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Employee Wellness: A study of Banking Sector in Gujarat
A Thesis submitted to Gujarat Technological University
for the Award of
Doctor of Philosophy
In
Management
by
Thakar Manali Bankimbhai [Enrollment No. 139997292010]
under supervision of
Dr. Sampada Kapse
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
AHMEDABAD [February – 2019]
Employee Wellness: A study of Banking Sector in Gujarat
A Thesis submitted to Gujarat Technological University
for the Award of
Doctor of Philosophy
In
Management
by
Thakar Manali Bankimbhai [Enrollment No. 139997292010]
under supervision of
Dr. Sampada Kapse
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
AHMEDABAD
[February – 2019]
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ABSTRACT
Since last few years, banks have been going through enormous changes in terms of
organization and structure. Technological innovations and new structure of the operation
have made an impact on the working conditions and daily lives of employees. Continuous
changes in employment and working conditions are significantly reshaping working lives. It
has a relevant impact not only on companies‘ organization but also on employee‘s health.
Thus, it is imperative that wellness of bank employees is assessed. Thus, the purpose of the
research investigation was to develop the Employee Wellness Scale and examine its
psychometric features in a sample of bank employees. A correlational research design was
employed for this investigation.
Specifically, the researcher examined: (a) the factor structure of the Employee Wellness
Scale with a sample of Bank employees; (b) the internal consistency reliability of the
Employee Wellness Scale; (c) the relationship between the Employee‘s total Wellness Score
and their reported demographics; (d) the relationships between the Employee‘s factor wise
total score and their reported demographics; and (e) the prevalence of health issues among
bank employees in Gujarat.
A review of the literature is provided, discussing theoretical and empirical support for all the
items on Employee Wellness Scale. The data was collected by face-to-face administration.
The sample size for the investigation was 496. Data analysis resulted in a seven-factor
Employee Wellness Model that accounted for 55% of the total variance. The findings of the
research suggest, that early onset of noncommunicable diseases among bank employees is a
major concern. Thus, there is an urgent need for comprehensive and integrated interventions
to reduce the prevalence of health issues and its risk factors among bank employees in
Gujarat.
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Acknowledgement
It could never have been possible to complete this thesis without the help of so many people.
First and foremost, my sincere thanks go to my academic supervisor, Dr. Sampada Kapse
and, DPC members Dr. P. V. Murthy and Dr. Narayan Baser for their knowledge, guidance,
constructive criticism and support over the past years. It is really a pleasure to work with
them.
Special thanks to Dr. Sampada Kapse who has always given me timely feedback and is ever
so willing to help me. But above all, it is her true understanding of a student, which I would
consider makes her the best supervisor I have met so far.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to all informants who have participated in this study, but for the
confidentiality, I will not mention their names here. However, my appreciation goes to those
who gave their valuable time in completing the questionnaire and in allowing me to interview
them. Special thanks to Dr. Manish Pandya for helping me proofread and for his kind
suggestions and guidance during this study.
In addition, my appreciation goes to Dr. Bhavesh Vanparia and Prof. Pratibha Nair for their
suggestions and guidance, and all my friends for their direct and indirect help and assistance
during the research.
My final acknowledgements go to my beloved family for their encouragement, love and
unstinting support throughout my PhD study.
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Dedication
This thesis is dedicated to my parents Mr. Bankim Thakar and Mrs. Rama Thakar. Without
their support the completion of this work would not have been possible.
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Table of Content
Abstract i
Acknowledgement ii
Table of contents iv
List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Appendices x
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the Study 2
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Significance of the Study 4
1.4 Purpose and Research Questions 4
1.4.1 Objectives 4
1.4.2 Research Questions 5
1.5 Research Design 7
1.6 Population and Sample Size 7
1.7 Instrument Procedures and Instrumentation 7
1.8 Ethical Considerations 8
1.9 Limitations of the Research 8
1.10 Chapter Summary 9
2 Literature Review 10
2.1 Historical Overview of the Wellness paradigm 10
2.2 Definitions of Wellness 12
2.3 Models of Wellness 12
2.3.1 The National Wellness Institute Model 12
2.3.2 Lifespan Development Model 14
2.3.3 Wheel of Wellness Model 14
2.3.4 Indivisible Self Model 17
2.3.5 Perceived Wellness Model 21
2.3.6 The Wellness/Illness Continuum Model 22
2.3.7 Conclusion 23
2.4 Wellness Measurement Instruments 23
2.4.1 Life Assessment Questionnaire 24
2.4.2 Optimal Living Profile 24
2.4.3 Perceived Wellness Survey 24
2.4.4 Test Well (National Wellness Institute, 1992) 25
2.4.5 Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle Inventory 25
2.4.6 Five Factor Wellness Inventory 26
2.4.7 Summary 26
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2.5 Employee Wellness 26
2.5.1 Introduction 26
2.5.2 Employee Wellness Programs 28
2.5.3 Evolution of Employee Wellness Practices 28
2.5.4 Importance of Employee Wellness 30
2.6 Employee Wellness in India 30
2.6.1 Gujarat 31
2.7 Banking Sector in India 31
2.7.1 Historical Overview 31
2.7.2 Structure of the Indian Banking System 34
2.7.3 Reformation of Indian Banking System 36
2.7.4 Need of Employee Wellness in Banking Sector 37
2.8 Dimensions Influencing Bank Employee‘s Wellness 39
2.8.1 Physical Wellness 39
2.8.2 Social Wellness 39
2.8.3 Emotional Wellness 40
2.8.4 Intellectual Wellness 40
2.8.5 Spiritual Wellness 41
2.8.6 Occupational Wellness 41
2.8.7 Environmental Wellness 41
2.9 Chapter Summary 42
3 Report on the present research 43
3.1 Research Design 43
3.1.2 Population and Sample 43
3.2 Data Collection 44
3.3 Instrument Development Procedures 44
3.3.1 Step 1: Define the concept being measured 44
3.3.2 Step 2: Creation of an item pool 45
3.3.3 Step 3: Choosing the scale type for measurement 45
3.3.4 Step 4: Getting the items reviewed by experts 45
3.3.5 Step 5: Administering items to a development sample 46
3.3.6 Step 6: Evaluation of items 46
3.3.7 Step 7: Optimizing scale length 46
3.4 Instrumentation 46
3.5 Purpose and Research Questions 47
3.5.1 Objectives 47
3.5.2 Research Questions 47
3.6 Statistical techniques for Analysis of collected data 49
3.6.1 Data analysis for Research Question 1, 2 50
3.6.2 Data Analysis for Research Question 3, 4 55
3.6.3 Data Analysis for Research Question 5 57
3.7 Chapter Summary 57
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4 Results and Discussions 59
4.1 Sampling and Data Collection 59
4.2 Sample Demographics and Descriptive Statistics 59
4.2.1 Participant‘s Personal Characteristics 64
4.2.2 Participants‘ Professional Characteristics 65
4.3 Data Analysis and Results Based on Research Question 66
4.3.1 Research Question 1 67
4.3.2 Research Question 2 80
4.3.3 Research Question-3 and 4 80
4.3.4 Research Question-5 92
4.4 Discussion 107
4.4.1 Review of Descriptive Data 107
4.4.2 Research Question Results 107
4.5 Chapter Summary 119
5 Conclusions, Major Contributions, and Scope of further work 120
5.1 Introduction and Necessity for the Research Investigation 120
5.2 Review of Research Methodology 122
5.2.1 Participants 122
5.2.2 Data collection 123
5.2.3 Instrumentation 123
5.2.4 Data analysis 123
5.3 Result: 124
5.3.1 Research Question 1 124
5.3.2 Research Question 2 124
5.3.3 Research Question 3 125
5.3.4 Research Question 4 125
5.3.5 Research Question 5 129
5.4 Achievements with respect to objectives 134
5.4.1 Objective-1 134
5.4.2 Objective-2 134
5.4.3 Objective-3 134
5.4.4 Objective-4 135
5.5 Limitations of the Research 136
5.5.1 Limitations of the Research Design 136
5.5.2 Limitations of the Questionnaire 137
5.6 Recommendations for Future Research 137
5.7 Implications 138
5.8 Chapter Summary 139
List of References 193
List of Publications 208
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List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Hettler‘s Hexagonal Model 13
Figure 2.2 Wheel of Wellness 15
Figure 2.3 The Indivisible Self Model 18
Figure 2.4 Perceived Wellness Model 21
Figure 2.5 Illness-Wellness Continuum 22
Figure 2.6 Structure of Indian Banking Sector 35
Figure 4.1 District Wise Amount of Samples Received 61
Figure 4.2 Bank wise amount of samples received 63
Figure 4.3 Scree plot for Employee Wellness Scale 72
Figure 4.4 Parallel Analysis for Employee Wellness Scale 73
Figure 4.5 EFA model of Employee Wellness Construct 77
Figure 4.6 CFA model of Employee Wellness Construct 79
Figure 4.7 Prevalence of Health issues among bank employees in Gujarat 93
Figure 4.8 Prevalence of Health issues among Officers and Clerks 95
Figure 4.9 Prevalence of Health issues among Male and Female Employees 97
Figure 4.10 Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees of different age group
99
Figure 4.11 Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees with different education qualification
101
Figure 4.12 Prevalence of Health issues among Public sector and Private sector bank employees
103
Figure 4.13 Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees with different work experience
105
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List of Tables
Table 4.1 District wise amount of sample received 60
Table 4.2 Bank wise amount of survey received 62
Table 4.3 Categorical Demographic Variables - Participant Personal Characteristics
64
Table 4.4 Categorical Demographic Variables - Participant Characteristics 65
Table 4.5 Descriptive Analysis 68
Table 4.6 Bartlet‘s test of sphericity 69
Table 4.7 Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) Measure of Sampling Adequacy 69
Table 4.8.1 Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Employee Wellness Scale 75
Table 4.8.2 Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Employee Wellness Scale 76
Table 4.9 Correlation coefficient matrix 81
Table 4.10 Tolerance value of independent variables 82
Table 4.11 VIF value of independent variables 82
Table 4.12 Kurtosis and Skewness 83
Table 4.13 MLR for Employee Wellness Score and Demographic Variables 84
Table 4.14 MLR for Factor-1 (Physical Wellness) and Demographic Variables 85
Table 4.15 MLR for Factor-2 (Intellectual Wellness) and Demographic Variables
86
Table 4.16 MLR for Factor-3 (Occupational Wellness) and Demographic Variables
87
Table 4.17 MLR for Factor-4 (Environmental Wellness) and Demographic Variables
88
Table 4.18 MLR for Factor-5 (Social Wellness) and Demographic Variables 89
Table 4.19 MLR for Factor-6 (Emotional Wellness) and Demographic Variables
90
Table 4.20 MLR for Factor-7 (Spiritual Wellness) and Demographic Variables 91
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Table 4.21 Prevalence of Health issues among bank employees in Gujarat 92
Table 4.22 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 9 94
Table 4.23 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 10 96
Table 4.24 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 11 98
Table 4.25 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 12 100
Table 4.26 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 13 102
Table 4.27 Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis14 104
Table 4.28 Analysis of Prevalence of Health issues among Bank Employees 106
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List of Appendices
Appendix I General Demographic Form 140
Appendix II Employee Wellness Scale 142
Appendix III Current Health Issues Questionnaire 145
Appendix IV Employee Wellness Scale Score Guideline 147
Appendix V Histograms 151
Appendix VI Scatterplots 170
Appendix VII Correlation Matrix 191
Chapter-1: Introduction
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CHAPTER – 1
INTRODUCTION
Definitions of wellness have evolved with the changing conditions of societies. The
current WHO (World Health Organization) definition of wellness, formulated in 1948,
describes wellness as ―a state of physical, mental, and social wellbeing not merely the
absence of disease‖ (WHO). A major feature of the above mentioned definition is that
absence of disease is not equal to being healthy. Hence, even if a person does not have an
illness or disease, he/she may not be holistically healthy. Moreover, some people may be
highly susceptible to be ill. For example, Bank employees are susceptible to wellness
issues (Ganesh Kumar and Deivanai Sundaram, 2014; De Cuyper and Isaksson, 2017;
Manjunatha and Renukamurthy, 2017). Thus, in the current research study, the term
employee involves clerks and officers working in scheduled commercial banks in Gujarat.
Since last two decades, Indian banking system has been going through enormous changes
in terms of operations. Technological innovations and new structure of the operation have
made an impact on the conditions of work and routine lives of bank employees.
Consequently, the employees are experiencing a high level of stress (UNI-Finance, 2013).
Prolonged periods of stress can make workers vulnerable to the issues of health and well-
being (De Cuyper and Isaksson, 2017; Ganesh Kumar and Deivanai Sundaram, 2014;
Manjunatha and Renukamurthy, 2017). In addition, bank employees have higher
propensity to be unwellness, because of the nature of banking job (Giga and Hoel, 2003).
Thus, it is necessary to assess the wellness of bank employees.
It is difficult to assess wellness. However, some assessments for examing wellness are
available within the wellness literature. But, no assessment is formed for a population of
bank employees. Moreover, only a few wellness scales are created according to the
guidelines of the eminent scholars of scale development (e.g., DeVellis, 2012; Crocker
and Algina, 2005; Dimitrov, 2012) and appropriate methods of statistics (e.g., Exploratory
Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis). Due to the above mentioned reasons, the
current research investigation aimed at developing a new employee wellness scale based
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on the appropriate scale construction procedures. Moreover, the current research
investigation assessed the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Employee
Wellness Scale with a population of bank employees.
1.1 Background of the study
Wellness is a modern word with ancient origin. The tenets of wellness can be traced to the
ancient civilizations. Moreover, the concept of a wellness/illness continuum is present
since many years, where illness is gaining majority of the focus in treatment-based and
medical domains (Keyes, 2002). However, recently a holistic approach is being adopted
by the helping professions that withstands the traditional medical paradigm (Myers et.al,
2000; Myers and Sweeney; 2004; 2005;). This approach of wellness is based on positive,
health-enriching, and preventive objectives, which encourage optimal human capability
and flourishing (Keyes, 2002; 2007; Fredrickson, 2000; 2001).
The banking sector has been redefined in recent years by substantial pressures, complexity
and change. However, in the current era, when sustainable performance and employer
brand is very important, there is actually limited research into the holistic wellness of bank
employees.
The employers need to understand and embrace the fact that, when employees walk
through the door of the organisation, they bring all aspects of their lives with them. They
bring not only their interests, energies, and passions, but also their personal life pressures,
family issues, and anxieties. So it is a challenge for employers to ensure that the work
environment is conducive to allow the individual employees to manage and balance their
wellness. Thus, it is crucial for organisations to measure employee wellness components
on a routine basis so that they can deploy support to fully harness the potential in each
employee.
Like other situations in life, awareness helps in identifying individual‘s needs and
emotions, and enhancing awareness about personal wellness helps in making decisions
about how to fulfill individual needs (Venart et al., 2007). Hence, making employees more
conscious about their present level of wellness is an essential element in maintaining and
promoting employee wellness, and moving towards holistic employee wellness. Due to
aforementioned reasons, the proposed model of employee wellness aims at improving
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bank employees‘ level of wellness by examining their current level of wellness
(perceived).
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Banking sector plays a key role in development of the nation‘s economy. During the last
two decades, the banking sector in India is rapidly transformed because of liberalisation,
globalisation, changes in government policies, technological innovations, and profound
market rivalry. From traditional approach banks catapulted to a customer centric,
technology driven, financial supermarket catering to the varied needs of its customers.
Bank employees play a pivotal role in providing good quality services to the customers of
a Bank. Consequently, the bank employees are experiencing intense stress. Many research
studies tell that bank employees are experiencing problems like job burnout, stress, and
job dissatisfaction (Bajpai and Srivastava, 2004; Chen and Lien, 2008).
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ranked occupations
for stress levels, where 130 occupations were found more stressful. Common issues
among employees of all 130 occupations were, feeling of not being able to control the
work, and feeling of getting stuck into a work where one is treated like a quasi-machine
instead of a human. Manager, Administrator and Supervisor were among the top 12
stressful positions and bank teller was 28th on the list (Michailidis and Georgiou, 2005).
Studies in literature found that occupational stress leads to diseases, and may damage
employees‘ psychological, social, and professional lives. It leads to poor work
performance, a high rate of absenteeism, employee turnover, and violence in the
workplace ( Bhagat et al., 2010; Godin et al., 2005; Dalgaard et al., 2017; Burke, 2010;
Stansfeld and Candy, 2006). Thus, banks should assess employee wellness and try to
increase employee awareness on the components of holistic wellness.
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1.3 Significance of the study
Bank employees‘ wellness is crucial in providing good service quality and service delivery
to the customers. Developing a psychometrically valid instrument to measure employee
wellness helps in nurturing health and wellbeing among bank employees. Additionally, a
wellness assessment that shows variation in individual wellness score over time can be
also used as a tool to examine personal wellness.
1.4 Purpose and Research Questions
Wellness is a multidimensional concept in nature. (Dunn, 1977, Ardell, 1977; Hettler,
1980, Myers et al., 2004). Moreover, wellness is more than just the absence of illness
(WHO,1958). Wellness is having holistic approach and involves both internal (self) and
external (environmental) factors (Roscoe, 2009). Wellness is dynamic in nature (Roscoe,
2009). Studies show that healthy individuals strive towards optimal functioning. (Roscoe,
2009; Ardell, 1977; Hettler, 1980; Dunn, 1977). Moreover, Wellness depends on personal
motivation (Dunn, 1977; Ardell, 1977; Hettler, 1980) and responsibility at individual level
(Dunn, 1977). Hence, the current research hypothesized that Employee Wellness Scale
will produce a multidimensional model of wellness, that includes internal as well as
external factors. However, due to the exploratory nature of current research , research
questions supporting the exploration of the Employee Wellness Scale were warranted.
Development of the Employee Wellness Scale aims at assessing the psychometric
characteristics of Employee wellness (as measured by the Employee Wellness Scale) in a
population of bank employees (i.e., bank clerks, bank officers).
1.4.1 Objectives
To explore the concept of Employee Wellness in the context of the banking sector.
To develop Employee Wellness Scale for bank employees
To assess the level of Employee Wellness in the banking sector of Gujarat.
To explore the relationship between Employee Wellness and Demographic
variables.
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1.4.2 Research Questions
The following research questions were investigated in this research:
Research Question 1:
What is the factor structure of the items on the Employee Wellness Scale with a sample of
bank employees?
Research Question 2:
What is the internal consistency reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale with a sample
of bank employees?
Research Question 3:
What is the relationship between bank employee‘s Employee Wellness Scale score and
their reported demographic data?
Based on this research question the following hypothesis was framed.
o Hypothesis 1: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Employee Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education.
Research Question 4:
What is the relationship between bank employee‘s factor wise wellness score and their
reported demographic data?
After looking at the result of research question 1 and 2, the following hypothesis were
framed.
o Hypothesis 2: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Physical Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Hypothesis 3: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Intellectual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
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o Hypothesis 4: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Occupational Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Hypothesis 5: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Environmental Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector,
Gender, and Level of Education
o Hypothesis 6: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Social Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Hypothesis 7: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Emotional Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Hypothesis 8: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Spiritual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Research Question 5:
What are the most common health issues among bank employees in Gujarat?
Based on the research question the following hypothesis were also framed.
o Hypothesis 9: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Designation
o Hypothesis 10: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Gender
o Hypothesis 11: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Age
o Hypothesis 12: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Level of Education
o Hypothesis 13: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the type of banking sector where employees is working
o Hypothesis 14: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the Work experience in banking sector.
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1.5 Research Design
The present research study used a correlational research design, as it assessed how the
variables are associated with each other (Gall, Gall, & Borg, 2007). This research
investigation focused on the study of Employee Wellness by developing the Employee
Wellness Scale (EWS) and assessing the validity of the primary model with a population
of bank employees. The study also investigates the relationship between Employee
Wellness and demographic variables.
