Employee engagement - an empirical study on implications for psychological well being

The term employee engagement has entered into the common parlance of organizational context and extensive researches are carried out to find out the relationship between the construct and positive organizational outcomes. | Employee engagement - an empirical study on implications for psychological well being International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 5 July Aug 2016 187 Article ID IJM_07_05_017 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 5 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT - AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING Manu Melwin Joy Assistant Professor Ilahia School of Management Studies Muvattupuzha Keralam India Sinosh P K Assistant Professor Ilahia School of Management Studies Muvattupuzha Keralam India ABSTRACT Past few decades have seen a surge of interest among researchers and practitioners on the two previously distinct constructs of employee engagement and psychological well being. The term employee engagement has entered into the common parlance of organizational context and extensive researches are carried out to find out the relationship between the construct and positive organizational outcomes. Information from 500 employees working in 25 software firms was collected using email questionnaires. Individuals with less than two years of experience in their respective domain were excluded from the study because of its implication toward the two main constructs. Multiple regression analysis was carried out with the help of SPSS software. It was found that employee engagement has a positive impact on the overall psychological well being of employees. Further analysis proved that there is a positive relationship between pleasure and purpose dimensions of psychological well being of employees. It was also found that employee engagement has a higher level of impact on pleasure dimension of psychological well being compared to purpose dimension. Key words Employee Engagement Psychological Well Being Software Industry Cite this Article Manu Melwin Joy and Sinosh P K Employee .