Wellbeing at work and home

Studying the impact of wellbeing at work and home is essential as it shapes the lives of individuals and the success of organisations. It provides insights into the key determinants of employee satisfaction, engagement, and overall quality of life. By examining factors such as work-life balance, social inclusion at work, and employee assistance programs, researchers can identify strategies to enhance employee wellbeing. Understanding the dynamics between work and non-work domains helps organisations create supportive environments that value employees' holistic wellbeing.

Through our research on wellbeing at work and home, we tackle essential issues that impact individuals and organisations. Our studies focus on promoting workforce participation, enhancing the quality of work-life, and supporting individuals with chronic illness and disability. By exploring these aspects, we strive to create healthier, more fulfilling, and more productive lives for employees. Through a comprehensive understanding of wellbeing at work and home, we aim to foster positive outcomes for individuals and organisations alike, establishing a foundation for thriving workplaces and thriving individuals.

Our researchers

Our partners

Our team partners with a diverse range of organisations, co-creating research-based solutions to foster wellbeing within their workplaces. We have worked with government agencies, banks, and hospitals to design, implement and evaluate wellbeing interventions related to physical health, psychological safety, thriving and other wellbeing outcomes of interest.

Further, we actively engage with organisations and the community to promote all forms of wellbeing at work. Our engagement activities include keynotes, webinars, and workshops on topics such as chronic illness and work participation, thriving at work, and mindfulness.

Featured publications

• Goh, Z., Eva, N., Kiazad, K., Jack, G. A., De Cieri, H., & Spreitzer, G. M. (2022). An integrative multilevel review of thriving at work: Assessing progress and promise. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43(2), 197-213.
• Hülsheger, U. R., Yang, T., Bono, J. E., Goh, Z., & Ilies, R. (2022). Stop the spin: The role of mindfulness practices in reducing affect spin. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27(6), 529-543.
• Ilies, R., Ju, H., Liu, Y., & Goh, Z. (2020). Emotional resources link work demands and experiences to family functioning and employee well-being: The emotional resource possession scale (ERPS). European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(3), 434-449.
• ​​Pitesa, M., Goh, Z., & Thau, S. (2018). Mandates of dishonesty: The psychological and social costs of mandated attitude expression. Organization Science, 29, 357-546
• Weaver, B., Kirk-Brown, A., Goodwin, D., & Oxley, J. (2022). Psychosocial safety behaviour: A scoping review of behaviour-based approaches to workplace psychosocial safety. Journal of Safety Research, 84, 33-40.
• Bessing, B., Claflin, S. B., Taylor, B. V., Blizzard, L., Honan, C. A., van Dijk, P., ... & van der Mei, I. (2022). Estimating the impact of work difficulties, work self-efficacy and work psychological safety on MS-related work productivity loss. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 28(12), 1983-1996.
• Crisan, C., Van Dijk, P. A., Oxley, J., & De Silva, A. (2022). Worker and manager perceptions of the utility of work-related mental health literacy programmes delivered by community organisations: a qualitative study based on the theory of planned behaviour, BMJ Open, 12(3), e056472.
• Mo, S., Lupoli, M. J., Newman, A., & Umphress, E. E. (2023). Good intentions, bad behavior: A review and synthesis of the literature on unethical prosocial behavior (UPB) at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44(2), 335-354.
• Chan, P. H., Howard, J., Eva, N., & Herman, H. M. (2022). A systematic review of at-work recovery and a framework for future research. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 103747.

Ongoing projects

• Leader’s wellbeing: While leaders are often expected to be responsible for their followers’ wellbeing and fostering a wellbeing climate, the wellbeing of leaders is regularly overlooked, especially that of leaders putting their energy into their followers. This stream of research examines the impact of engaging in follower-first leadership on the leader’s wellbeing.
• Interpersonal interactions: Workplace relationships and interactions form a huge part of our social lives, determining our health and wellbeing at work and outside of work. This stream of research examines the impact of positive and negative workplace interpersonal interactions and how it affects employees’ health and wellbeing.

Watch, listen, read

• How to avoid envious hostility in the workplace, IMPACT: Monash Business School, October 4, 2017.
• Surviving or thriving? Beyond the daily grind, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 14 October 2019.
• Do friends matter at work?, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 15 October 2019.
• Mental health – two small words, one very big cost (Ep 1), IMPACT: Monash Business School, 10 December, 2020.
• Securing future jobs for those with autism depends on what we do next, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 20 July 2021.
• Is good leadership bad for the wellbeing of leaders?, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 27 November 2019.
• You got that pay rise – so why are you disappointed? Here are four reasons, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 5 October 2017.
• Burnout: the advent of the modern brain drain?, IMPACT: Monash Business School, 24 July 2019.