1.6 Population and Sample Size
The population for the assessment of the Employee Wellness Scale included clerks and
officers of scheduled commercial banks in Gujarat. The data was collected via face-to-face
administration. For test development and the identified statistical analyses, sample size of
approximately 100 participants is suggested. Moreover, it is suggested that size of the
sample should be minimum five times of the total variables used in the analysis of the
research (Hair et.al, 2006). Hence, the sample size required for assessing the psychometric
properties of the Employee Wellness Scale was based on total participant to total item
ratio (Mvududu and Sink, 2013; Everitt, 1975; Costello and Osborne, 2005). Thus, an N:p
(N = Total participants, p = Total items) formula was used (Hair et al., 2006). In social
sciences, suggested participant/item ratio is 10:1 or 20:1 (Tinsley and Tinsley, 1987; Hair
et al., 2006; Mvududu and Sink, 2013). Though participant to item ratios varies according
to strength of data, researchers should try to achieve high participant to item ratio
(Costello and Osborne, 2005). Thus, this investigation achieved 13:1 ratio.
On the basis of the literature review (Chapter 2), the present research hypothesized that the
statistical analysis (i.e., Factor Analysis) of the data will produce a multidimensional
factor structure. The researcher began with 36 total items or p. Thus, in total 496 samples
were collected (i.e., 496:36 equates to the 13:1 ratio).
1.7 Instrument Procedures and Instrumentation
The major focus of the current research study is to develop the Employee Wellness Scale
and assess its psychometric characteristics with a population of Bank Employees.
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Moreover, the researcher also developed a general demographic questionnaire and Current
health issue questionnaire for Bank Employees.
The methods of scale development vary within the literature. To fulfill the purpose of
current research investigation, a combination of the different methods is used. The scale
development steps that were followed are: (a) define the concept being measured, (b)
creation of an item pool, (c) choosing the scale type for measurement, (d) getting the items
reviewed by experts, (e) creating a pool of validated items, (f) Administering items to a
development sample, (g) Evaluation of items, and (h) optimizing scale length.
Basically, three data collection questionnaire were utilized in this research. The first
questionnaire was the Employee Wellness Scale, which was designed during current
research. A second questionnaire was administered with a purpose of collecting
demographic information about the participants. A third questionnaire was administered
with a purpose of collecting information about health issues faced by Bank employees.
1.8 Ethical Considerations
The current research investigation followed all the ethical guidelines. All participants
were explained about the research study, the aim of the research, and the research
procedures before data collection. They were also assured that their answers will be kept
anonymous. Additionally, the findings of the research were presented in a way that would
not reveal the identity of the individual participants.
1.9 Limitations of the Research
Although wellness has been explored in other areas and domains, the research of
employee wellness within the context of banking sector is quite new. As such, there are
many areas for improvement and for further research. In particular, the researcher
recognises that this study is subject to some limitations. The present research used a
correlational design (Gall et al., 2007). Hence, it was not able to predict causality. A
second limitation is about the generalisability of the data. The sampling criterion for the
current research defined participants as bank employees (i.e., Clerk , Officers) but equal
representations of them were not achieved.
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Hence, the current research has limitations that can affect the explanation of the results in
bank employees. But, the limitations also consist of scope for future research.
Consequently, the researcher will try to improve the employee wellness scale by working
on the limitations in future research projects.
1.10 Chapter Summary
The present chapter explained about the development of a psychometrically valid
Employee Wellness Scale with a sample of bank employees. A concise review of literature
on employee wellness is presented. The chapter explored the rationale for an employee
wellness assessment in banking sector. In the end, the chapter concluded with details of
the current research study, including the proposed research methodology and statistical
analysis for developing a psychometrically valid Employee Wellness Scale for bank
employees. Chapter 2 contains a detailed review of literature on the concept of wellness,
models of wellness, wellness assessments, concept of employee wellness, banking sector
in India, and dimensions contributing to wellness of bank employees.
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CHAPTER – 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter explains a historical overview of the wellness paradigm, which also include
the characteristics that distinguish the wellness and illness paradigms. Additionally, this
chapter includes definitions of wellness, Concept of Employee Wellness, Models of
wellness, Wellness assessments, Importance of Employee Wellness, Banking Sector in
India, Banking Sector in Gujarat, and Dimensions influencing wellness of bank
employees.
2.1 Historical Overview of the Wellness paradigm
The concept of wellness is seen from two different perspectives. Scholars of the ―clinical /
Medical‖ tradition assess wellness based on physical or mental illness; while the scholars
of ―psychological‖ tradition assess wellness based on personal satisfaction in life (Keyes,
1998). Since decades, concentration of healthcare is on illness paradigm which gives more
attention to the treatment of illness (Granello, 2013; Myers & Sweeney, 2005; Swarbrick,
2006). Moreover, majority of the healthcare services in India treat illness among people
rather than enabling them for prevention of illness. When we compare the clinical model
with a wellness modal, we can find some innate differences. The clinical model focuses on
depletion of symptom, stabilization, and interventions to treat illness (Swarbrick, 2006).
Moreover, deficit-based nature of the clinical model, views a person in terms of his/her
illness instead of his/her positive characteristics and strengths (Seligman, 2002; Swarbrick,
2006). Additionally, the major difference between clinical model and wellness paradigm is
their primary components.
Wampold, Ahn, and Coleman (2001) describes five elements of the clinical model as
follow: (i) patient appears with a problem/illness, (ii) a clarification for the illness is given,
(iii) enough knowledge of theories and concepts promote a change in the patient, (iv)
clinicians use medicines to illustrate the change, and (v) the improvement and change for
patient is because of the prescribed medicines. So, in simple words, a patient comes up
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with a problem before clinicians and they prescribe many ―fixes‖ to get rid of it. Hence,
the basic philosophy of the clinical model is that when an individual is having any
problem/disorder, the clinician is responsible for solving it (Keyes, 2002). Thus, focus of
clinical model on sickness limit individual potential to particular disease, which promotes
wellness as an absence of disease. Although, having no disease does not ensure health and
wellness (Foltz, 2006).
Wellness is an energy-based, optimistic, and enabling approach (Myers & Sweeney,
2008). The focus of Wellness models is on prevention of illness and promotion of well-
being among people. Moreover, wellness encourages a positive idea of human potential
and emphasis on positive individual characteristics rather than illness (Swarbrick, 2006).
The concept of wellness encourages people to take responsibility of their own health and
develop a proactive behavior which lead to a healthy balanced lifestyle (Swarbrick, 1997).
The statistics on treatment of diseases and illnesses have exacerbated in India since last
few years. According to the world economic forum, India stands to lose $4.58 trillion
between 2012 and 2030 due to non-communicable diseases. Nearly 60% of deaths
occurring in India are due to Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, chronic
respiratory disorders, and mental illness. Nearly half of them occur before the age of 65. It
has been estimated that India lost 9.2 million potentially productive years of life due to
untimely cardiovascular deaths in the age-group of 35-64 years in 2000 (570 per cent more
than the US) and is projected to lose 18 million years in 2030 (900 per cent more than the
US). Thus, a concept wellness, promoting prevention of illness, is necessary to improve
overall health in India. Hence, the following sections of this talks about definitions of
wellness, the importance of employee wellness, models of wellness, wellness assessments,
etc. with a view to support the philosophy of prevention of illness and optimal functioning
in the bank employees.
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2.2 Definitions of Wellness
Many authors have tried to define and identified major concepts connected with meaning
of wellness. The term ‗wellness‘ is considered subjective so it‘s accurate definition and
measurement of construct is difficult (Kelly, 2000; Sarason, 2000). Thus, wellness is
conceptualized on a continuum and not as an end state (Clark, 1996; Dunn, 1977; Jonas,
2005; Lafferty, 1979; Myers, Sweeney, and Witmer, 2005; Sarason, 2000). In 1948 World
health organization gave a holistic definition of health as ―physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease‖ (WHO). Later they defined optimal
health as ―a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity‖ (WHO). Halbert Dunn, who is considered as the father of
modern wellness movement defined it as ―An integrated method of functioning which is
oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable, within the
environment in which he or she is functioning‖ (1961, P.4). Dr. Bill Hettler defined
wellness as ―an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices
toward a more successful existence‖ (National Wellness Institute). Myers, Sweeney and
Witmer reviewed literature from multiple disciplines and defined wellness as ―a way of
life oriented toward optimal health and well-being, in which body, mind, and spirit are
integrated by the individual to live life more fully within the human and natural
community. Ideally, it is the optimum state of health and well-being that each individual is
capable of achieving‖ (2000, p.252). Thus, wellness is an outcome as well as a process. It
is a multifaceted and multidimensional concept. The subsequent sections of this chapter
give detailed review about models of wellness and wellness assessments.
2.3 Models of Wellness
2.3.1 The National Wellness Institute Model/Hettler’s Hexagonal Model
In 1980, Hettler developed a six-dimensional wellness model for the National Wellness
Institute. It consists of six dimensions as Physical, Social, Intellectual, Occupational,
Emotional, and Spiritual.
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FIGURE 2.1: Hettler’s Hexagonal Model
Occupational dimension of wellness recognizes importance of personal satisfaction and
enrichment in one‘s life through work. The central idea of occupational dimension is that a
person must be optimistic towards his/her work and he/she should feel that the work is
meaningful and rewarding both (Hettler, 1980). Social dimension of the model highlights
the importance of contribution to the environment and community. It encourages active
involvement in the globe through interaction with other people and contribution to the
common welfare of society (Hettler,1980). Spiritual dimension of wellness give
importance to one‘s search for meaning and purpose in life. According to hettler, people
realize their spiritual wellness when their actions are in consistency with their personal
values and beliefs (Hettler, 1980). Physical dimension of wellness emphasise regular
physical activity. According to the model optimal wellness can be achieved through
combination of good exercise and eating habits (Hettler, 1980). It also gives importance to
learning about balanced nutrition and risky behaviour. Emotional dimension of the model
gives importance to one‘s awareness and acceptance of feelings. It includes being
optimistic and enthusiastic about one‘s self and one‘s life (Hettler, 1980). Intellectual
dimension of model emphasise on one‘s mental activity dealing with the areas like
knowledge, skill, creativity, problem solving, and learning.
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2.3.2 Lifespan Development Model
Lifespan Development Model (LDM) was created by Sweeney and Witmer in 1991, which
demonstrates the correlation between the traits of a healthy individual (Witmer and
Sweeney, 1992). They utilised Adlerian life tasks (i.e., self, love, work, friendship, and
spirituality) in development of the Lifespan Development Model and gave a holistic aspect
of Wellness. They incorporated different theoretical concepts from psychology, sociology,
education, anthropology, and religion in Lifespan Development Model (Witmer and
Sweeney, 1992). The authors also insisted on the role of life forces like education,
religion, and media and global events like hunger, poverty, etc. in maintaining and
achieving holistic wellness. Fundamentally, the Lifespan Development Model was created
as a human development model that incorporated a holistic aspect of human potential and
wellbeing within the contexts of a person‘s environment. The authors used learning from
the Lifespan Development Model to develop the Wheel of Wellness (Witmer and
Sweeney, 1992).
2.3.3 Wheel of Wellness Model
Wheel of Wellness model was created by Witmer and Sweeney in 1992 to align with
Individual Psychology tenets. It contained factors associated with healthy life, longevity,
and quality of life (Myers and Sweeney, 2005). The healthy living factors included
elements like physical, nutritional, social, occupational, and spiritual. It also included the
impacts of society and other external factors on total wellness. The model is based on
Adlerian life tasks and the correlation of life tasks with one another and with other life
forces in development of overall wellness (Sweeney and Witmer, 1992).
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FIGURE 2.2: Wheel of Wellness
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Life task 1- Spirituality:
It involved meaning in life, sanguinity, harmony and values for building the character
(Sweeney and Witmer, 1991).
Life task 2-Self-Regulation:
It consisted of sense of control, sense of worth, realistic beliefs, problem solving and
creativity, emotional awareness and coping, sense of humor, nutrition and physical fitness
(Sweeney and Witmer, 1991). Sense of control and sense of worth emphasise on
individual self-efficacy, self-esteem, and an ability to have practical expectations and
beliefs with a view to achieve healthy lifestyle and stability in life. Creativity and
emotional responsiveness is explained by Witmer and Sweeney with the idea of enhancing
immune function through positive emotional states (Dillon, Minchoff, and Baker, 1985).
Maslo (1970) emphasises on creativity as an essential for fully self-realised behaviours.
Sense of humour is also seen as integral to self-regulation. Moreover, physical health,
nutrition, and exercise, were correlated with good health and longevity (Belloc, 1973,
Sweeney and Witmer, 1991).
Life task 3-Work:
It is described as one of the most basic life tasks by Sweeney and Witmer (1992). It
encompassed everything that an individual do for sustenance of one‘s self and other
individuals (Witmer & Sweeney, 1992). It consists of involvement in jobs, careers,
volunteering, and other activities.
Life task 4-Friendship:
It consists of connections with other people, either in a group or individually. The
friendship connection mentioned here is not physical or intimate in nature (Witmer and
Sweeney, 1992).
Life task 5-Love:
Although friendship and love look alike, they are different as love involved more intimate,
committed relationship between individuals (Witmer and Sweeney, 1992).
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2.3.4 Indivisible Self Model
In 2004, Myers, Leucht, and Sweeney gave a revised model of the Wheel of Wellness and
named it as the Indivisible Self: An Evidence-Based Model of Wellness (IS-WEL). This
five-dimensional model described wellness as a higher order dimension with sub-
dimensions like physical, coping, social, essential, and creative paradigms. The sub-
dimensions are consisted of 17 third order factors that are as follow:
Coping : leisure, self-worth, realistic belief, stress management
Social : love, friendship
Essential : spirituality, self-care, cultural identity
Physical : exercise, nutrition
Creative : emotions, control, work, humor, thinking
The multidimensional concept of wellness is in accordance with other theories that look at
the person holistically. The concept of wellness has similarity with Adlerian concepts of
holism; meaning making and seeking purpose (Rogers, 1961; Adler, 1956) and achieving
balance in life (Hettler, 1984). The five, sub-dimensions of wellness given above (i.e.,
Creative, Coping, Physical, Essential, and Social) are joined to include the ―whole‖ human
being. Each sub-dimension has third order tenets which gives uniqueness to each wellness
domain.
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FIGURE 2.3: The Indivisible Self Model
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Creative:
It consists of how people make sense of their world. This sub-dimension consist of third
order factors like work, emotions, thinking, positive humour, and control (Myers and
Sweeney, 2004) . According to Sweeney and Witmer (1992), the factor emotions consists
of feelings and degree of awareness that enable an individual to experience positive as
well as negative responses. Positive humour consists of laughter, being able to laugh at
mistakes, and being able to use humour in different aspects of life. The factor of work is
defined as contentment with job, career, or vocational choice. It also consists of having
good relationships at work, sense of being appreciated at work, and coping with
occupational stressors (Myers and Sweeney, 2004). The thinking consists of curiosity,
open-mindedness, creativity, and the ability to use them effectively for solving problems
and for coping with stressful situations. The control consists of thoughts about self
competence, internal and external locus of control and assertive expression of wants and
needs (Sweeney and Witmer, 1992). Hence, the Creative dimension consists of creativity
of thoughts and emotions, and expression of humour in various situations of life.
Coping:
It consisted of managing stress, leisure activity, realistic beliefs, and self worth (Myers and
Sweeney, 2004). It is referred to how people manage and react to life events. The ability to
manage life events is paramount in stress management. Leisure time consists of activities
not related to work like personal activities or ―free‖ time, and the balance between work
and leisure. Realistic beliefs consist of accepting reality, recognising the imperfect nature
of life, and accepting the possibility of errors, mistakes, and wrong choices. The worth
consists of self-value and accepting one‘s self (Sweeney and Witmer, 1992).
Physical:
It consists of nutrition and involvement in physical workout leading towards personal
wellness. Nutrition consists of having a balanced food and maintaining a healthy body
mass (Myers and Sweeney, 2004). It also contains prevention techniques like weight
training, eating healthy diet, cardiovascular exercise, and involvement in other physical
tasks to encourage health and wellness.
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Essential:
It includes cultural identity, gender identity, self-care, and spirituality (Myers and Sweeny,
2004). It consists of meaning in personal life, personal level of satisfaction with gender
and cultural identity, cultural acceptance, individual beliefs, faith in a higher power,
optimism, purpose in life, and personal value.
Social:
It consists of individual communication with others, including how the person is
connected with others. It also consists of love and friendship which indicates the ability to
be in a lasting, committed relationship. Love consists of respect, shared values, growth,
appreciation, and interaction. While friendship is less involved and consists of an
uncritical, empathic association (Myers and Sweeney, 2004).
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2.3.5 Perceived Wellness Model
FIGURE 2.4: Perceived Wellness Model
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The Perceived Wellness Model was created by Adams and his colleagues in 1997(Adams,
1995; Adams et. al., 1997). It is a multidimensional model supporting wellness as an
individual characteristic. It promotes experiencing consistent and balanced improvement
in the physical, social, psychological, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual areas of human
life. According to Perceived Wellness Model, when people consider their wellness factors
as equal, their health is better. A limitation of the Perceived Wellness Model is that high
level of wellness can be achieved only when the score on all dimensions are equal.
Consequently, Adams and his colleagues hypothesised that wellness dimensions must be
equal, which is opposed by researchers who think that wellness dimensions are
personalised and certain dimensions may be more important depending on individual.
Hence, an equal dimensions may not show wellness.
2.3.6 The Wellness/Illness Continuum Model
FIGURE 2.5: Illness-Wellness Continuum
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The wellness/illness continuum model was developed by Travis and Ryan (1981, 1988) on
a wellness/illness continuum, where illness and wellness represent its two opposite poles.
The midpoint of this model, is a neutral point which shows absence of illness or wellness.
They bring up the thought that wellness could be present despite illness or disease. One of
the most significant of contributions of this model to the concept of wellness is a much
greater emphasis on individual responsibility. Additionally, Travis (1978) also explained
wellness by example of iceberg as a metaphor and named it the Iceberg Model of Health
(Myers and Sweeney, 2005). He explained current state of individual health as the top of
the iceberg, which has three underlying levels depicting lifestyle or behavior level,
Psychological/motivational level, and spiritual/meaning/being realm.
2.3.7 Conclusion
Aforementioned section of this chapter reviewed wellness models and the dimensions
influencing holistic wellness. Majority of the wellness models include some holistic
dimensions and emphasise on balancing various dimensions which contribute to overall
wellness. Wellness models were discussed to depict the purpose of different models,
dimensions of wellness, and intentions for use. The following section reviews wellness
measurement instruments. Most of them are derived from the wellness models presented
in the aforementioned section.
2.4 Wellness Measurement Instruments
There are many models of wellness that describe unidimensional wellness construct or
multidimensional wellness factors (i.e., Sweeney and Witmer, 1991; Hettler, 1980). As the
models are used for a pictorial representation rather than assessment, they are not always
enough to assess wellness at personal level. Thus, wellness assessments to assess
individual wellness are needed.
Though many assessments are available for measuring wellness in literature, most of them
are not supported by theory and/or empirical research (Hattie et al., 2004). Additionally,
many of them are not developed according to appropriate scale construction methods
(DeVellis, 2012; Crocker and Algina, 2006; Dimitrov, 2012). In the following section, five
different wellness assessments are explained.
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2.4.1 Life Assessment Questionnaire
The Life Assessment Questionnaire is derived from Hettler‘s Hexagonal model of
wellness. It was developed by Hettler (1980) to measure the six dimensions of wellness. It
consists of 100 statements that are measured based on a 5 point Likert scale, where higher
scores meaning higher levels of wellness. Palombi (1992) reported total cronbach‘s alpha
of .78 and test-retest reliabilities of sub-dimensions ranged from .57 to .87. According to
her the second study had the test-retest reliabilities ranged from .81 to .94 and internal
consistency reliabilities ranged from .67 to .94. Cooper (1990) assessed the factor structure
of the LAQ, but failed in supporting the six factor structure of the instrument. Thus, there
are differences in factor models being reported by research supporting a factor structure of
the LAQ.
