Relationship between Workplace Spirituality and Employee Well-being in the Educational Sector

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Page: 547-553

Anusha Khandelwal and Dinesh Nagar (Department of Psychology, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh)

The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between workplace spirituality and employee well-being among teachers in higher secondary schools. A total of 100 teachers were proportionally selected from two higher secondary schools located in Indore. The subjects were randomly selected from these two schools and were made to respond to a structured survey instrument which consisted of items pertaining to demographic information, workplace spirituality, and employee well-being. The Workplace Spirituality Scale developed by Pradhan et al. (2017) was used to measure workplace spirituality, while employee well-being at work was assessed using the scale developed by Pradhan and Hati (2022). The t-tests results revealed no significant differences between gender, teaching level and years of experience with domains of workplace spirituality and well-being. The total sample, disregarding demographic variables, was considered for further correlation and regression analyses. The results of correlation and multiple regression revealed that workplace spirituality had a strong positive correlation with employee well-being. The results of multiple regression further revealed that alignment of values, meaningful work and compassion predicted all domains of employee well-being while spiritual orientation failed to predict the outcome measures. Furthermore, of the four domains of spirituality, meaningful work and alignment of values were found to be the strongest predictors of workplace well-being. The component of compassion showed moderate associations with well-being. Implications of the study are discussed within the broader framework of positive psychology.