails and announcements at employee meetings). Additionally, the number of well-being initiatives also positively predicted organizational attitudes and attention to mental health in the workplace. Supporting OST, attitudes and attention to mental health in the workplace positively predicted POS, which subsequently predicted subjective well-being and organizational commitment.