2.4.2 Optimal Living Profile
It was developed by Renger et al. (2000) to measure the six dimensions of wellness:
emotional, spiritual, physical, social, intellectual, and environmental wellness. It contains
135 items that are measured on two different 5 point Likert scales depending on the
language content of item. Cronbach‘s alpha value for various dimension ranged:
.78(Environmental Wellness), .91(Intellectual Wellness), .82 (Spiritual Wellness), .95
(Emotional Wellness), .84 (Social Wellness), and .89 (Physical Wellness). The external
reviewers supported the content validity of the scale and comparison of scale with
interview data supported the concurrent validity. Divergent validity was achieved through
subtraction of items having high correlation with another dimension compared to the one
they were claimed to measure.
2.4.3 Perceived Wellness Survey
Perceived Wellness Survey is based on the Perceived Wellness Model. It was developed
by Adams et al. (1997) to measure the six dimensions of wellness: social, spiritual,
physical, intellectual, emotional, and psychological. It was developed as a
multidimensional measure of perceived wellness focused on health. It contains 36 items
that are measured based on a 6 point Likert scale, with higher scores indicate higher levels
of wellness. Moreover, only four of the six subscales had more than .70 cronbach‘s alpha
score.
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Adams and colleagues (1997) examined construct validity of Perceived Wellness Survey
through Confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of 359 participants. They reported
Goodness of fit (GFI) as .82 and average standardized residual (ASR) coefficient as .045.
Harari and colleagues examined the psychometric properties of the Perceived Wellness
Scale (Harari et al. 2005). They mentioned the reliability of the total score as .91. They did
not found any support for the existence of separate subscale dimensions. They summarised
that Perceived Wellness Scale is not a satisfactory assessment of the Perceived Wellness
Model.
2.4.4 Test Well (National Wellness Institute, 1992)
It was created to utilize Hettler‘s (1980) six dimensions of wellness. It consists of 100
items that are scored on a 5 point Likert scale. It had a split-half reliability of .87 and 8 out
of the 10 subscales had cronbach alpha value over.71. It had total reliability value of .92
(Owen, 1999).
2.4.5 Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle Inventory
The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle Inventory is derived from the Wheel of Wellness
model. It was developed by Myers and colleagues to measure the five life tasks and the
subtasks of the Wheel of Wellness (Myers et al. 1998). It has been revised many times
since its creation. Initially it was created from a group of more than 500 items. The first
version of the WEL had 114 items. It was administered to sample of 723 individuals.
Myers et al., (1998) reported that out of 16 scales only 9 had reliability alpha above .60.
Thus, many research were conducted to improve the weaker scales with different
populations.
The latest version WEL-S contains 120 items that measure based on a 5 point Likert scale.
Myers et al. (2004) mentioned Cronbach‘s alpha values for 12 subtask ranging from .61
(leisure) to .89(love). It had test-retest reliability coefficients ranging from .68 (cultural
identity) to .88 (nutrition). It had internal consistency ranging from .60 (realistic beliefs) to
.94 (friendship).
Hattie et al. (2004) found support for the psychometric properties of the WEL, but the data
did not support the Wheel of Wellness model. Further investigations of the data lead to
development of the Indivisible Self Model of Wellness (Myers et. al., 2004).
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2.4.6 Five Factor Wellness Inventory
The Five Factor Wellness Inventory is based on Indivisible Self Model of wellness. It was
developed by Sweeney and Witmer (1992) using factor analysis on the original WEL
assessment. It consists of total 91 items that are scored based on a 5 point Likert scale.
Internal consistency of the Five Factor Wellness Inventory ranges from .80 to .96 (Myers
and Sweeney, 2005). Moreover, the Five Factor Wellness Inventory scale is very lengthy,
so it is difficult to use it in daily life. Another limitation is the cost, where individuals
wanting to use the Five Factor Wellness Inventory scale have to bear the cost for the scale,
the manual, and data analysis.
2.4.7 Summary
After comparing the assessments of wellness, the researcher found that most assessments
were developed to measure multiple factors of wellness. Assessment scales like LAQ,
PWS and WEL were constructed to measure sub-dimensions that contributed to total or
holistic wellness. Moreover most of these assessment scales are not constructed through
appropriate scale construction procedures as defined by DeVellis, (2012), Crocker and
Algina, (2006), and Dimitrov (2012).
2.5 Employee Wellness
2.5.1 Introduction
Employees are prone to various diseases based on their way of living and occupational
habits. These diseases are preventable, and can be lowered with changes in diet, lifestyle,
and environment. Lifestyle diseases are the diseases whose occurrence is primarily based
on daily habits of people, and inappropriate relationship of employees with their
environment. These lifestyle diseases take years to develop, and once encountered do not
lend themselves easily to cure. Lifestyle diseases include hypertension, heart diseases,
stroke, diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and diseases associated with tobacco use
(smoking and chewing) like chronic bronchitis, COPD, cancer, and excessive use of
alcohol (Pappachan MJ, 2011). These diseases are also called Non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) or Chronic diseases.
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The major factors contributing to the lifestyle diseases are bad food habits, physical
inactivity, wrong body posture, and disturbed biological clock. Additionally, conditions
like stress, depression and substance abuse are also important factors contributing to
lifestyle related morbidity and mortality like suicides (WHO). There are evidence that diet
and lifestyle is playing a major role in predisposition to various diseases (Key TJ et. al.
2002). WHO have identified that most NCDs are the result of four particular lifestyle
related behavioral risk factors like tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and the
harmful use of alcohol that lead to four key metabolic/physiological changes e.g., raised
blood pressure (BP), overweight/obesity, raised blood glucose and raised cholesterol
levels (Narayan KM et. al. 2010).
According to The World Health Organization (WHO), India is going to have most of the
lifestyle related disorders in the near future. Moreover, lifestyle diseases are showing a
drastic shift towards the younger population in India.
Organisations are facing great challenges due to economic crisis, changing business
environment, increasing demands for productivity, and rise in chronic diseases. Many
studies have described the negative economic consequences of poor employee wellness in
the form of absenteeism, accidents, and healthcare costs (Mills, Kessler, Copper, and
Sullivan, 2007).
Rise of chronic diseases has left its mark on workplaces. Non-communicable diseases
cause 38 million deaths annually. Eighty percent of it occur in low and middle income
countries. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases are
identified as major noncommunicable diseases by WHO. 2.6 million people die due to
overweight or obesity each year (WHO, 2010b). Annually more than two million people
die due to job related accidents or illnesses (ILO, 2005).
The economic consequences of Non-communicable diseases are alarming. The financial
impact of lifestyle-related diseases to India amount to $ 237 billion in 2015 (WHO/WEF,
2008).
Technology, manufacturing processes, products and strategies of competitors can be
replicated by the organizations but human resource management processes cannot be
replicated easily (Pfeffer, 1998). Thus, employees and human resource management
practices are the critical assets of the organization. Many studies have found that HRM
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practices associated with high-performance workplaces are also associated with healthy
employees and higher level of productivity (Burke and Cooper, 2008; Lowe, 2010). Many
Scholars have explained a link between human resource management practices and
employee health, employee engagement and organizational performance (e.g., Sirota et al.,
2005; Sisodia et al., 2007). Significant evidence has been found indicating the crucial role
of employees in the performance of organizations (O‘Reilly and Pfeffer, 2000; Lawler,
2003). Thus, many organizations are getting interested in Employee wellness (McGinnis,
1993).
2.5.2 Employee Wellness Programs
Employee Wellness Programs are employer initiatives directed at improving the health
and well-being of workers and, in some cases, their dependents. They include programs
designed to avert the occurrence of disease or the progression of disease from its early
unrecognized stage to one that's more severe (Goetzel and Ozminkowski, 2008). It is a
corporate set of strategic and tactical actions that seek to optimize worker health and
business performance through the collective efforts of employees, families, employers,
communities, and society-at-large (IAWHP, 2009). Thus, Employee Wellness Programs
not only target and improve health risks and behaviours of the employees, but also address
the work environment (Kirsten, 2012).
2.5.3 Evolution of Employee Wellness Practices
The notion of employee wellness has attracted considerable interest from business and
consultancy firms since the mid 19th century and has more recently begun to attract wider
academic attention. Analysis of employee wellness literature has enabled the identification
of stages in the evolution of the employee wellness concept, conceptualised here as a
series of waves.
Wave-1:
The first wave era is characterized by recognition for addressing sanitary conditions,
infectious diseases and unsafe conditions in the mid 19th century. The major concern
during this period was occupational safety and health. Due to frequent accidents and the
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distance from the preexisting medical systems companies made their own health clinics
for their employees and their families (Fertman, 2015).
During World War II the focus of workplace health slowly began to shift from injury
response to preventive medicine (Starr, 1982; Fertman, 2015). Kriser Steel is the prime
example of this shift. The corporation operated a full-service medical program to treat
employees and their families. It was the first company to make health care part of its
organizational policy. Many other companies also hired doctors and made developed
variations of the Kraiser model of company medicine. (Draper, 2005).
Gradually, minimal occupational safety standards and regulations were established to
ensure safer working conditions for the employees. Later it converted into the
Occupational safety standards and regulations. In spite of such measures, work related
injuries and fatalities remain a considerable threat to public health (Fertman, 2015).
Wave-2:
The second wave started in 1970 when Lalonde report (Lalonde, 1974) released in
Canada. It considered improvement of health care system and the prevention of health
problems and promotion of good health as major objectives. It is considered as the first
modern government document emphasizing on the need of looking beyond the traditional
healthcare system. During this period healthier individual behaviour was encouraged
through the provision of support, information and the development of skills. During this
period medical benefits, short and long-term disability, disease management, Worker‘s
compensation, health promotion, pharmacy etc were combined into a single process. The
emphasize was given on improvement of outcomes, measurement, benchmarking,
coordination of services etc. The goal was to manage costs and improve the outcomes for
the employees. (Fabius & Frazee, 2009). During 1980s major companies made a big
investment in the Employee Wellness Programs. The focus of these programs was
healthier lifestyle to encourage healthier employee behaviour. Health risk assessment,
blood screenings, preventive services, wellness education etc. were utilized as strategies.
The top management also showed commitment towards employee wellness during this
period. Companies also started collaborating with health care providers and community
groups. Economic analysis of Employee Wellness Programs began and it indicated that it
is cost effective and a good return on investment (Fertman, 2015).
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Wave-3:
In the third wave, emphasis is given on the organizational determinants of health.
Disparities in the status of health in organization is the result of determinants (USDHHS,
2000, 2015a). Though genes, behaviour and medical care affect our wellness but the
factors like economic and social condition, culture etc. also affect our mental and physical
health status. Recently the attention has turned to the Employee Wellness in Small
organizations. Small business organizations usually gives less flexibility to their
employees. Such employees have very few employer-sponsored benefits and hardly have
an access to Wellness initiatives at Workplace (Fertman, 2015).
2.5.4 Importance of Employee Wellness
In the current era, when organizations are striving for getting better performance in
competitive global environment, talent management and human resource development
plays crucial role. A healthy and engaged workforce is essential for successful
organisations. Research has found that unhealthy people are usually tired, dissatisfied,
work very slowly, make more mistakes, and are more prone to accidents (Stewart et al.,
2003). Whereas healthy people work harder, have more job satisfaction, are more
productive, and more likely to help others (Wolfe et al., 1994). Employee Wellness
contribute to the achievement of healthy profits (Heaney and Goetzel, 1997; Pelletier et
al., 2004; Pelletier, 2005; Goetzel and Ozminkowski, 2008). Thus, increasing number of
managers are looking at employee wellness as part of company health (Carnethen et al.,
2009).
2.6 Employee Wellness in India
India is one of the most diverse countries in the world. It is the second most populous
country in the world. As of 2009, India‘s workforce was about 765 million (17% of the
World‘s total workforce). Due to sedentary lifestyle, changing dietary habits, and stress
prevalence of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, obesity, stroke, and diabetes
is increased. Around 31 million Indians are diabetic, and the number is expected to grow
up to 57 million by 2025 (pricewaterhouseCoopers, 2007a). According to
Pricewaterhousecoopers 2007 report, between 2000 and 2030, India is expected to have
more deaths in the age group of 35-64 than the United States, China or Russia. The report
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warns that, chronic diseases will reduce the labor supply, savings, and investments within
next 25 years, which will ultimately affect the capital markets.
India is a kaleidoscope of customs, values, beliefs, and traditions. Thus, it is impossible to
generalise the Indian way of life. Each region in India has its own distinct culture,
language, cuisine, etiquette, social norms. However, there are common aspects of the
Indian culture across regions. Collectivism and Verticalness are one of these common
aspects (Triandis, 1998). It is not uncommon to see unequal treatment of employees based
on their social classes and unequal distribution of power among people at the workplace.
Moreover, Indian culture is more relationship based than rule based. So, an individual‘s
behavior is mostly regulated by one‘s superiors, parents, or political leaders (Bhagat,
Steverson, & Segovis, 2007). As most of the models of employee wellness have been
developed in Western countries, primarily the United States, where the culture is
individualistic, rule based, there is a need to study Indian paradigm.
2.6.1 Gujarat
Gujarat is among the ten highest populated states in India (Cencus, 2011). It is one of the
most industrialised states in India. Gujarat's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was
about Rs 11.58 trillion (US$ 172.63 billion) during 2016-17. According to report of ICMR
(2017) non communicable diseases causes 56.7% of premature death or disability among
the 18 to 60 age group in Gujarat. Ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, Stroke, and chronic kidney diseases are among the top 15 causes of premature
death in Gujarat. The workplace directly influences the wellness of workers and in turn the
health of their families, communities and society at large (WHO). Thus, there is a need of
research in the field of employee wellness in Gujarat.
2.7 Banking Sector in India
2.7.1 Historical Overview
The indigenous system of banking in India can be traced back to the 4th century BC in the
'Kautilya‘s Arthashastra' , which contains references to creditors and lending. For instance,
it says ―says "If anyone became bankrupt, debts owed to the state had priority over other
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creditors". Similarly, there is also a reference to "Interest on commodities loaned"
(PRAYOG PRATYADANAM) to be accounted as revenue of the state. Thus, lending
activities were known in the medieval India and the concepts such as 'priority of claims of
creditors' and 'commodity lending' were established business practices. However the real
roots of commercial banking in India can be traced back to the early eighteenth century
with the establishment of the three presidency banks.
Establishment of the three presidency banks in India:
In June 1806, the Bank of Calcutta was established, which was renamed as Bank of
Bengal in January 1809 to fund General Wellesley‘s wars. In July 1843, a joint stock
company, the Bank of Madras was established through the reorganization and
amalgamation of four banks viz., Madras Bank, Carnatic Bank, Bank of Madras, and the
Asiatic Bank. It brought about major innovations in banking such as use of joint stock
system, conferring of limited liability on shareholders, acceptance of deposits from the
general public, etc. After a decade of the India‘s first war of independence, in 1868, the
Bank of Bombay was established.
Establishment of the Imperial Bank of India:
In January 1921, the three Presidency Banks were amalgamated to form the Imperial Bank
of India. The bank took on the triple role of a commercial bank, banker‘s bank, and a
banker to the government.
Emergence of Private Banks:
The first Indian owned bank, the Allahabad Bank was established in Allahabad in 1865,
followed by second, Punjab National Bank established in 1895 in Lahore, and the third,
Bank of India established in 1906 in Mumbai. The Central Bank of India, Bank of Baroda,
Canara Bank, Indian Bank, and Bank of Mysore were established between 1906 and 1913.
By the end of December 1913, the there were 56 commercial banks in the country.
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Establishment of Reserve Bank of India:
Until 1935 all the banks were owned by the private sector owners. Due to absence of any
regulatory system, they were free to make use of the funds according to their wish.
Consequently, the failure of bank and exploitation of the poor were common issues.
Hence, in order to control and regulate these banks, the Reserve Bank of India was
established on 1st April, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934.
The Banking Regulation Act:
With a view to improve the functioning of the commercial banks, the Government of India
introduced a new legislation, known as the Banking Companies Act, 1949. This legislation
was later renamed as the Banking Regulation Act. According to this Act the Reserve Bank
of India was vested with the duties relating to licensing of banks, liquidity of bank‘s
assets, branch expansion, management and working methods, reconstruction,
amalgamation, and liquidation.
Establishment of the State Bank of India:
The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee recommended the creation of a state-
partnered and state-sponsored bank to serve the general economy in and particularly the
rural sector. Thus, in May, 1955, an act was passed in parliament and on 1st July, 1955, the
State Bank of India was established. But, soon the government came to know that State
Bank alone will not be enough to develop the Indian economy. So the plan for
nationalisation was passed 1968.
Nationalisation:
In 1969, Government of India Nationalized 14 banks with a view to serve the mass. Once
again in 1980, the Government of India implemented a second round of nationalisation,
placing six private banks under government control. Thus, only 10% of the bank branches
left in private hands.
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2.7.2 Structure of the Indian Banking System
Structure of the Indian Banking System comprises a heterogeneous mass ranging from the
unorganized indigenous bankers to the foreign banks. Structure of the Indian Banking
System has at the apex the RBI. It performs as a central bank in India. It has taken
developmental function also. The Indian Banking System is classified in two categories
(See Figure 2.6). The Scheduled Commercial Banks that covers most part of the banking
system in India, is further classified into Public Sector Banks, Private Sector banks,
Regional Rural Banks, and Foreign Banks.
Public Sector Banks are those in which the majority stake is held by the Government of
India. These government lead banks are dominating the banking sector in India. In Private
Sector Banks, the majority of share capital is held by private individuals and corporate.
The Banks that have their registered and head offices in a foreign country but operate
through their branches in India are called Foreign Banks. Regional Rural Banks are an
institution unique to India. They were established to operate exclusively in rural areas to
provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans, and small entrepreneurs.
These banks are governed by the RRB Act, 1976.
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FIGURE 2.6: Structure of Indian Banking Sector
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2.7.3 Reformation of Indian Banking System
The financial sector reforms were initiated in the early 1990s in response to financial
sector reforms initiated as a part of structural reforms encompassing trade, industry,
investment and external sector, launched by the Government of India in the backdrop of a
serious balance of payments problem. These reforms can be classified as:
Measures for Promotion of competition:
The measures taken for strengthening competition consists granting less functional
autonomy to public sector banks (PSB); introduction of transparent licensing policy
enabling the entry of private sector , dilution of government stake in the public sector
bank‘s equity allowing them to mobilize capital from the open market; foreign and joint
venture banks; allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the financial sector as well as
allowing portfolio investment; issue of guidelines on ownership and governance in private
sector banks.
Measures for Strengthening the role of market forces:
Measures initiated to strengthen the role of market forces consists progressive reduction in
SLR and CRR, deregulation of interest rates, and market determined pricing of
government securities.
Prudential measures:
It covered fulfillment of capital adequacy norms; and new accounting, income recognition,
provision, and exposure norms.
Legal Measures:
Institutional and legal measures were introduced to improve performance of banks in the
area of recovery. For up gradation of asset quality measures like Corporate Debt
Restructuring Mechanism, setting-up Lok Adalats, Asset Reconstruction Companies
(ARC), Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT), Settlement Advisory Committees (SAC), etc.
were introduced. Enactment of securitization, enforcement of security interest act (Sarfaesi
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Act), and reconstruction of financial assets was a second major mile stone in reforms.
Setting-up Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd., (CIBL) for sharing credit information
and establishment of the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd, (CCIL) to act as central
counter party for facilitating payments and settlement systems relating to fixed income
securities and money market instruments extended support to banks.
Measures for strengthening supervision or supervisory controls:
Measures initiated to strengthen supervision or supervisory control included assignment of
risk weights to different categories of assets, norms on connected lending, credit
concentration norms, application of marked – to – market principle for investment
portfolio and fixation of limits for allocation of funds in sensitive factors and activities.
Moreover, know your customer (KYC) guidelines, introduction of capital charge for
market risk, high graded provisioning for non-performing assets (NPA), and anti-money
laundering (AML) standards, were adopted for implementation. In addition supervisory
measures like establishment of an individual board for financial supervision in RBI,
reforming the role of statutory auditors and improvement of internal control through
strong internal audit, strong corporate governance were also initiated.
Measures related to Technology:
The technology related measures included setting-up of Indian Financial Network
(INFINET) as the backbone of communication for the financial sector, beginning of
negotiated delink system for screen based trading in the government securities and
implementation of real time gross settlement (RTGS) system.
