QoWL （Quality of Working Life） What, How, and Why？

作     者：Simon Easton Darren Van Laar 

作者机构：University of Portsmouth Portsmouth UK 

出 版 物：《Psychology Research》 (心理学研究：英文版)

年 卷 期：2013年第3卷第10期

页      面：596-605页

学科分类：050302[文学-传播学] 1305[艺术学-设计学（可授艺术学、工学学位）] 02[经济学] 13[艺术学] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 05[文学] 020105[经济学-世界经济] 0503[文学-新闻传播学] 

主　　题：生活质量 工作满意度 学术文献 工作场所 发展概况 心理特性 环境 证据 

摘      要：The term QoWL (quality of work life) has been used in academic literature for over 50 years and usually refers to aspects of the broader concept of quality of life that relates to the work setting. Typically, the conceptualisation of QoWL has incorporated job satisfaction and stress, but agreement on what else should be included among key facets has been hard to achieve. We provide here a brief overview of the development of the concept of QoWL, before considering evidence relating to its relevance in the workplace. We then describe the WRQoL (work-related quality of life) scale and provide an overview of the development of this measure and the psychometric properties of the six subscales. We go on to review evidence which indicates that, having defined and identified a method of measuring QoWL, how attention to this aspect of the work setting may lead to a range of benefits. Lastly, we discuss issues relating to the future development and refinement of the application of the WRQoL scale and how it might be of benefit a broad range of individuals and organisations.