Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation
The objectives of this study were to assess the construct validity and reliability of the 13-item version of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and to investigate whether employees with a strong sense of coherence perceived helping and restraining factors in their organisation differently...
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| description | The objectives of this study were to assess the construct validity and reliability of the 13-item version of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and to investigate whether employees with a strong sense of coherence perceived helping and restraining factors in their organisation differently to those with a weak sense of coherence. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The total population (N = 2 678) of employees in a financial institution in Gauteng participated in the study. The OLQ was administered and it showed acceptable reliability and construct validity. Individuals with high scores (n = 300) and those with low scores (n = 300) on sense of coherence differed regarding their perceptions of helping and restraining factors in their work and organisation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d851b0d401f411daf944990bbc70ceb2022-12-21T19:12:27ZengAOSISSA Journal of Industrial Psychology0258-52002071-07632009-07-01351e1e1310.4102/sajip.v35i1.731748Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisationYolande Muller0Sebastiaan Rothmann1North-West UniversityNorth-West University - Potchefstroom CampusThe objectives of this study were to assess the construct validity and reliability of the 13-item version of the Orientation to Life Questionnaire (OLQ) and to investigate whether employees with a strong sense of coherence perceived helping and restraining factors in their organisation differently to those with a weak sense of coherence. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The total population (N = 2 678) of employees in a financial institution in Gauteng participated in the study. The OLQ was administered and it showed acceptable reliability and construct validity. Individuals with high scores (n = 300) and those with low scores (n = 300) on sense of coherence differed regarding their perceptions of helping and restraining factors in their work and organisation.https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/731well-beingcomprehensibilitymanageabilitymeaningfulnesscoherence |
| spellingShingle | Yolande Muller Sebastiaan Rothmann Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation SA Journal of Industrial Psychology well-being comprehensibility manageability meaningfulness coherence |
| title | Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation |
| title_full | Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation |
| title_short | Sense of coherence and employees’ perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation |
| title_sort | sense of coherence and employees perceptions of helping and restraining factors in an organisation |
| topic | well-being comprehensibility manageability meaningfulness coherence |
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