2.7.4 Need of Employee Wellness in Banking Sector:
Banking sector is one of the fastest growing service sectors in India. Banks play a pivotal
role in developing the economy of a country. During the past few decades banking sector
of India has undergone a swift change due to liberalization, privatization, globalization,
policy changes, changes in technology and intensive competition.
The conservative approach in all the sectors of banks have changed. Now banks focus
more on customers, providing them convenience, quality of service, innovation and the
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speed of the services. Bank employees play a crucial role in the service quality and service
delivery of customers.
In past two decades, emergence of a global economy and deregulated markets have
changed the functioning of financial services (Kaur et al., 2017; Hassard et al., 2017).
There is a big change in banking operations and it has a severe effect on the work life of
bank employees who deal with these new structures and technological innovations. The
credit industry is facing a crucial phase because of global economic crisis and major
changes in organizations.
Two types of repercussions in the credit sector were seen. In one hand, there was a
continuous reduction in investment and savings of the clients, and, on the other hand, the
increasing unpredictability of the global economic market. Hence, it is obvious to expect
its impact on the psycho-physical wellness of employees (Frasquilho et al., 2016; Van Hal,
2015).
The International Labor Organization has warned about a number of issues for employees
in financial services; these included high pressure on time, problems of ergonomics, role
conflict, excessive work demands, difficult relationships with customers, and increasing
cases of stress and violence (Giga and Hoel, 2003).
Such changes have affected not only the work life but also in the daily lives of bank
employees. In reality, banking system, where there were no major changes for at least a
century, has been completely redesigned. These changes are implemented in reference of
increasing market competition, implementation of economic plans, reduced inflationary
rates, and institutional changes (Bozdo and Kripa, 2015; Silva and Navarro, 2012). The
new requirements and qualifications is due to unemployment, intensification of the labor
rhythm, and precariousness of work (Hantzaroula, 2015).
It is possible to affirm that the substantial changes that took place with the productive
restructuring were in the sense of implementing strategies such as charging clients for a
greater diversity of services and products, intensification of outsourcing, flexibility of
work, redefinition of tasks and traditional banking activities, and transferring more and
more services to the clients themselves (i.e., through home-banking) (Silva and Navarro,
2012; Blazy et al., 2014). In this new management model, bank employees have
experienced a full redefinition of their tasks, becoming bank sellers (rather than bank
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employees), working with clients to meet the bank‘s targets in areas such as the sale of
investment funds, bonds, and insurance policies (Adrian and Ashcraft, 2016). Moreover, a
considerable reduction in job positions intensified the volume of work for those who
remained, as well as for new employees (Silva and Navarro, 2012). Studies also reveal that
the employees are facing problems like burnout, tension and lack of satisfaction, etc. in
banking sector (Chen and Lien, 2008; Bajpai and Srivastava, 2004). Thus, organisations
should assess employee wellness and genuinely try to increase awareness among
employees on the holistic dimensions to overall wellness.
2.8 Dimensions Influencing Bank Employee’s Wellness
According to the wellness literature a number of factors that influence holistic wellness.
These factors are like (a) physical, (b) social/relational, (c) occupational, (d) emotional, (e)
intellectual, (f) spiritual, and (g) environmental behaviors.
2.8.1 Physical Wellness
Physical wellness is defined as ―the degree to which one maintains and improves
cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and strength‖ (Hettler, 1980). It includes maintaining
healthy diet and creating balance and harmony within body through awareness and
monitoring of physical signs, body feelings, tension patterns, internal states, and
reactions (Hettler,1980). It also includes one‘s awareness of physical self-care, activity
level, nutrition needs and use of medical services (Hettler,1980). Renger et al. (2000) also
defined physical wellness as one‘s level of fitness, nutrition and avoidance of harmful
activity. Like Hettler, they also included prevention, early recognition of problems,
perception and use of medical services.
Thus, physical wellness is the continuous and active effort of maintaining one‘s optimum
level of physical activity and awareness of nutrition, self-care and healthy lifestyle
choices. It includes one‘s perception and expectation of wellness. It also includes
acceptance of one‘s physical state.
2.8.2 Social Wellness
Social wellness focuses on one‘s relation to other individuals and the environment
(Hettler,1980). It includes one‘s level of involvement in the activities of the common
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welfare of the community and environment. It involves the active promotion of a healthy
environment, betterment of community, effective communication and healthy
relationships with others. It focuses on having balance and integration of self with others,
community and nature. Renger et al.(2000) defined social wellness encompassing one‘s
interaction with others. They described it as the degree to which an individual is able to
get along well with people and is able to express personal feelings, needs and opinions.
They included support, intimacy, and fulfilling relationships as major concepts. Like
Hettler, they also considered the social interaction and contribution to the community.
Thus, social wellness is the movement towards balanced and integrated interaction
between the individual, society and nature.
2.8.3 Emotional Wellness
Emotional wellness is defined as ―the awareness and acceptance of a range of feelings in
one‘s self and others, as well as one‘s ability to constructively express, manage, and
integrate feelings‖ (Hettler,1980). It is a continual process consisting of awareness,
management of emotions, positive approach to life, constructive expression, and realistic
self-assessment (Hettler,1980). Renger et al.(2000) defined it as ―one‘s level of anxiety,
depression, well-being, self-control, and optimism‖. They also included feeling of
satisfaction, interest and enjoyment in life, and optimistic outlook. Thus, emotional
wellness is an awareness and acceptance of feelings, as well as a positive attitude about
life, oneself, and the future.
2.8.4 Intellectual Wellness
Intellectual wellness is defined as the level of one‘s mental engagement in creative and
stimulating activity and the use of knowledge resources (Hettler,1980). It emphasize on
the acquisition, development, application and articulation of critical thinking. Renger et al.
(2000) defined it as ―one‘s orientation and achievement toward personal growth, education
and achievement, and creativity‖. Thus, it is the perception and motivation for one‘s
optimal level of stimulating intellectual activity.
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2.8.5 Spiritual Wellness
Spiritual wellness is defined as ―a worldview that gives unity and goals to thoughts and
actions, as well as the process of seeking meaning, purpose in existence, and actions, as
well as the process of seeking meaning, purpose in existence, and understanding of one‘s
place in the universe‖ (Hettler,1980). Renger et al. (2000) defined it as finding a basic
purpose in life and the pursuit of a fulfilling life; the ability to give and receive love, joy
and peace and one‘s willingness to help others. Thus, spiritual wellness is the indigenous
and continual search for meaning and purpose in life, while accepting and transcending
one‘s place in the complex and interrelated universe.
2.8.6 Occupational Wellness
It is defined as the level of satisfaction and enrichment gained by one‘s work and the
extent to which one‘s occupation allows for the expression of one‘s values (Hettler,1980).
Crose et al.(1992) defined occupational wellness as one‘s attitude towards work and
leisure, as well as one‘s work history, patterns and balance between vocational and leisure
activities, and vocational goals. Thus, occupational wellness is the degree to which one is
able to express individual values and achieve enrichment and personal satisfaction through
paid or unpaid work; individual attitude toward work and ability to manage several roles;
and individual way of using skills and abilities to contribute to the community.
2.8.7 Environmental Wellness
It is defined as the nature of one‘s reciprocal interaction with the environment. It includes
the impact on home and work life as well as balance between the two, and one‘s
relationship with nature and community resources (Renger et al. 2000). Thus,
environmental wellness is about balancing the home and work life, and understanding how
one can have an impact on that environment. It is a reciprocal relationship between the
environment and the individual in various roles and the individual‘s relationship with
nature and community resources.
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2.9 Chapter Summary
The literature review discussed the history of the wellness paradigm, definitions of
wellness, models of wellness, wellness assessments, employee wellness, need of employee
wellness, banking sector in India, need of employee wellness in banking sector, and
dimensions affecting wellness of bank employees. The reviewed literature talks about a
continued need for a wellness focus, and a psychometrically sound employee wellness
assessment. Chapter 3 presents the research methodologies that were employed within the
present study.
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CHAPTER – 3
REPORT ON THE PRESENT RESEARCH
Chapter 3 explains the research methods used to create the Employee Wellness Scale for
Bank employees, to examine the psychometric properties of the scale, and to assess the
level of wellness among bank employees. Particularly, the chapter reviews the following
information regarding the study: (a) research design, (b) population and sample, (c) data
collection, (d) instrument development procedures, (e) instrumentation, (f) research
purpose and hypotheses, (g) assessing psychometric properties and statistical analysis, and
(h) potential limitations of the study.
3.1 Research Design
The present research adopted a correlational research design as the research examined the
relationships between variables (Gall, Gall, & Borg, 2007). The focus of this research
investigation is to study employee wellness by developing the Employee Wellness Scale
(EWS) for Bank employees, and assessing the reliability and validity of the scale with a
population of Bank employees in Gujarat. The study also investigates the relationship
between Employee Wellness and demographic variables.
3.1.2 Population and Sample
There are 60364 bank employees (clerk, officer) in Gujarat (RBI, 2016). The required
sample size was calculated using 5% margin of error and 95% confidence interval. The
result shows at least 382 samples are required. For development of scale in the social
sciences, appropriate item/participant ratios should be 10:1 or 20:1 (Hair et al., 2006;
Mvududu & Sink, 2013; Tinsley & Tinsley, 1987). In current study total 496 samples were
collected, that equates to the 13:1 ratio.
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3.2 Data Collection
The data was collected via face-to-face administration. A convenience sample of
participants was recruited from scheduled commercial banks in different districts of
Gujarat. The face-to-face collection began on 1st, November, 2017 and was completed on
1st, March 2018. The researcher administered the Employee Wellness Scale and affiliated
scales (i.e., Demographic Form, Current health issue form) to the employees of scheduled
commercial banks in different districts of Gujarat. For the instances where other
representatives administered the assessment, training was provided to ensure accurate and
reliable data collection procedures.
3.3 Instrument Development Procedures
The research study is aimed at developing the Employee Wellness Scale and assessing the
psychometric properties of it with a sample of Bank Employees. Moreover, the researcher
developed a general demographic questionnaire and Current health issue questionnaire for
Bank Employees. The study also explores the relationship between Employee Wellness
and demographic variables.
The steps for developing a scale vary within the literature. For the purposes of current
research study, a combination of different steps is followed. The specific scale
development steps utilised are as follow. (a) define the concept being measured, (b)
creation of an item pool, (c) choosing the scale type for measurement, (d) getting the items
reviewed by experts, (e) creating a pool of validated items, (f) administering items to a
development sample, (g) Evaluation of items, and (h) optimizing scale length.
3.3.1 Step 1: Define the concept being measured
The wellness literature was reviewed and definition of wellness was comprised in order to
determine what would be measured. The plethora of definitions in the literature indicates
that it is difficult to define wellness. Hence, the researcher included the most cited
qualities of wellness within the literature to define the concept of employee wellness. In
order to develope the Employee Wellness Scale, the concept is determined as Employee
wellness, which involves the factors that are related to holistic health and wellbeing.
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Moreover, according to wellness literature the wellness is distinctive and consists of
dimensions like Physical, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, and Spiritual. Hence, for the
purposes of current research study, Employee wellness is defined as the factors consisting
employee‘s wellbeing and leading towards a healthy and balanced life.
3.3.2 Step 2: Creation of an item pool
It contained development of Employee Wellness Scale items that contribute to Employee
wellness theoretically. The literature on wellness was reviewed thoroughly to search for
the e items contributing to Employee wellness. The researcher reviewed instruments that
measured similar constructs as well as diverse models of wellness. While developing the
pool of items, the items were added or deleted on the basis of wellness literature. At the
end, 55 items were chosen based on theory and the literature review.
3.3.3 Step 3: Choosing the scale type for measurement
This scale development step consisted of selecting the suitable scale type for the Employee
Wellness Scale. Likert scale is applicable for factor analysis and usually used in social
sciences researches (Mvududu and Sink, 2013; DeVellis, 2012). So, a five point Likert
scale format is selected. However, to develop Employee Wellness Scale, a verbal
frequency scale was utilised instead of the traditional Likert scale. Because verbal
frequency scale helps in examining the amount of time spent in behaviors and experiences.
It helps to understand what is happening in the lives of Bank employees and allows for an
opportunity to discuss the frequencies of activities. The verbal frequency scale measures
how often a wellness activity is performed while a likert scale measures strength of
agreement (Scarborough,2005).
3.3.4 Step 4: Getting the items reviewed by experts
Following the initial item development of the Employee wellness scale, 55 items were
selected based on theory and a review of the literature. The selected items were given to a
team of experts for review to maximize content validity of the instrument. Items which
were double-barreled, poorly worded, inconsistent with the particular dimension or
duplications were either rewritten or eliminated. At the end 36 items were finalised for the
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Scale. The expert review process involved academicians working in a prominent business
schools and Senior Bank Managers. Consensus among experts indicates these items cover
the objects of the study and the matters to be measured, indicating the content validity of
the scale.
3.3.5 Step 5: Administering Items to a Development Sample
The Employee Wellness Scale was administered to a development sample. After removing
incomplete samples the researcher ended up with a total sample of 496 participants. Thus,
sample satisfied a 10:1 participant/item ratio.
3.3.6 Step 6: Evaluation of Items
Following administration of the Employee Wellness Scale to the sample of Bank
employees, items were evaluated via a variety of procedures to evaluate validity and
reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale. Validity was assessed by evaluating content
validity and construct validity. Additionally, Reliability of the scale was assessed by
evaluating internal consistency.
3.3.7 Step 7: Optimizing Scale Length
The last step of the scale development process involved optimisation of the scale length.
After data analysis, all items were analysed based on factor loading and inter-item
correlations. Researcher also assessed the overall goodness-of-fit of all the constructs to
determine the validity of the measures.
3.4 Instrumentation
Three data collection questionnaires are utilized in the present research. The first
questionnaire is the Employee Wellness Scale, which was developed during this research.
A second questionnaire is a General demographic form, which was administered with a
view to collect demographic information about the employee. A third questionnaire is a
Current health issue form which was administered with a view to collect information about
health issues faced by bank employees.
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3.5 Purpose and Research Questions
Wellness is a multidimensional concept in nature. (Ardell, 1977; Hettler, 1980, Dunn,
1977, Myers et al., 2004). Moreover, absence of illness does not ensure wellness
(WHO,1958). Wellness is having holistic approach and involves both internal (self) and
external (environmental) factors (Roscoe, 2009). Wellness is dynamic in nature (Roscoe,
2009). Studies show that healthy individuals strive towards optimal functioning. (Ardell,
1977; Hettler, 1980; Dunn, 1977; Roscoe, 2009). Moreover, Wellness depends upon
personal motivation (Ardell, 1977; Hettler, 1980; Dunn, 1977) and individual
responsibility (Dunn, 1977). Hence, it is hypothesized that the Employee Wellness Scale
will produce a multidimensional factor structure, which includes internal and external
factors. However, due to the nature (exploratory) of the research that involved developing
a new Employee Wellness Scale, research questions supporting the exploration of the
Employee Wellness Scale were framed.
The purpose of developing the employee wellness scale was to assess the psychometric
properties of employee wellness in a sample of Bank employees in Gujarat.
3.5.1 Objectives
To explore the concept of Employee Wellness in the context of the banking sector.
To develop Employee Wellness Scale for bank employees
To assess the level of Employee Wellness in the banking sector of Gujarat.
To explore the relationship between Employee Wellness and Demographic variables.
3.5.2 Research Questions
The specific research questions that were investigated included the following:
Research Question 1:
What is the factor structure of the items on the Employee wellness Scale with a sample of
Bank employees in Gujarat?
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Research Question 2:
What is the internal consistency reliability of the Employee wellness Scale with a sample
of bank employees in Gujarat?
Research Question 3:
What are the relationships between Bank employee‘s Employee wellness Scale score and
their reported demographic data?
Based on this research question the following hypothesis was framed.
o Hypothesis 1: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Employee Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education.
Research Question 4:
What are the relationship between Bank employee‘s factor wise wellness score and their
reported demographic data?
o Hypothesis 2: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Physical Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Hypothesis 3: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Intellectual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Hypothesis 4: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Occupational Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Hypothesis 5: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Environmental Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Hypothesis 6: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Social Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
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o Hypothesis 7: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Emotional Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Hypothesis 8: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Spiritual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Research Question 5:
What are the most common health issues that Bank Employees experience?
o Hypothesis 9: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Designation
o Hypothesis 10: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Gender
o Hypothesis 11: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Age
o Hypothesis 12: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Level of Education
o Hypothesis 13: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the type of banking sector where employees is working
o Hypothesis 14: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the Work experience in banking sector.
3.6 Statistical techniques for Analysis of collected data
For development of the Employee Wellness Scale, the researcher assessed the validity and
reliability of the instrument in a population of Bank Employees. The research also
explored the relationship between demographic variables and Employee Wellness.
Additionally, health issues among bank employees in Gujarat were also analysed. Data
analysis was conducted in the Statistical Package R and Microsoft Excel.
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3.6.1 Data analysis for Research Question 1, 2
Validity:
A key component of a vigorous scale development is the validity of the scale with diverse
samples. The scale can be valid only when it is reliable. Validity shows the degree to
which a scale measures what it claims to measure (Dimitrov, 2012). Cronbach (1971)
defined validity as a process through which a researcher goes to collect evidence for
supporting inferences that are to be derived from the scores on a scale. Thus, while
assessing validity it is important to understand that an instrument or an assessment cannot
be deemed valid or invalid. Additionally, validity is about an explanation of data which is
derived from the use of a scale, rather than the scale itself (Dimitrov, 2012). However,
there is a debate among the scholars, how many types of validity should be examined
(DeVellis, 2012).
o Content Validity:
It shows the degree to which a set of items reflects the content of a scale (DeVellis, 2012).
Content validity also includes sampling adequacy (DeVellis, 2012).
A well defined content domain should be established to assess the content validity
(Messick, 1995). Moreover, all items on a scale must describe factors of the construct
being measured (Crocker and Algina, 2006). Hence, to ensure the content validity of the
Employee Wellness Scale, the scale was given to experts for review. Moreover, every item
included in the Employee Wellness Scale was based on the literature and theory of
wellness and health.
o Construct Validity:
Construct validity involves the degree to which a scale measures the construct it claims to
measure (DeVellis, 2012). Construct validity of Employee Wellness Scale was assessed by
conducting Factor Analysis.
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Factor Analysis:
The validity of Employee Wellness Scale was assessed using factor analysis, which was
conducted by utilising two step wise approaches: (1) Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
and (2) Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA).Factor analysis helps identify patterns
amongst several variables to be explored. It is also used to examine construct validity of
the scale (Crocker and Algina, 2006). Factor Analysis involves: (a) finding factors related
to a particular set of variables, (b) identifying what variables load on particular factors, (c)
assessing the correlations among the variables and factors, (e) assessing the correlations
among factors, and (f) determining the maximum variance accounted for by the factors
(Dimitrov, 2012). The final aim of factor analysis is to cover a maximum variance with the
least number of factors and scale items.
o Exploratory Factor Analysis:
Because of the exploratory nature of the research investigation, an exploratory factor
analysis was conducted. An exploratory factor analysis is a method to predict how many
factors underlie variables or which variables comprise a particular factor (DeVellis, 2012).
Additionally, the exploratory factor analysis is an appropriate introductory statistical
method for constructing a scale (DeVellis, 2012; Mvududu and Sink, 2013).
Most statistical software use Principal Component Analysis (PCA) as the default setting.
While conducting an Exploratory Factor Analysis, many times it is used as a factor
extraction method. However, it is not considered the most appropriate method of statistical
analysis for scale development. Additionally, Principal Component Analysis is not
considered a right type of factor analysis (Costello and Osborne, 2005). Hence, it is
suggested that Principal Axis Factoring (PAF), Maximum Likelihood (ML), and/or
Ordinary least Squares (also called ‗Minimum Residuals‘) is chosen for the Factor
Analysis (Costello and Osborne, 2005). So, the researcher employed an Ordinary least
Squares (also called ‗Minimum Residuals‘)to develop the Employee Wellness Scale.
Rotation methods are classified in two broad categories: orthogonal and oblique.
Orthogonal rotations produce factors that are uncorrelated while oblique rotations allow
the factors to correlate. In the social sciences we generally expect some correlation among
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factors, since behavior is rarely divided into precisely enclosed units that function
independently of one another(Costello and Osborne, 2005). Therefore use of orthogonal
rotation leads to a less useful solution when factors are correlated. Thus, the researcher
chose oblique rotation between orthogonal and oblique rotations.
Eigen values or characteristic roots of each factor are analysed to determine the number of
factors to be retained in an Exploratory Factor Analysis model (DeVellis,2012). A
minimum eigenvalue to retain the factor is 1 (Crocker and Algina, 2008; DeVellis,
2012;Dimitrov, 2012). According to DeVellis (2012), the eigen values are effective if
there is a large sample size and the assessment has less than 40 variables (DeVellis,
2012).Though the eigen values are useful to determine the number of factors to be
retained, the scree test is considered more appropriate method for determining the factors
to be retained in an Exploratory Factor Analysis (DeVellis, 2012; Mvududu & Sink,
2013).However, Horn‘s Parallel Analysis (1965) is also considered effective in
determining the number of factors (Humphreys and Ilgen, 1969; Humphreys and
Montanelli, 1975).
Prior to conducting the Exploratory Factor Analysis the data was cleaned and examined
for irregular, missing, or outlying data. Additionally, there are many assumptions that
were assessed within the data. Particularly: (a) normality of the data; (b) appropriateness
of data;and (c) multicullinearity.
o Normality of the data:
The normality of the data was established by analysing histograms, skewness value and
kurtosis values. A close bell-shaped curvature on a data plot indicates normality of the
data. Additionally, skewness values within ± 3 limit and kurtosis values within ± 10 limit
indicates normality (Pallant, 2013).
o Appropriateness of data:
The Bartlet‘s test of sphericity (Bartlett, 1950) and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO)
Measure of Sampling Adequacy (Kaiser, 1974) was conducted to assess the
appropriateness of the data. The is considered appropriate for an Exploratory Factor
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Analysis, if the the KMO score is approximately .60 and the Bartlet‘s sphericity test yield
significant results (Crocker and Algina,2006). For conducting Exploratory Factor
Analysis, KMO values of .80 to .90 are considered excellent (Costello and Osborne,2005;
Crocker and Algina, 2006).
o Multicullinearity:
Multicullinearity was examined by inter-item correlation analysis. Correlations of .85 or
higher in datasets suggest multicollinearity (Costello and Osborne,2005).
The results from the Exploratory Factor Analysis in this study provided a number of
factors to retain in the Employee Wellness construct and a clear idea of the factor
structures for the assessment of Employee wellness.
o Confirmatory Factor Analysis:
The EFA provides rudimentary idea for the factor structure of each dimension, but it is not
enough to conclusively set up the appropriate dimensionality of the assessment
(Panuwatwanich K. et.al., 2008; Byrne B.M. 2013). Therefore, Exploratory Factor
Analysis results were affirmed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis is a theory-driven method which is used for testing the
hypotheses to identify a factor structure. It confirms the validity of theoretical structures
by testing the relationships among variables (Gerbing D.W., Anderson J.C.,1988; Kline
R.B.,2015).
Goodness-of-fit indices were examined to determine to determine the validity of the
Employee Wellness Scale. These indices are classified into two groups, namely
incremental fit indices and absolute fit indices. Incremental fit indices involves the degree
to which the proposed model is superior to the alternative baseline models by calculating
the comparison between the baseline model and expected model (Shah R., Goldstein
S.M.,2006). Absolute fit indices assess how well the proposed theory fits the data (Hair
J.F., Black W.C., Babin B.J., Anderson R.E.,2010). Hair et al. (2010) suggested to report
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at least one incremental index (CFI or TLI) and one absolute index (RMSEA or SRMR).
The researcher here reported following indices in this study.
Chi-square Statistics:
The Chi-square statistic is the most fundamental absolute fit index, which is used to
measure the discrepancy between a hypothesised model and data (Ping R.A. Jr,2004).
However, the chi-squared test is considered to be sensitive and bias to sample size, thus its
value tend to rise with increasing sample size (Kline R.B.,2015). Thus, Chi-square and
degree of freedom are reported as descriptive data in the current research rather than a
strong inferential test to accept or reject a model.
Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation (RMSEA):
It tells us how well the model, with unknown but optimally chosen parameter estimates
would fit the populations covariance matrix (Byrne, 1998). It is regarded as one of the
most informative fit indices (Diamantopoulos and Siguaw, 2000: 85). The value of
RMSEA less than 0.07 shows a good fit (Steiger, 2007). RMSEA values less than 0.05 are
good, values between 0.05 and 0.08 are acceptable, values between 0.08 and 0.1 are
marginal, and values greater than 0.1 are poor (Fabrigar L. R. et.al., 1999).
Standardised Root Mean square Residual (SRMR):
It is the square root of the difference between the residuals of the sample covariance
matrix and the hypothesised covariance model. The value of SRMR less than less than
0.08 are considered acceptable (Hu and Bentler, 1999).
Comparative fit index (CFI):
The Comparative Fit Index compares the improvement of the overall fit of the researcher‘s
model to a null model taking the sample size into account. It assumes that all latent
variables are uncorrelated and compares the sample covariance matrix with this null
model. Values for CFI range between 0.0 and 1.0 with values closer to 1.0 indicating good
fit.
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Tucker Lewis index (TLI):
The TLI indicates a correlation for model complexity. It is also called Non-normed Fit
Index. The TLI value over.90 or .95 is considered good fit (Hu and Bentler, 1999).
Reliability:
A measurement scale must be reliable in order to be valid (Reynolds, Livingston,
&Willson, 2009). Highly reliable instrument produces consistent scores that are not
influenced by large degrees of instrument error (Reynolds et al., 2009). The reliability of
the Employee Wellness Scale was assessed using internal consistency. To examine the
internal consistency reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale, Cronbach‘s coefficient
alpha was calculated (Cronbach, 1951).
o Cronbach’s Alpha:
Cronbach‘s coefficient alpha (1951) is the most widely used method to assess the
reliability of a scale (Streiner, 2003).It helps in examining the sampling error in a scale to
ensure internal consistency (Dimitrov, 2012). Moreover, it explains the level of correlation
between item values (Dimitrov, 2012). Additionally, highly correlated items usually
measure a same construct (Dimitrov, 2012). While items having a low level of correlation,
are considered a poor representation of the construct being measured. The value of
Cronbach‘s alpha ranged from 0 to 1, where values closer to 1 show higher reliability
(Dimitrov, 2012). A value of .70 or above usually shows high internal consistency of item
scores.
3.6.2 Data Analysis for Research Question 3, 4
The researcher used a Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis to explore relationships
between a continuous dependent variable (Employee Wellness Scores) and the categorical
independent variables (demographic).
The researcher used Multiple Linear Regression analysis to examine if the demographic
variables predicted certain outcomes. The independent variables that were used included:
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(a) Designation, (b) Gender, (c) Age, (d) Bank Sector, and (e) Education. The dependent
variables for the MLR were the seven factors (Physical, Intellectual, Occupational,
Environmental, Social, Emotional, Spiritual) of the Employee Wellness Scale and overall
Employee Wellness Score.
Multiple Linear Regression:
Multiple linear regression is an extension of the simple linear regression where multiple
independent variables exist. It is used to analyze the effect of more than one independent
variable on single dependent variable. To conduct regression analysis on categorical
demographic variables dummy variables were used.
The researcher assessed the data for assumption before conducting the Multiple Linear
Regression. The assumption of (a) Sample size, (b) Multicollinearity, (c) Outliers, (d)
Normality, (e) Linearity, and (f) homoscedasticity were examined.
Sample Size:
Assumption of sample size was assessed by the equation suggested by Tabachnick and
Fidell (2013).
N > 50 + 8m ( m = the number of independent variables, N = Sample size)
Multicollinearity:
The researcher assessed multicollinearity based on three criteria: (a) Correlation matrix,
(b) Variance Inflation Factor (VIF), and (c) Tolerance value.
Correlation matrix:
The researcher assessed the correlation coefficient of all independent variable. High
correlation coefficient value shows multicollinearity.
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Tolerance value:
The tolerance measures the influence of one independent variable on all other independent
variables. Tolerance is defined as T = 1 – R² for these first step regression analysis.
Tolerance value less than 0.1 shows possibility of multicollinearity and less than 0.01
confirms multicollinearity.
Variance Inflation Factor (VIF):
The Variance Inflation Factor is defined as VIF = 1/T.VIF value greater than 10 shows
possibility of multicollinearityand greater than 100 confirms multicollinearity among the
variables.
Outliers, Normality, Linearity, and homoscedasticity:
The researcher generated scatter plots to assess for outliers, normality, linearity and
homoscedasticity. The researcher assessed scatterplots of the standardized residuals of the
variables to assess homoscedasticity. Pattern of association between the variables was
assessed in scatter plots to check linearity.
3.6.3 Data Analysis for Research Question 5:
The researcher used descriptive analysis and chi square analysis to understand common
health issues among bank employees.
In summary, the present research study contained the development of the Employee
Wellness Scale, assessed the psychometric properties of the scale with a sample of bank
employees, assessed relationship between demographic variables and Employee Wellness,
and identified common wellness issues among bank employees.
3.7 Chapter Summary:
The purpose of the present research investigation was to study employee wellness by
developing the Employee Wellness Scale and assess the psychometric properties of it in a
sample of bank employees. The chapter discussed the design of the research, population
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and sampling methods, data collection methods, scale development method,
instrumentation, purpose of the research and hypothesis, and assessing psychometric
properties and statistical analysis. Chapter 4 builds upon Chapter 3 and presents the results
of the research study.
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CHAPTER – 4
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Chapter four discusses the results of the research questions that were assessed in this
study. Particularly, the present research investigated the psychometric features of the
Employee Wellness Scale in a population of Bank employees. The data were analyzed
using the Statistical Package R and Microsoft Excel. The research questions were
examined using: (a) Factor Analysis (b) Cronbach‘s alpha, (c) Multiple Linear Regression,
(d) Chi Square test, and (e) Descriptive Analysis.
4.1 Sampling and Data Collection
The population for the investigation of the Employee Wellness Scale consisted of clerk
and officers of scheduled commercial banks in Gujarat. The data was collected via face-to-
face administration. A convenience sample of participants was recruited from scheduled
commercial banks in different districts of Gujarat. First, the branch managers were
contacted to get the permission for conducting a survey. Once permission was granted, the
researcher actively recruited participants from the branch and offered face-to-face
administration of instrument.
4.2 Sample Demographics and Descriptive Statistics
In total 496 employees participated in the study. The district wise response rate is
presented in Table 4.1. Total percentage of samples received from different districts is
presented in Figure 4.1. The bank wise response rate is presented in Table 4.2. Total
percentage of samples received from different banks is presented in Figure 4.2.
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TABLE 4.1: District wise amount of sample received
District Wise Amount of Sample Received from Respondents
District Frequency Ratio
Ahmedabad 166 33.47%
Amreli 7 1.41%
Anand 24 4.84%
Bharuch 8 1.61%
Bhavnagar 22 4.44%
Botad 6 1.21%
Dahod 2 0.40%
Deesa 3 0.60%
Gandhinagar 16 3.23%
Gir Somnath 17 3.43%
Jamnagar 15 3.02%
Junagadh 16 3.23%
Kutch 33 6.65%
Morbi 23 4.64%
Porbandar 2 0.40%
Rajkot 75 15.12%
Surat 13 2.62%
Surendranagar 32 6.45%
Vadodara 12 2.42%
Valsad 4 0.81%
Total 496
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FIGURE 4.1: District Wise Amount of Samples Received
(source: inference from study)
33.47%
1.41% 4.84%
1.61% 4.44%
1.21%
0.40%
0.60%
3.23% 3.43%
3.02%
3.23%
6.65%
4.64%
0.40%
15.12%
2.62% 6.45%
2.42% 0.81%
District Wise Amount of Samples Received
Ahmedabad
Amreli
Anand
Bharuch
Bhavnagar
Botad
Dahod
Deesa
Gandhinagar
Gir Somnath
Jamnagar
Junagadh
Kutch
Morbi
Porbandar
Rajkot
Surat
Surendranagar
Vadodara
Valsad
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TABLE 4.2: Bank wise amount of survey received
Bank Wise Amount of Survey Received from Respondents
Name of Bank Frequency Ratio
Andhra Bank 7 1.41%
Axis Bank 69 13.91%
Bandhan Bank 7 1.41%
Bank of Maharashtra 4 0.81%
Baroda Gramin Bank 1 0.20%
Bank of Baroda 70 14.11%
Bank of India 44 8.87%
Canara Bank 6 1.21%
Central Bank of India 22 4.44%
Corporation Bank 23 4.64%
Dena Bank 27 5.44%
Federal Bank 7 1.41%
HDFC Bank 25 5.04%
ICICI Bank 21 4.23%
Indian Bank 7 1.41%
IndusInd 21 4.23%
Indian Overseas Bank 4 0.81%
Kotak Mahindra Bank 10 2.02%
Oriental Bank of Commerce 13 2.62%
Panjab National Bank 9 1.81%
Panjab Sindh Bank 4 0.81%
RBL Bank 6 1.21%
State Bank of India 59 11.90%
Syndicate Bank 4 0.81%
UCO Bank 7 1.41%
Union Bank 14 2.82%
Vijya Bank 5 1.01%
Total 496
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FIGURE 4.2: Bank wise amount of samples received (source: inference from study)
1.41%
13.91%
1.41%
0.81%
0.20%
14.11%
8.87%
1.21%
4.44% 4.64%
5.44%
1.41%
5.04%
4.23%
1.41%
4.23%
0.81%
2.02%
2.62%
1.81%
0.81%
1.21%
11.90%
0.81%
1.41%
2.82%
1.01%
Bank wise amount of samples received
Andhra Bank
Axis Bank
Bandhan Bank
Bank of Maharashtra
Baroda Gramin Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Federal Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
Indian Bank
IndusInd
Indian Overseas Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Panjab National Bank
Panjab Sindh Bank
RBL Bank
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4.2.1 Participant’s Personal Characteristics
The participants (N = 496) reported gender consisted of 400 males (81%) and 96females
(19 %). Marital Status of participants (N = 496) was reported as 386 Married (78%), 106
Single (21%), 3 Divorced (1%), and 1 Widowed (0.20%).Physical disability of
participants (N =496) was reported as 12 Physically challenged (2.42%). The mean age of
participants (N = 496) was 37.80 (S.D. = 8.56) years. The participants‘ personal
characteristics are presented in Table 4.3.
TABLE 4.3: Categorical Demographic Variables - Participant Personal
Characteristics
Data Category Total (n) Percentage
Gender (N =496)
Male 400 81%
Female 96 19%
Marital Status (N = 496)
Single 106 21%
Married 386 78
Divorced 3 01%
Widow 1 0.20%
Physical Disability (N = 496)
Yes 12 2.42%
No 484 97.58%
Age (N=496) 37.80
(S.B.=8.56)
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4.2.2 Participants’ Professional Characteristics
Regarding specific Bank Employee groups, the participants (N = 496) identified as 191
Clerks (39%) and 305 Officers (61%). Reported banking sector of participants (N = 496)
was 328 Public sector employee (66.13%) and 168 Private sector employee (33.87%).
Reported Education qualification of participants (N = 496) was 289 Graduate (58%) and
207 Post graduate (42%).The mean work experience of the participants (N = 496) was
13.45 (S.D. = 7.38) years.The participants‘ professional characteristics are presented in
Table 4.4.
TABLE 4.4: Categorical Demographic Variables - Participant Characteristics
Data Category Total (n) Percentage
Designation (N =496)
Clerk 191 39%
Officer 305 61%
Banking Sector (N = 496)
Public 328 66.13%
Private 168 33.87%
Education Qualification (N = 496)
Graduate 289 58%
Post Graduate 207 42%
Work Experience (N = 496) 13.45
(S.D.=7.38)
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4.3 Data Analysis and Results Based on Research Question
The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package R and Microsoft Excel. Before
evaluating the research questions, the researcher cleaned and vetted the data for outliers
and missing data. The researcher also conducted statistical tests to assess the assumptions
for the statistical analyses for each research question.
For research question 1, the researcher begin with Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to
explore the factor structure of the Employee Wellness Scale data and, examined potential
correlations among variables (Henson & Roberts, 2010). The EFA aims at retaining the
least number of factors, while explaining the maximum variance shared among variables
(Henson & Roberts, 2006). Through EFA analysis, the researcher tried to develop a
model, where the maximum information could be explained with the fewest number of
items and factors (Henson & Roberts, 2006).
The EFA provided rudimentary factor structure of Employee Wellness Construct, but the
analysis is not sufficient to conclusively set up the suitable dimensionality of the
Employee Wellness Scale (Panuwatwanich K. et.al., 2008; Byrne B.M. 2013). Therefore,
Exploratory Factor Analysis results were affirmed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
For Research Question 2, the researcher computed Cronbach‘s alpha. Cronbach‘s alpha
was computed to assess the internal consistency reliability. It helps in examining the
sampling error in a scale to ensure internal consistency (Dimitrov, 2012). Moreover, it
explains the level of correlation between item values (Dimitrov, 2012). Additionally,
highly correlated items usually measure a same construct (Dimitrov, 2012). While items
having a low level of correlation, are considered a poor representation of the construct
being measured. The value of Cronbach‘s alpha ranged from 0 to 1, where values closer to
1 show higher reliability (Dimitrov, 2012). A value of .70 or above usually shows high
internal consistency of item scores. The researcher calculated Cronbach‘s alpha values for
all the Employee Wellness Scale items and for all seven factors of the Employee Wellness
Scale to assess overall instrument internal consistency as well as individual factor internal
consistency values.
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The research question 3 and 4 were assessed using a multiple regression analysis. The
multiple regression analysis aims at exploring the relationship or predictability among
variables (Pallant, 2013; Tabachnick & Fidell, 2013). Particularly, the relationships
between a dependent variable such as one of the factors on the Employee Wellness Scale
and several independent variables such as demographic variables were explored.
Demographic variables (e.g. gender, designation, level of education, bank sector) collected
in the current research investigation were coded with dummy variable, and a multiple
regression was used to analyze if any of the demographic variables predicted any of the
seven factors of Employee Wellness Scale or Overall Employee Wellness Score.
The research question 5 was assessed using chi square analysis and descriptive analysis.
The results for the five research questions are explained below.
4.3.1 Research Question 1
What is the factor structure of the items on the Employee wellness Scale with a sample of
Bank employees in Gujarat?
The researcher begin with Exploratory factor analysis with the 36 item (N = 496) to
examine factor structure of employee wellness construct. Before conducting an
Exploratory factor analysis, numerous statistical assumptions were examined to check if
the data was appropriate for factor analysis. The assumptions that were examined in this
research study included: (a) normality of the data; (b) appropriateness of data; and (c)
multicullinearity.
o Normality of the data:
The normality of the data was established by analysing histograms (see Appendix V),
skewness value and kurtosis values. The descriptive analysis of the data is presented in
Table 4.5. Skewness values within ±3 limit and kurtosis values within ± 10 limit indicate
normality (Pallant, 2013). For the data, skewness and kurtosis values for all items fell
within the acceptable range.
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TABLE 4.5: Descriptive Analysis
Variable N Mean SD Median Skew Kurtosis
Item 1 496 3.29 1.14 3 -0.66 -0.08
Item 2 496 3.68 1.05 4 -0.44 -0.46
Item 3 496 3.61 1.22 3 -0.34 -0.91
Item 4 496 3.78 1.16 4 -0.47 -0.84
Item 5 496 3.59 1.13 3 -0.22 -0.87
Item 6 496 3.17 1.09 3 0.1 -0.55
Item 7 496 3.56 1.28 3 -0.37 -0.91
Item 8 496 3.81 1.25 4 -0.55 -0.89
Item 9 496 3.45 1.25 3 -0.07 -1.37
Item 10 496 3.47 1.25 3 -0.18 -1.13
Item 11 496 2.67 1.09 2 0.62 -0.41
Item 12 496 3.45 1.21 3 -0.04 -1.24
Item 13 496 3.55 1.27 4 -0.3 -1.15
Item 14 496 3.09 1.32 3 0.08 -1.18
Item 15 496 3.57 1.27 4 -0.37 -1.05
Item 16 496 2.95 1.32 3 0.15 -1.12
Item 17 496 3.59 1.29 4 -0.52 -0.86
Item 18 496 3.51 1.3 4 -0.28 -1.21
Item 19 496 3.78 1.22 4 -0.46 -1.07
Item 20 496 3.49 1.08 3 -0.09 -0.8
Item 21 496 3.79 1.19 4 -0.57 -0.72
Item 22 496 3.71 1.19 4 -0.4 -1.02
Item 23 496 3.71 1.25 4 -0.52 -0.89
Item 24 496 3.84 1.19 4 -0.6 -0.86
Item 25 496 3.85 1.14 4 -0.49 -1.09
Item 26 496 3.8 1.12 4 -0.48 -1.04
Item 27 496 3.69 1.22 2 0.48 -0.65
Item 28 496 3.67 1.23 4 -0.37 -1.19
Item 29 496 3.95 1.13 3 -0.05 -0.87
Item 30 496 3.96 1.03 4 -0.53 -0.81
Item 31 496 3.8 1.15 4 -0.58 -0.71
Item 32 496 3.36 0.94 3 -0.44 -0.15
Item 33 496 3.51 1.27 3.5 -0.34 -0.97
Item 34 496 3.55 1.15 4 -0.22 -1
Item 35 496 3.45 1.32 3 -0.24 -1.18
Item 36 496 3.47 1.17 3 -0.19 -0.99
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o Appropriateness of data:
The appropriateness of the data was examined byconducting, Bartlet‘s test of sphericity
(Bartlett, 1950) (See Table 4.6) and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) Measure of Sampling
Adequacy (Kaiser, 1974) (See Table 4.7).
TABLE 4.6:Bartlet’s test of sphericity
Chi Square P. Value Df
9797.81 0 630
TABLE 4.7: Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) Measure of Sampling Adequacy
Overall MSA = 0.93
Items MSA Items MSA
I1 0.93 I19 0.93
I2 0.94 I20 0.96
I3 0.94 I21 0.95
I4 0.96 I22 0.94
I5 0.96 I23 0.95
I6 0.95 I24 0.94
I7 0.94 I25 0.89
I8 0.90 I26 0.93
I9 0.90 I27 0.92
I10 0.89 I28 0.95
I11 0.84 I29 0.93
I12 0.87 I30 0.92
I13 0.94 I31 0.96
I14 0.93 I32 0.94
I15 0.94 I33 0.95
I16 0.95 I34 0.93
I17 0.93 I35 0.92
I18 0.93 I36 0.94
In order for the data to be appropriate for an Exploratory Factor Analysis, Bartlet‘s
sphericity test must yield significant results and the KMO score must be approximately .60
(Crocker and Algina,2006). KMO values of .80 to .90 are considered excellent for
Exploratory Factor Analysis (Costello and Osborne,2005; Crocker and Algina, 2006).The
KMO analysis produced an overall MSA value of .93, which is considered sufficient for
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EFA (Dimitrov, 2012, DeVellis, 2013).Bartlett‘s test of sphericity produced a statistically
significant value, indicating correlated data(Crocker &Algina,2006).
o Multicullinearity:
Multicullinearity was examined by inter-item correlation analysis (See Appendix VII).
Correlations of .85 or higher in datasets suggest multicollinearity (Costello &
Osborne,2005).Item reduction can be done through inter-item correlations (Hinkin, 1998).
Items could be eliminated from the initial pool if the inter-item correlations between the
different items exceed .7. According to Boyle(1991) this could help in avoiding too much
redundancy and artificially inflated estimates of internal consistency. Since in the present
case no inter-item correlation exceeded .7, none of the items were eliminated.
o Exploratory Factor Analysis:
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is the default setting in most statistical software
when conducting an Exploratory Factor Analysis and it is often used as a factor extraction
method. However, it is not the most appropriate statistical analysis for scale development.
Additionally, Principal Component Analysis is not a true form of factor analysis (Costello
& Osborne, 2005). Thus, it is recommended that Maximum Likelihood (ML), Principal
Axis Factoring (PAF) or Ordinary least Squares (also called ‗Minimum Residuals‘) be
selected for the Factor Analysis method (Costello & Osborne, 2005). So, the researcher
employed an Ordinary least Squares to develop the Employee Wellness Scale.
Rotation methods are classified in two broad categories: orthogonal and oblique.
Orthogonal rotations produce factors that are uncorrelated while oblique rotations allow
the factors to correlate. In the social sciences we generally expect some correlation among
factors, since behavior is rarely divided into precisely enclosed units that function
independently of one another (Costello & Osborne, 2005). Therefore use of orthogonal
rotation leads to a less useful solution when factors are correlated. Thus, the researcher
chose oblique rotation between orthogonal and oblique rotations.
Eigen values or characteristic roots of each factor are analysed to determine the number of
factors to be retained in an Exploratory Factor Analysis model (DeVellis,2012). A cutoff
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value for factor eigen values is 1 (Crocker & Algina, 2008; DeVellis, 2012;Dimitrov,
2012).Though the eigen values can be useful to determine the number of factors to be
retained ,the scree test is considered as an accurate method for determining the number of
factors in an Exploratory Factor Analysis (DeVellis, 2012; Mvududu& Sink, 2013).
However, Horn‘s Parallel Analysis (1965) is also considered effective in determining the
number of factors (Humphreys and Ilgen, 1969; Humphreys and Montanelli, 1975). Thus,
the researcher used Scree plot (see Figure 4.3), and Parallel analysis (see Figure 4.4)
methods to decide the number of factors that need to be extracted.
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FIGURE 4.3: Scree plot for Employee Wellness Scale
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Parallel analysis suggests that the number of factors = 7
FIGURE 4.4: Parallel Analysis for Employee Wellness Scale
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The Exploratory Factor Analysis with an oblique rotation identified a seven factor solution
(see Table 4.8.1, Table 4.8.2) with eigen values greater than 1.0 within the data. The seven
factor model (see figure 11) accounted for 55 % of the variance, which is satisfactory in
social science research (Hair et al., 2006).
The result of Exploratory Factor Analysis show that the measuring items of each of the
dimensions of Employee Wellness only loads on its purported factor, which supports the
each of the hypothesised dimensions of Employee Wellness.
The factor loadings of the indicator variables on each of the dimensions (factors) of
Employee Wellness are robust and range between 0.44 to 0.84indicate that the selected
measuring items are closely related to the latent variables (dimensions).
Additionally, it can be seen that eight items were loaded in the first factor. These items
measured the wellness pertaining to the physical aspects of employee‘s wellness. Hence
the factor was designated as ‗Physical Wellness‘. Four itemswere intended to measure the
intellectual aspects of employee‘s wellness, and as such termed as ‗Intellectual Wellness‘.
Four items were intended to measure the occupational aspects of employee‘s wellness, so
the factor was designated as ‗Occupational Wellness‘. Seven items were intended to
measure the environmental aspects of employee‘s wellness, so the factor was designated
as ‗Environmental Wellness‘. Four items were intended to measure the social aspects of
employee‘s wellness, so the factor was designated as ‗Social Wellness‘. Five items were
intended to measure the emotional aspects of employee‘s wellness, so the factor was
designated as ‗Emotional Wellness‘. Four items were intended to measure the spiritual
aspects of employee‘s wellness, so the factor was designated as ‗Spiritual Wellness‘.
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TABLE 4.8.1: Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Employee Wellness Scale
Ph
ysi
cal
En
vir
on
men
tal
Sp
irit
ual
Em
oti
on
al
Soci
al
Inte
llec
t
ual
Occ
up
at
ion
al
I1 0.61 -0.10 0.05 -0.01 0.06 0.13 -0.03
I2 0.66 -0.04 -0.12 0.05 0.00 -0.01 0.08
I3 0.71 0.05 -0.05 -0.01 -0.02 0.00 0.16
I4 0.65 0.07 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.13
I5 0.64 -0.01 0.10 0.05 0.08 0.04 -0.07
I6 0.59 -0.08 0.04 -0.08 0.14 0.12 0.03
I7 0.75 0.07 0.08 0.06 -0.08 0.01 -0.07
I8 0.68 0.03 0.03 -0.04 0.03 -0.13 -0.10
I9 0.14 0.08 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.50 -0.16
I10 0.08 0.04 -0.02 0.00 0.05 0.72 0.01
I11 -0.06 -0.04 0.07 0.04 -0.05 0.71 0.06
I12 0.00 0.08 -0.04 0.03 0.11 0.54 -0.04
I13 0.09 0.11 0.06 0.03 -0.02 0.05 0.60
I14 0.03 0.02 0.11 0.07 0.11 -0.02 0.71
I15 0.11 0.23 0.07 -0.02 0.04 0.11 0.55
I16 0.06 0.08 0.13 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.51
I17 0.04 0.56 -0.05 0.11 -0.01 0.10 0.16
I18 0.10 0.53 -0.07 0.23 -0.08 0.07 0.17
I19 0.04 0.50 0.02 0.05 0.10 0.24 0.03
I20 -0.05 0.44 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.16 0.06
I21 0.02 0.56 0.08 0.00 0.12 -0.02 0.08
I22 0.05 0.60 0.12 0.00 0.20 -0.04 -0.03
I23 0.03 0.66 0.12 0.01 0.04 -0.02 -0.02
I24 0.05 0.08 0.03 0.11 0.60 -0.07 0.04
I25 0.04 0.00 -0.02 0.01 0.84 0.05 -0.02
I26 0.01 0.09 -0.01 0.10 0.62 -0.08 0.09
I27 -0.08 0.03 0.13 -0.06 0.51 0.19 0.03
I28 0.01 -0.03 0.04 0.62 0.12 0.02 0.30
I29 0.01 -0.07 0.23 0.59 0.09 0.01 -0.06
I30 0.00 0.09 0.04 0.76 0.01 0.02 -0.15
I31 0.05 0.13 0.03 0.64 0.01 0.05 0.10
I32 0.10 -0.03 -0.08 0.52 0.05 0.03 0.06
I33 0.03 0.07 0.69 0.08 -0.07 0.03 0.17
I34 0.00 -0.03 0.73 0.00 0.03 0.08 0.08
I35 0.01 -0.01 0.75 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03
I36 0.06 0.10 0.69 0.06 0.04 -0.09 -0.13
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TABLE 4.8.2: Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Employee Wellness Scale
Ph
ysi
cal
En
vir
on
men
tal
Sp
irit
ual
Em
oti
on
al
Soci
al
Inte
llec
tual
Occ
up
ati
on
al
SS loadings 4.06 3.24 2.79 2.83 2.38 2.11 2.35
Proportion
Var 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.07
Cumulative Var
0.11 0.20 0.28 0.36 0.42 0.48 0.55
Proportion
Explained 0.21 0.16 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.11 0.12
Cumulative Proportion
0.21 0.37 0.51 0.65 0.77 0.88 1.0
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FIGURE 4.5: EFA model of Employee Wellness Construct
MR1= Environmental; MR2= Physical; MR3= Intellectual; MR4= Social; MR5=
Spiritual ; MR6= Emotional ; MR7= Occupational
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The Exploratory Factor Analysis provides a rudimentary level factor structure of each
construct, but the analysis is not enough to conclusively setup the appropriate
dimensionality of the measures (Panuwatwanich K. et.al., 2008; Byrne B.M. 2013).
Therefore, Exploratory Factor Analysis results were affirmed using Confirmatory Factor
Analysis.
o Confirmatory Factor Analysis:
Goodness-of-fit indices were examined to determine the validity of the Employee
Wellness Scale.
The Confirmatory Factor Analysis yielded an acceptable level of fit: Chi square = 1622.7,
df = 587, RMSEA = 0.060, SRMR = 0.051, CFI = 0.890, and TLI = 0.882. (See Figure
4.6)
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FIGURE 4.6: CFA model of Employee Wellness Construct
WEL = Wellness; PHY = Physical Wellness; INT = Intellectual Wellness;
OCC = Occupational Wellness; ENW = Environmental Wellness; SOC = Social Wellness;
EMO = Emotional Wellness; SPI = Spiritual Wellness
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4.3.2 Research Question 2
Internal consistency reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale was assessed by
calculating Cronbach‘s coefficient alpha (Cronbach, 1951).The value of Cronbach‘s alpha
range from 0 to 1, where values closer to 1 shows higher reliability (Dimitrov, 2012). A
value of .70 or above usually shows appropriate internal consistency of item scores.
Cronbach‘s α values were calculated for all the Employee Wellness Scale items (N = 496)
and for all seven factors of the Employee Wellness Scale to assess overall instrument
internal consistency as well as individual factor internal consistency totals.
The Cronbach‘s α value for the 36-item total scale (N = 496) was .94. For Factor 1:
Physical Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .88; for Factor 2: Intellectual Wellness,
Cronbach‘s α value was .75; Factor 3: Occupational Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was
.85; Factor 4: Environmental Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .88; Factor 5: Social
Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .80; Factor 6: Emotional Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value
was .86; and Factor 5: Spiritual Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .86. Therefore, all
Cronbach α values were above the recommended .70 value and indicate strong internal
consistency within the final Employee Wellness Scale 36-item model.
4.3.3 Research Question-3 and 4
The researcher used a Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis to explore relationships
between a continuous dependent variable (Employee Wellness Scores) and the categorical
independent variables (demographic).
The independent variables that were used included: (a) Designation, (b) Gender, (c) Age,
(d) Bank Sector, and (e) Education. The dependent variables for the MLR were the seven
factors (Physical, Intellectual, Occupational, Environmental, Social, Emotional, Spiritual)
of the Employee Wellness Scale and overall Employee Wellness Score. To conduct
regression analysis on categorical demographic variables dummy variables were used.
The researcher assessed the data for assumption before conducting the Multiple Linear
Regression. The assumption of (a) Sample size, (b) Multicollinearity, (c) Outliers, (d)
Normality, (e) Linearity, and (f) homoscedasticity were examined.
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o Sample Size:
Assumption of sample size was assessed by the equation suggested by Tabachnick and
Fidell (2013).
N > 50 + 8m ( m = the number of independent variables, N = Sample size)
Because the researcher included five independent variables in the MLR, a minimum of 90
participants was needed to satisfy the sample size requirement. Thus, a sample of N = 496
was appropriate for MLR analysis.
o Multicollinearity:
The researcher assessed multicollinearity based on three criteria: (a) Correlation matrix,
(b) Variance Inflation Factor (VIF), and (c) Tolerance value.
o Correlation matrix:
The researcher assessed the correlation coefficient of all independent variable. High
correlation coefficient value shows multicollinearity. The correlation matrix did not show
high correlation coefficient (See Table 4.9).
TABLE 4.9: Correlation coefficient matrix
DEG SEC AGE GEN EDU
DEG 1.00
SEC 0.00 1.00
AGE 0.06 0.58 1.00
GEN -0.04 -0.04 -0.15 1.00
EDU -0.05 -0.01 -0.08 0.01 1.00
o Tolerance value:
The tolerance measures the influence of one independent variable on all other independent
variables. Tolerance is defined as T = 1 – R² for these first step regression analysis.
Tolerance value less than 0.1 shows possibility of multicollinearity and less than 0.01
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confirms multicollinearity. The Tolerance values found sufficient for MLR analysis (See
Table 4.10).
TABLE 4.10: Tolerance value of independent variables
Variable Tolerance Value
Designation 0.991365
Sector 0.656702
Age 0.638112
Gender 0.973952
Education 0.990193
o Variance Inflation Factor (VIF):
The Variance Inflation Factor is defined as VIF = 1/T.VIF value greater than 10 shows
possibility of multicollinearity and greater than 100 confirms multicollinearity among the
variables. The VIF values are found sufficient for MLR analysis (See Table 4.11).
TABLE 4.11: VIF value of independent variables
Variable VIF Value
Designation 1.008710
Sector 1.522760
Age 1.567122
Gender 1.026744
Education 1.009904
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o Outliers, Normality, Linearity, and homoscedasticity:
The researcher generated scatter plots to assess for outliers, normality, linearity and
homoscedasticity (See Appendix VI). The researcher evaluated scatterplots of the
standardized residuals of the variables to assess homoscedasticity. Pattern of association
between the variables was assessed in scatter plots to check linearity. The analysis of
scatter plots shows there is no outlier in the data. All the scatterplots of the standardized
residuals resulted in relatively straight lines that indicate normality (Pallant, 2013) and
fulfill the homoscedasticity assumption. Linearity of data was assessed by checking the
pattern of relationship between the variables by visually examining their scatterplots.
Because there were no issues of non-linearity, the assumption of linearity was met. The
data was found normal when assessed for normality (See Table 4.12)
TABLE 4.12: Kurtosis and Skewness
N mean sd median skew kurtosis
Designation 496 0.62 0.49 1 -0.48 -1.77
Bank Sector 496 0.66 0.47 1 -0.68 -1.54
Age 496 37.80 8.57 37 0.57 -0.51
Gender 496 0.19 0.40 0 1.55 0.39
Education 496 0.42 0.49 0 0.33 -1.89
Total Employee Wellness
Score
496 126.57 25.21 129 -0.50 -0.08
Total Physical Wellness
Score
496 28.49 6.89 30 -0.72 -0.44
Total Intellectual Wellness Score
496 13.04 3.63 13 0.05 -0.82
Total Occupational
Wellness Score
496 13.17 4.30 13 -0.18 -0.87
Total Environmental Wellness Score
496 25.57 6.54 27 -0.61 -0.29
Total Social Wellness Score
496 14.18 3.71 15 -0.30 -0.79
Total Emotional Wellness Score
496 18.15 4.38 19 -0.50 -0.72
Total Spiritual Wellness Score
496 13.97 4.15 15 -0.34 -1.06
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o Relationship between Employee Wellness Score and Demographic Variables:
o Hypothesis 1: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Employee Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
TABLE 4.13: MLR for Employee Wellness Score and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square
Adjusted R
Square Standard Error Observations
0.63 0.40 0.39 19.63 496
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 125726.72 25145.34 65.25 0.00
Residual 490.00 188818.81 385.34
Total 495.00 314545.53
Coefficients
Coefficients
Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 178.30 4.56 39.08 0.00
Designation -26.69 1.82 -14.66 0.00
Bank Sector -1.39 2.30 -0.60 0.55
Age -0.89 0.13 -6.92 0.00
Gender 4.74 2.26 2.10 0.04
Education -3.70 1.80 -2.06 0.04
As shown in Table 4.13 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .63; r2 = .40) and accounted for 40% of the variance in Employee
Wellness , F (5, 490) = 65.25, p < .05. Except bank sector all independent variables
predicted Employee Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for highest
level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has small effect size (Cohen, 1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-1(Physical Wellness) and Demographic Variables:
o Hypothesis 2: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Physical Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
TABLE 4.14: MLR for Factor-1 (Physical Wellness) and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square Adjusted R
Square Standard
Error Observations
0.66 0.43 0.43 5.21 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 10216.66 2043.33 75.39 0.00
Residual 490.00 13281.32 27.10
Total 495.00 23497.98
Coefficients
Coefficients Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 46.93 1.21 38.79 0.00
Designation -3.95 0.48 -8.18 0.00
Bank
Sector -0.55 0.61 -0.90 0.37
Age -0.42 0.03 -12.24 0.00
Gender 2.54 0.60 4.24 0.00
Education -0.73 0.48 -1.54 0.12
As shown in Table 4.14 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .66; r2 = .43) and accounted for 43% of the variance in Physical
Wellness , F (5, 490) = 75.39, p < .05. Except bank sector and education all independent
variables predicted Physical Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has small effect size (Cohen,
1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-2 (Intellectual Wellness) and Demographic
Variables:
o Hypothesis 3: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Intellectual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
TABLE 4.15: MLR for Factor-2 (Intellectual Wellness) and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square Adjusted R
Square Standard
Error Observations
0.33 0.11 0.10 3.45 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 702.84 140.57 11.84 0.00
Residual 490.00 5815.43 11.87
Total 495.00 6518.27
Coefficients
Coefficients Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 17.04 0.80 21.28 0.00
Designation -1.97 0.32 -6.17 0.00
Bank Sector -0.37 0.40 -0.91 0.36
Age -0.07 0.02 -2.89 0.00
Gender -0.20 0.40 -0.50 0.62
Education -0.07 0.32 -0.23 0.82
As shown in Table 4.15 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .33; r2 = .11) and accounted for 11% of the variance in Intellectual
Wellness , F (5, 490) = 11.84, p < .05. Except bank sector and Gender all independent
variables predicted Intellectual Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted
for highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has low effect size (Cohen,
1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-3 (Occupational Wellness) and Demographic
Variables:
o Hypothesis 4: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Occupational Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
TABLE 4.16: MLR for Factor-3 (Occupational Wellness) and Demographic
Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square
Adjusted R
Square
Standard
Error Observations
0.74 0.55 0.54 2.91 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F
Significance
F
Regression 5.00 5006.16 1001.23 118.04 0.00
Residual 490.00 4156.29 8.48
Total 495.00 9162.44
Coefficients
Coefficients
Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 20.62 0.66 30.46 0.00
Designation -6.26 0.27 -23.16 0.00
Bank
Sector 0.02 0.34 0.07 0.94
Age -0.09 0.02 -4.77 0.00
Gender -0.02 0.34 -0.05 0.96
Education -0.38 0.27 -1.42 0.16
As shown in Table 4.16 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .74; r2 = .55) and accounted for 55% of the variance in Occupational
Wellness , F (5, 490) = 118.04, p < .05. Except bank sector, Gender, and Education all
independent variables predicted Occupational Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has
small effect size (Cohen, 1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-4 (Environmental Wellness) and Demographic
Variables:
o Hypothesis 5: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Environmental Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
TABLE 4.17: MLR for Factor-4 (Environmental Wellness) and Demographic
Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square
Adjusted R
Square
Standard
Error Observations
0.50 0.25 0.25 5.68 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F
Significance
F
Regression 5.00 5405.47 1081.09 33.53 0.00
Residual 490.00 15798.06 32.24
Total 495.00 21203.53
Coefficients
Coefficients
Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 35.21 1.32 26.68 0.00
Designation -5.75 0.53 -10.92 0.00
Bank
Sector -0.49 0.66 -0.73 0.46
Age -0.15 0.04 -3.91 0.00
Gender 1.38 0.65 2.10 0.04
Education -1.25 0.52 -2.40 0.02
As shown in Table 4.17 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .50; r2 = .25) and accounted for 25% of the variance in Environmental
Wellness , F (5, 490) = 33.53, p < .05. Except bank sector all independent variables
predicted Environmental Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has small effect size (Cohen,
1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-5 (Social Wellness) and Demographic Variables:
o Hypothesis 6: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Social Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
TABLE 4.18: MLR for Factor-5 (Social Wellness) and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square Adjusted R
Square Standard
Error Observations
0.35 0.12 0.11 3.49 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 820.13 164.03 13.44 0.00
Residual 490.00 5980.90 12.21
Total 495.00 6801.03
Coefficients
Coefficients Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 17.59 0.81 21.66 0.00
Designation -2.28 0.32 -7.04 0.00
Bank
Sector 0.02 0.41 -0.05 0.96
Age -0.05 0.02 -2.23 0.03
Gender 0.75 0.40 1.87 0.06
Education -0.54 0.32 -1.69 0.09
As shown in Table 4.18 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .35; r2 = .12) and accounted for 12% of the variance in Social Wellness,
F (5, 490) = 13.44, p < .05. Except Bank sector and Gender all independent variables
predicted Social Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level
of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has low effect size (Cohen, 1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-6 (Emotional Wellness) and Demographic
Variables:
o Hypothesis 7: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Emotional Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
TABLE 4.19: MLR for Factor-6 (Emotional Wellness) and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square Adjusted R
Square Standard
Error Observations
0.44 0.19 0.19 3.96 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 1839.09 367.82 23.49 0.00
Residual 490.00 7671.87 15.66
Total 495.00 9510.96
Coefficients
Coefficients Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 23.93 0.92 26.02 0.00
Designation -3.56 0.37 -9.70 0.00
Bank Sector -0.02 0.46 -0.04 0.97
Age -0.08 0.03 -3.21 0.00
Gender -0.22 0.46 -0.49 0.63
Education -0.88 0.36 -2.44 0.02
As shown in Table 4.19 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .44; r2 = .19) and accounted for 19% of the variance in Emotional
Wellness, F (5, 490) = 23.49, p < .05. Except Bank sector and Gender all independent
variables predicted Emotional Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has low effect size (Cohen,
1988).
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o Relationship between Factor-7 (Spiritual Wellness) and Demographic Variables:
o Hypothesis 8: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Spiritual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
TABLE 4.20: MLR for Factor-7 (Spiritual Wellness) and Demographic Variables
Regression Statistics
Multiple R R Square Adjusted R
Square Standard
Error Observations
0.36 0.13 0.12 3.89 496.00
ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance
F
Regression 5.00 1126.70 225.34 14.93 0.00
Residual 490.00 7397.96 15.10
Total 495.00 8524.66
Coefficients
Coefficients Standard
Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 16.99 0.90 18.82 0.00
Designation -2.92 0.36 -8.11 0.00
Bank
Sector -0.01 0.45 -0.02 0.98
Age -0.04 0.03 -1.42 0.16
Gender 0.50 0.45 1.13 0.26
Education 0.15 0.36 0.43 0.67
As shown in Table 4.20 the linear composite of the predictor variables predicted
approximately (r = .36; r2 = .13) and accounted for 13% of the variance in Emotional
Wellness, F (5, 490) = 14.93, p < .05. Except Designation no independent variables
predicted Spiritual Wellness Score significantly. The Multiple linear regression has low
effect size (Cohen, 1988).
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4.3.4 Research Question-5
The researcher used descriptive analysis to understand common health issues among bank
employees. Additionally, chi square analysis was used to analyse the relationship between
demographic variables and prevalence of health issues. Prevalence of health issues among
bank employees is given in Table 4.21 (also see Figure 4.7).
TABLE 4.21: Prevalence of Health issues among bank employees in Gujarat
Health issues among bank employees Frequency Percentage
Heart and Cardiovascular disease 15 3.02%
Diabetes 29 5.85%
Cancer 0 0.00%
Overweight/ Obesity 32 6.45%
Tobacco / Alcohol addiction 73 14.72%
Neck pain /Back pain/ Joint pain 128 25.81%
Digestive disorder 27 5.44%
Anemia 28 5.65%
Eye problems 0 0.00%
Other health issues 22 4.44%
Total 354 71.37
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FIGURE 4.7: Prevalence of Health issues among bank employees in Gujarat
(source: inference from study)
Among other health issues it was found that 17 employees were suffering from frequent
headache. Moreover other health issues like Thyroid, Asthma and Allergic Cold were
reported by some employees.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Heart and Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Overweight/ Obesity
Tobacco / Alcohol addiction
Neck pain /Back pain/ Joint pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Eye problems
Other health issues
Prevalence of Health issues among bank employees in
Gujarat
Frequency
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Prevalence of Health issues and Employee’s Designation:
o Hypothesis 9: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Designation
TABLE 4.22: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 9
Designation Prevalence of Health Issues
Yes No Total
Officer 140 165 305
Clerk 56 135 191
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 13.5122
P Value 0.000237
Result Hypothesis is Rejected
Analysis of health issues among Bank officers and Clerks are given in Figure 4.8 (also see
Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.8: Prevalence of Health issues among Officers and Clerks
(source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Officers and
Clerks
Clerk (N = 191) Officer (N = 305)
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Prevalence of Health issues and Employee’s Gender:
o Hypothesis 10: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Gender
TABLE 4.23: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 10
Gender Prevalence of Health Issues
Yes No Total
Male 167 233 400
Female 29 67 96
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 4.3149
P Value 0.03778
Result Hypothesis is Rejected
Analysis of health issues among Male and Female employees are given in Figure 4.9 (also
see Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.9: Prevalence of Health issues among Male and Female Employees
(source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Male and
Female Employees
Female (N = 96) Male (N = 400)
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Prevalence of Health issues and Employee’s Age:
o Hypothesis 11: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Age
TABLE 4.24: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 11
Age Prevalence of Health Issues
Yes No Total
21 to 30 Years 9 103 112
31 to 40 Years 77 159 236
> 40 Years 110 38 148
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 126.1511
P Value 0.00001
Result Hypothesis is Rejected
Analysis of health issues among employees of different age group is given in Figure 4.10
(also see Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.10: Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees of different age
group (source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Bank
employees of different age group
> 40 Years (N = 148) 31 to 40 Years ( N = 236)
21 to 30 Years ( N = 112)
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Prevalence of Health issues and Employee’s level of education:
o Hypothesis 12: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Level of Education
Table 4.25: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 12
Education Prevalence of Health Issues
Yes No Total
Graduate 107 182 289
Post Graduate 89 118 207
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 1.7991
P Value 0.179819
Result Hypothesis is Accepted
Analysis of health issues among employees with different education qualification is given
in Figure 4.11 (also see Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.11: Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees with different
education qualification (source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Bank
employees with different education
qualification
Post graduate (N = 207) Graduate (N = 289)
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Prevalence of Health issues and the type of banking sector where employees is
working:
o Hypothesis 13: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the type of banking sector where employees is working
TABLE 4.26: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis 13
Bank Sector Prevelance of Health Issues
Yes No Total
Public 164 164 328
Private 32 136 168
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 44.5323
P Value 0.00001
Result Hypothesis is Accepted
Analysis of health issues among employees of Public sector banks and Private sector
banks is given in Figure 4.12 (also see Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.12: Prevalence of Health issues among Public sector and Private sector
bank employees (source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Public sector
bank and Private sector bank employees
Private (N = 168) Public (N = 328)
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Prevalence of Health issues and Employee’s work experience in Banking sector:
o Hypothesis 14: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the Work experience in banking sector.
TABLE 4.27: Chi Square Analysis – Hypothesis14
Prevelance of Health Issues
Yes No Total
<=10 Years 40 180 220
11 to 20 Years 66 102 168
> 20 Years 90 18 108
Total 196 300 496
Chi Square 128.655
P Value 0.00001
Result Hypothesis is Rejected
Analysis of health issues among bank employees with different work experience is given
in Figure 4.13 (also see Table 4.28).
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FIGURE 4.13: Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees with different
work experience (source: inference from study)
0 20 40 60 80 100
Cardiovascular
Diabetes
Overweight
Tobacco/Alcohol
Body pain
Digestive disorder
Anemia
Headache
Other
Prevalence of Health issues among Bank employees
with different work experience
> 20 years (N = 108) 11 to 20 years (N = 168) <=10 years (N = 220)
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TABLE 4.28: Analysis of Prevalence of Health issues among Bank Employees
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4.4 Discussion
4.4.1 Review of Descriptive Data
In total 496 employees of 27 scheduled commercial banks, participated from 20 districts
of Gujarat in the study. The participants (N = 496) reported gender consisted of 400 males
(81%) and 96 females (19 %). Marital Status of participants (N = 496) was reported as 386
Married (78%), 106 Single (21%), 3 Divorced (1%), and 1 Widowed (0.20%). Physical
disability of participants (N =496) was reported as 12 Physically challenged (2.42%). The
mean age of participants (N = 496)was 37.80 (S.D. = 8.56) years. Regarding specific
Bank Employee groups, the participants (N = 496) identified as 191 Clerks (39%) and 305
Officers (61%). Reported banking sector of participants (N = 496) was 328 Public sector
employee (66.13%) and 168 Private sector employee (33.87%). Reported Education
qualification of participants (N = 496) was 289 Graduate (58%) and 207 Post graduate
(42%).The mean work experience of the participants (N = 496) was 13.45 (S.D. = 7.38)
years.
The researcher did not find any previous employee wellness-related research studies where
the sample consisted of bank employees. The current study remains unique in the
sampling methodology used as well as in the population. Descriptive data results from this
research investigation were consistent the banking population in India (RBI), supporting
the generalisability of the findings to similar populations.
4.4.2 Research Question Results
o Research Question 1: What is the factor structure of the items on the Employee
wellness Scale with a sample of Bank employees in Gujarat?
For Research Question 1, the researcher conducted Factor Analysis. The researcher begin
with an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to examine the factor structure of the Employee
Wellness Scale data as well as examine potential correlations between variables (Henson
& Roberts, 2010).
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Prior to conducting the Exploratory Factor Analysis, many assumptions were explored
within the data. Particularly: (a) normality of the data; (b) appropriateness of data; and (c)
multicullinearity.
The researcher conducted an Exploratory Factor Analysis that identified a seven-factor
solution with eigen values greater than 1.0 within the data. The seven factors accounted
for 55% of the variance, which is satisfactory in social science research (Hair et al., 2006).
Factor 1 represented Physical Wellness and accounted for 11% of the variance, Factor 2
represented Intellectual Wellness and accounted for 6% of the variance, Factor 3
represented Occupational Wellness and accounted for 7% of the variance, Factor 4
represented Environmental Wellness and accounted for 9% of the variance, Factor 5
represented Social Wellness and accounted for 7% of the variance, Factor 6 represented
Emotional Wellness and accounted for 8% of the variance, and Factor 7 represented
Spiritual Wellness and accounted for 8% of the variance.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine the overall goodness-of-fit
of all the constructs to assess the validity of the measures. Model yielded an acceptable
level of fit: RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.89, and TLI = 0.89. The CFA model fit well with the
collected data and the relationships between the observed variables and latent variables
were significant.
The final Employee Wellness Scale model includes some factors that were consistent with
other wellness related assessments. For example, the Physical Wellness factor (i.e. items
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was consistent with other
wellness scales and models such as Hettler‘s hexagonal model (Hettler, 1980), 5F-Wel
(Myers et al., 2004) , and the Wheel of Wellness Model (WEL; Myers et al., 1998),
supporting physical wellness as a key component of holistic wellness. The Intellectual
Wellness factor (i.e. items 9,10,11,12) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was
consistent with other wellness scales and models such as Hettler‘s hexagonal model
(Hettler, 1980), 5F-Wel (Myers et al., 2004) , and the PWS (Adams et al., 1997),
supporting Intellectual wellness as a key component of holistic wellness. The
Occupational Wellness
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factor (i.e. items 13,14,15,16) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was consistent
with other wellness scales and models such as Hettler‘s hexagonal model (Hettler, 1980),
Wheel of Wellness Model (WEL; Myers et al., 1998), supporting Occupational wellness
as a key component of holistic wellness. The Environmental Wellness factor (i.e. items 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was consistent with
other wellness scales such as optimal living profile (Renger et al. 2000), supporting
Environmental wellness as a key component of holistic wellness. The Social Wellness
factor (i.e. items 24, 25, 26, 27) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was
consistent with other wellness scales and models such as Hettler‘s hexagonal model
(Hettler, 1980), Wheel of Wellness Model (WEL; Myers et al., 1998), 5F-Wel (Myers et
al., 2004) , and the PWS (Adams et al., 1997), supporting Social wellness as a key
component of holistic wellness. The Emotional Wellness factor (i.e. items 28, 29, 30, 31,
32) found in the Employee Wellness Scale model was consistent with other wellness
scales and models such as Hettler‘s hexagonal model (Hettler, 1980), and the PWS
(Adams et al., 1997), supporting Emotional wellness as a key component of holistic
wellness. The Spiritual Wellness factor (i.e. items 33, 34, 35, 36) found in the Employee
Wellness Scale model was consistent with other wellness scales and models such as
Hettler‘s hexagonal model (Hettler, 1980), Wheel of Wellness Model (WEL; Myers et al.,
1998), and the PWS (Adams et al., 1997), supporting Spiritual wellness as a key
component of holistic wellness.
o Research Question 2: What is the internal consistency reliability of the Employee
wellness Scale with a sample of bank employees?
In order to assess internal consistency reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale,
Cronbach‘s coefficient alpha was used (Cronbach, 1951).The value of Cronbach‘s alpha
range between 0 and 1, with values closer to 1 representing higher reliability (Dimitrov,
2012). A value of .70 or above generally indicates appropriate internal consistency of item
scores. Cronbach‘s α values were calculated for all the Employee Wellness Scale items (N
= 496) and for all seven factors of the Employee Wellness Scale to assess overall
instrument internal consistency as well as individual factor internal consistency totals.
The Cronbach‘s α value for the 36-item total scale (N = 496) was .94. For Factor 1:
Physical Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .88; for Factor 2: Intellectual Wellness,
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Cronbach‘s α value was .75; Factor 3: Occupational Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was
.85; Factor 4: Environmental Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .88; Factor 5: Social
Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .80; Factor 6: Emotional Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value
was .86; and Factor 5: Spiritual Wellness, Cronbach‘s α value was .86. Therefore, all
Cronbach α values were above the recommended .70 value and indicate strong internal
consistency within the final Employee Wellness Scale 36-item model.
o Research Question 3: What are the relationships between Bank employee’s
Employee wellness Scale score and their reported demographic data?
The researcher used a Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis to explore relationships
between a continuous dependent variable (Employee Wellness Scores) and the
demographic independent variables on the General Demographic Questionnaire. The
independent variables that were used included: Designation (Clerk/Officer), Gender
(Male/Female), Age, Bank Sector (Public/Private), and Education (Graduate/PG). To
conduct regression analysis on categorical demographic variables they were coded with
dummy variables.
The researcher assessed the data for assumption before conducting the Multiple Linear
Regression. The assumption of (a) Sample size, (b) Multicollinearity, (c) Outliers, (d)
Normality, (e) Linearity, and (f) homoscedasticity were examined.
o Hypothesis 1: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Employee Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 65.25, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.63, R2 = 0.40
Result: Hypothesis is Rejected
Designation, Bank Sector, Age, Gender, and Education explain 40% of the variability in
Total Employee Wellness Score. Designation, Age, Gender, and Level of Education
predicted Total Employee Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. As the designation changes from clerk to officer, on average,
the Total Employee Wellness Score decreases by 26.69, after adjusting for Age, Gender,
Bank sector, and education. Female, on average, has 4.74 point higher Total Employee
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Wellness Score compared to males, after adjusting for Designation, Age, Bank sector, and
education. As the level of education changes from graduate to post graduate, on average,
the Total Employee Wellness Score decreases by 3.70, after adjusting for Designation,
Age, Bank sector, and Gender. For a one-unit change in age, on average, the Total
Employee Wellness Score decreases by 0.89, after adjusting for Designation, Gender,
Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has large effect size f 2 =
0.67 (Cohen, 1988).
o Research Question 4: What is the relationship between Bank employee’s factor
wise wellness score and their reported demographic data?
The researcher used a Multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis to explore relationships
between a continuous dependent variable (Factors of Employee Wellness Scale) and the
demographic independent variables on the General Demographic Questionnaire. The
independent variables that were used included: Designation (Clerk/Officer), Gender
(Male/Female), Age, Bank Sector (Public/Private), and Education (Graduate/PG).
o Hypothesis 2: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Physical Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 75.39, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.66, R2 = 0.43
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, and Gender predicted Total Physical Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Physical Wellness Score decreases by 3.95, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. Females, on average, has 2.54
point higher Total Physical Wellness Score, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector,
and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on average, the Total Physical Wellness
Score decreases by 0.42, after adjusting for Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of
Education. The Multiple linear regression has large effect size f 2 = 0.75 (Cohen, 1988).
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o Hypothesis 3: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Intellectual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 11.84, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.33, R2 = 0.11
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation and Age predicted Total Intellectual Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Intellectual Wellness Score decreases by 1.97, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on
average, the Total Intellectual Wellness Score decreases by 0.07, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
small effect size f 2 = 0.12 (Cohen, 1988).
o Hypothesis 4: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Occupational Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 118.04, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.74, R2 = 0.55
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation and Age predicted Total Occupational Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Occupational Wellness Score decreases by 6.26,
after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age,
on average, the Total Occupational Wellness Score decreases by 0.09, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
large effect size f 2 = 1.22 (Cohen, 1988).
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o Hypothesis 5: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Environmental Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 33.53, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.50, R2 = 0.25
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, Gender, and Education predicted Total Environmental Wellness Score
significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the
Designation changes from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Environmental Wellness
Score decreases by 5.75, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education.
Females, on average, has 1.38 point higher Total Environmental Wellness Score, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on
average, the Total Environmental Wellness Score decreases by 0.15, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. As the Level of Education changes
from graduate to post graduate, on average, the Total Environmental Wellness Score
decreases by 1.25, after adjusting for Designation, Age, Gender, and Bank sector. The
Multiple linear regression has medium effect size f 2 = 0.33 (Cohen, 1988).
o Hypothesis 6: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Social Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 13.44, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.35, R2 = 0.12
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, Gender, and Education predicted Total Social Wellness Score
significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the
Designation changes from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Social Wellness Score
decreases by 2.28, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-
unit change in age, on average, the Total Social Wellness Score decreases by 0.05, after
adjusting for Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear
regression has small effect size f 2 = 0.14 (Cohen, 1988).
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o Hypothesis 7: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Emotional Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 23.49, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.44, R2 = 0.19
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, and Education predicted Total Emotional Wellness Score significantly
with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes
from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Emotional Wellness Score decreases by 3.56,
after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age,
on average, the Total Emotional Wellness Score decreases by 0.08, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
medium effect size f 2 = 0.23 (Cohen, 1988).
o Hypothesis 8: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Spiritual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 14.93, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.36, R2 = 0.13
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Only Designation predicted Total Spiritual Wellness Score significantly with designation
accounted for highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has medium
effect size f 2 = 0.15 (Cohen, 1988).
o Research Question 5: What are the most common health issues that Bank Employees
experience?
The descriptive statistics of the data collected for research question 4 shows that 25.81%
employees reported that they are suffering from joint pain/Neck pain/Back pain. 14.72%
reported that they have tobacco/alcohol addiction. 6.45% employees reported that they are
overweight. 5.85% employees reported they are suffering from diabetes. 5.65% reported
that they have anemia. 3.02% reported they have cardiovascular disease. 4.44% reported
they have other health issues. Among other health issues it was found that 3.4%
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employees are suffering from frequent headache. The result of chi square analysis is given
below:
o Hypothesis 9: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Designation
Chi square = 13.51, P-Value < 0.00
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s designation
and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 140
(45.90%) Bank Officers and 56 (29.32%) Clerks are suffering from some kind of health
issues. Moreover, 10 (3.28%) Bank officers and 5 (2.62%) Clerks are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 21 (6.89%) Bank officers and 8 (4.19%) Clerks are diabetic. 25
(8.20%) Bank officers and 7 (3.66%) Clerks are Overweight. 58 (19.02%) Bank officers
and 15 (7.85%) Clerks are having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 90 (29.51%) Bank officers
and 38 (19.90%) Clerks are suffering from some kind of Body pain. 20 (6.56%) Bank
officers and 7 (3.66%) Clerks are suffering from digestive disorder. 16 (5.25%) Bank
officers and 12 (6.28%) Clerks are having anemia. 15 (4.92%) Bank officers and 2
(1.05%) Clerks are suffering from frequent headaches. 3 (0.98%) Bank officers and 2
(1.05%) Clerks are having other health issues. Thus, Bank Officers are suffering from
more health issues compared to Clerks.
o Hypothesis 10: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Gender
Chi square = 4.31, P-Value < 0.04
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s gender and
prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 167
(41.75%) Males and 29 (30.21%) Females are suffering from some kind of health issues.
Moreover, 15 (3.75%) Males are suffering from cardiovascular diseases, and 29 (7.25%)
Males are diabetic. Though, no females were suffering from cardiovascular diseases or
diabetes. 20 (5%) Males and 12 (12.50%) Females are Overweight. Thus, problem of
overweight was high among females. 17 (18%) Males and 1 (1.04%) Females are having
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tobacco/alcohol addiction. 111 (27.75%) Males and 17 (17.71%) Females are suffering
from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 19 (4.75%) Males and 8 (8.33%) Females are suffering from digestive
disorder. 22 (5.50%) Males and 6 (6.25%) Females are having anemia. 15 (3.75%) Males
and 2 (2.08%) Females are suffering from frequent headaches. 2 (0.50%) Males and 3
(3.13%) Females are having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, tobacco/alcohol addiction, Body pain, and frequent headaches is higher
among male employees compared to female employees. While, prevalence of Overweight,
digestive disorder, anemia, and other health issues is higher among female employees
compared to male employees.
o Hypothesis 11: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Age
Chi square = 125.15, P-Value < 0.00
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s age and
prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 9 (8.04%) 21
to 30 years old, 77 (32.63%) 31 to 40 years old, and 110 (74.32%) more than 40 years old
bank employees are suffering from some kind of health issues. Moreover, 3 (1.27%) 31 to
40 years old, and 12 (8.11%) more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 8 (3.39%) 31 to 40 years old, and 21 (14.19%) more than 40 years
old bank employees are diabetic. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 17 (7.20%) 31 to 40 years
old, and 13 (8.78%) more than 40 years old bank employees are Overweight. 3 (2.68%)
21 to 30 years old, 24 (10.17%) 31 to 40 years old, and 46 (31.08%) more than 40 years
old bank employees are having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 4 (3.57%) 21 to 30 years old, 35
(14.83%) 31 to 40 years old, and 89 (60.14%) more than 40 years old bank employees are
suffering from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 11 (4.66%) 31 to 40 years old, and 14 (9.46%)
more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from digestive disorder. 1 (0.89%)
21 to 30 years old, 17 (7.20%) 31 to 40 years old, and 10 (6.76%) more than 40 years old
bank employees are having anemia. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 8 (3.39%) 31 to 40 years
old, and 7 (4.73%) more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from frequent
headaches. 2 (0.85%) 31 to 40 years old, and 3 (2.03%) more than 40 years old bank
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employees are having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher
among employees of more than 40 years of age.
o Hypothesis 12: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee’s Level of Education
Chi square = 1.80, P-Value < 0.18
Result: Hypothesis is accepted
The result shows that there is no significant relationship between employee‘s level of
education and prevalence of health issue. However, descriptive data analysis shows that
107 (37.02%) Graduates and 89 (43.00%) Post Graduates bank employees are suffering
from some kind of health issues.
o Hypothesis 13: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the type of banking sector where employee is working
Chi square = 44.53, P-Value < 0.00
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between the type of banking sector
where employee is working and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data
analysis shows that 164 (50%) Public sector bank employees, and 32 (19.05%) Private
sector bank employees are suffering from some kind of health issues. Moreover, 14
(4.27%) Public sector bank employees, and 1 (0.60%) Private Sector bank employees are
suffering from cardiovascular diseases. 27 (8.23%) Public sector bank employees, and 2
(1.19%) Private sector bank employees are diabetic. 25 (7.62%) Public sector bank
employees, 7 (4.17%) Private sector bank employees are Overweight. 65 (19.82%) Public
sector bank employees, and 8 (4.76%) Private sector bank employees are having
tobacco/alcohol addiction. 113 (34.45%) Public sector bank employees, and 15 (8.93%)
Private sector bank employees are suffering from some kind of Body pain, making it the
major health issue among the bank employees. 21 (6.40%) Public sector bank employees,
and 6 (3.57%) Private sector bank employees are suffering from digestive disorder. 19
(5.79%) Public sector bank employees, and 9 (5.36%) Private sector bank employees are
having anemia. 11 (3.35%) Public sector bank employees, and 6 (3.57%) Private sector
bank employees are suffering from frequent headaches. 4 (1.22%) Public sector bank
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employees, and 1 (0.60%) Private sector bank employees are having other health issues.
Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher among Public sector bank employees compared
to Private sector bank employees.
o Hypothesis 14: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the Work experience in banking sector.
Chi square = 128.65, P-Value < 0.00
Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s work
experience in banking sector and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data
analysis shows that 40 (18.18%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work
experience, 66 (39.29%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 90
(83.33%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from some
kind of health issues. Moreover, 1 (0.45%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years
of work experience, 4 (2.38%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience and 10
(9.26%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 1 (0.45%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work
experience, 10 (5.95%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and
18(16.67%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are diabetic. 8
(3.64%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 15 (8.93%)
employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 9 (8.33%) employees with more
than 20 years of work experience are Overweight. 14 (6.36%) employees with less than or
equal to 10 years of work experience, 24 (14.29%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work
experience, and 35 (32.41%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are
having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 20 (9.09%) employees with less than or equal to 10
years of work experience, 28 (16.67%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience,
and 80 (74.07%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering
from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 5 (2.27%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience,
11 (6.55%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 11 (10.19%)
employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from digestive
disorder. 9 (4.09%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 12
(7.14%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 7 (6.48%) employees with
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more than 20 years of work experience are having anemia. 6 (2.73%) employees with less
than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 5 (2.98%) employees with 11 to 20 years of
work experience, and 6 (5.56%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience
are suffering from frequent headaches. 4 (2.38%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work
experience, and 1 (0.93%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are
having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher among employees
with more than 20 years of work experience in banking sector.
4.5 Chapter Summary
Chapter four discussed the results for the current research. The research questions were
analyzed using a various statistical methods: (a) Factor analysis, (b) Internal Consistency
testing using Cronbach‘s Alpha, (c) Multiple Linear Regression, (d) Descriptive Analysis,
and (e) Chi square analysis. Chapter 5 talks about the findings of the research as well as
the future scope of the research and implications for bank employees.
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CHAPTER – 5
CONCLUSIONS, MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS,
AND SCOPE OF FURTHER WORK
Chapter 5 presents a review of the research study, research methodology utilised, and
findings from the investigation. Additionally, the findings regarding the five research
questions and implications for the bank employees are discussed. Moreover, Chapter 5
offers: (a) the limitations of the research investigation, (b) future scope of the research,
and (c) implications for the bank employees.
5.1 Introduction and Necessity for the Research Investigation
Banking sector is one of the fastest growing service sectors in India. Banking sector plays
a key role in developing the economy of a nation. During the last two decades, the banking
sector in India has experienced a rapid change due to liberalisation, globalisation, policy
changes, innovations in technology, and profound competition. From conservative
approach banks catapulted to a customer centric, technology driven, financial supermarket
catering to the varied needs of its customers. These changes have its impact on the work
life as well as the daily life of the bank employees. In reality, banking system, where there
were no major changes for at least a century, has been completely restructured. In this new
management model, bank employees have experienced a full redefinition of their tasks,
becoming bank sellers (rather than bank employees), working with clients to meet the
bank‘s targets in areas such as the sale of investment funds, bonds, and insurance policies
(Adrian and Ashcraft, 2016). Moreover, a considerable reduction in job positions
intensified the volume of work for those who remained, as well as for new employees
(Silva and Navarro, 2012).
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The International Labor Organization has warned about a number of issues for employees
in financial services; these included high pressure on time, problems of ergonomics, role
conflict, excessive work demands, difficult relationships with customers, and increasing
cases of stress and violence (Giga and Hoel, 2003). The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ranked occupations for stress levels, where 130
occupations found to be more stressful. Employees having insufficient control over the
work, and employees feel like being trapped in jobs where they are regarded as quasi-
machines rather than as humans, were common in all these stressful occupations.
Manager, Administrator and Supervisor were among the top 12 stressful positions and
bank teller was 28th on the list (Michailidis and Georgiou, 2005). Many studies reported
that employees are experiencing problems like stress, job burnout, and job dissatisfaction
in banking sector (Bajpai and Srivastava, 2004; Chen and Lien, 2008). Studies in literature
found that occupational stress leads to diseases, and may damage employees‘
psychological life as well as their professional, social, and affective lives. It leads to poor
work performance, a high rate of employee turnover, absenteeism, and workplace violence
(Bhagat et al., 2010; Burke, 2010; Dalgaard et al., 2017; Godin et al., 2005; Stansfeld and
Candy, 2006).
Bank employees play a key role in providing the quality service to the customers. Thus,
organisations should assess employee wellness and consistently strive for increasing
awareness among employees on the holistic components to overall wellness.
India is a kaleidoscope of customs, values, beliefs, and traditions. Thus, it is impossible to
generalise the Indian way of life. Each region in India has its own distinct culture,
language, cuisine, etiquette, social norms. As most of the models of employee wellness
have been developed in Western countries, primarily the United States there is a need to
study Indian paradigm.
Moreover, there are few scales and assessments for measuring wellness within the
literature. But, none of them is formed for bank employees. Additionally, very few
wellness scales are created according to the scale development procedures suggested by
eminent scholars of scale construction like DeVellis, 2012; Crocker and Algina, 2005;
Dimitrov, 2012 and applicable statistical analyses (e.g., Factor Analysis). Due to
aforementioned reasons, this research investigation assessed the psychometric properties
of Employee Wellness in a sample of bank employees.
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5.2 Review of Research Methodology
The following section presents a review of the research methodology utilised in the
present research. The detailed description of the research methodology is given in Chapter
3. The correlational research design is utilised this research (Gall et al., 2007). The major
research questions included as following:
o Research Question 1:
What is the factor structure of the items on the Employee wellness Scale with a sample of
Bank employees?
o Research Question 2:
What is the internal consistency reliability of the Employee wellness Scale with a sample
of bank employees?
o Research Question 3:
What are the relationships between Bank employee‘s Employee wellness Scale score and
their reported demographic data?
o Research Question 4:
What are the relationship between Bank employee‘s factor wise wellness score and their
reported demographic data?
o Research Question 5:
What are the most common health issues that Bank Employees experience?
5.2.1 Participants
The sampling procedures involved convenience sampling consisted of clerk and officers of
scheduled commercial banks in Gujarat.
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5.2.2 Data collection
The data was collected via face-to-face administration. The researcher administered the
Employee Wellness Scale and affiliated scales (i.e., Demographic Form, current health
issue form) to the employees of scheduled commercial banks in different districts of
Gujarat.
5.2.3 Instrumentation
The present research aimed at developing the Employee Wellness Scale and assessing the
psychometric properties of it with a sample of Bank Employees. Moreover, the researcher
developed a general demographic questionnaire and Current health issue questionnaire for
Bank Employees.
The steps for developing a scale vary within the literature. For the purposes of current
research study, a combination of different steps is followed. The specific scale
development steps utilised are as follow. (a) define the concept being measured, (b)
creation of an item pool, (c) choosing the scale type for measurement, (d) getting the items
reviewed by experts, (e) creating a pool of validated items, (f) Administering items to a
development sample, (g) Evaluation of items, and (h) optimizing scale length.
There were three data collection questionnaire utilized within this study. The first
questionnaire was the Employee Wellness Scale, which was developed during this
research. A second questionnaire was developed with a view to collect demographic
information about the employees. A third questionnaire was developed with a view to
collect information about health issues faced by Bank employees.
5.2.4 Data analysis
The step of data analysis for the research involved data cleaning by assessing the presence
of outliers and/or missing data. The next step involved examination of statistical
assumption to assess the appropriateness of statistical analyses to investigate the research
questions. Statistical assumptions vary for each research question. However, the statistical
assumptions tested for current research included:
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(a) normality, (b) multicollinearity, (c) KMO value, (d) skewness, (e) kurtosis, and (f)
homoscedasticity. The researcher used the Statistical Package ‗R‘ and Microsoft Excel for
all data analyses.
5.3 Result
5.3.1 Research Question 1: What is the factor structure of the items on the
Employee wellness Scale with a sample of Bank employees in Gujarat?
The researcher conducted an Exploratory Factor Analysis that identified a seven-factor
solution with eigen values greater than 1.0 within the data. The seven factors accounted
for 55% of the variance, which is satisfactory in social science research (Hair et al., 2006).
Factor 1 represented Physical Wellness and accounted for 11% of the variance, Factor 2
represented Intellectual Wellness and accounted for 6% of the variance, Factor 3
represented Occupational Wellness and accounted for 7% of the variance, Factor 4
represented Environmental Wellness and accounted for 9% of the variance, Factor 5
represented Social Wellness and accounted for 7% of the variance, Factor 6 represented
Emotional Wellness and accounted for 8% of the variance, and Factor 7 represented
Spiritual Wellness and accounted for 8% of the variance.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to assess the overall goodness-of-fit of
all the constructs to determine the validity of the measures. Model yielded an acceptable
level of fit: RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.89 , and TLI = 0.88. The CFA model fit well with
the collected data and the relationships between the observed variables and latent variables
were significant.
5.3.2 Research Question 2: What is the internal consistency reliability of the
Employee wellness Scale with a sample of bank employees?
For Research Question 2, the researcher computed Cronbach‘s alfa to analyse the internal
consistency reliability of the Employee Wellness Scale with sample data. Computing
Cronbach‘s alpha helps to examine the degree of correlation among the items on the
Employee Wellness Scale. The Cronbach‘s α value for the 36 items (N = 496) was
calculated as .94. The factor wise Cronbach‘s α value range from .75 to .88.
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5.3.3 Research Question 3: What are the relationships between Bank employee’s
Employee wellness Scale score and their reported demographic data?
o Hypothesis 1: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Employee Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 65.25, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.63, R2 = 0.40
o Result: Hypothesis is Rejected
Designation, Bank Sector, Age, Gender, and Education explain 40% of the variability in
Total Employee Wellness Score. Designation, Age, Gender, and Level of Education
predicted Total Employee Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. As the designation changes from clerk to officer, on average,
the Total Employee Wellness Score decreases by 26.69, after adjusting for Age, Gender,
Bank sector, and education. Female, on average, has 4.74 point higher Total Employee
Wellness Score compared to males, after adjusting for Designation, Age, Bank sector, and
education. As the level of education changes from graduate to post graduate, on average,
the Total Employee Wellness Score decreases by 3.70, after adjusting for Designation,
Age, Bank sector, and Gender. For a one-unit change in age, on average, the Total
Employee Wellness Score decreases by 0.89, after adjusting for Designation, Gender,
Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has large effect size f 2 =
0.67 (Cohen, 1988).
5.3.4 Research Question 4: What is the relationship between Bank employee’s
factor wise wellness score and their reported demographic data?
Hypothesis 2: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Physical Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 75.39, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.66, R2 = 0.43
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
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Designation, Age, and Gender predicted Total Physical Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Physical Wellness Score decreases by 3.95, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. Females, on average, has 2.54
point higher Total Physical Wellness Score, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector,
and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on average, the Total Physical Wellness
Score decreases by 0.42, after adjusting for Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of
Education. The Multiple linear regression has large effect size f 2 = 0.75 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 3: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Intellectual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 11.84, p-value < 0.00 , R = 0.33, R2 = 0.11
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation and Age predicted Total Intellectual Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Intellectual Wellness Score decreases by 1.97, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on
average, the Total Intellectual Wellness Score decreases by 0.07, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
small effect size f 2 = 0.12 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 4: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Occupational Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender,
and Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 118.04, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.74, R2 = 0.55
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
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Designation and Age predicted Total Occupational Wellness Score significantly with
designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes from
clerk to officer, on average, the Total Occupational Wellness Score decreases by 6.26,
after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age,
on average, the Total Occupational Wellness Score decreases by 0.09, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
large effect size f 2 = 1.22 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 5: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Environmental Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector,
Gender, and Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 33.53, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.50, R2 = 0.25
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, Gender, and Education predicted Total Environmental Wellness Score
significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the
Designation changes from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Environmental Wellness
Score decreases by 5.75, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education.
Females, on average, has 1.38 point higher Total Environmental Wellness Score, after
adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age, on
average, the Total Environmental Wellness Score decreases by 0.15, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. As the Level of Education changes
from graduate to post graduate, on average, the Total Environmental Wellness Score
decreases by 1.25, after adjusting for Designation, Age, Gender, and Bank sector. The
Multiple linear regression has medium effect size f 2 = 0.33 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 6: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Social Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 13.44, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.35, R2 = 0.12
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o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, Gender, and Education predicted Total Social Wellness Score
significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the
Designation changes from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Social Wellness Score
decreases by 2.28, after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-
unit change in age, on average, the Total Social Wellness Score decreases by 0.05, after
adjusting for Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear
regression has small effect size f 2 = 0.14 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 7: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Emotional Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 23.49, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.44, R2 = 0.19
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
Designation, Age, and Education predicted Total Emotional Wellness Score significantly
with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. As the Designation changes
from clerk to officer, on average, the Total Emotional Wellness Score decreases by 3.56,
after adjusting for Age, Gender, Bank sector, and Education. For a one-unit change in age,
on average, the Total Emotional Wellness Score decreases by 0.08, after adjusting for
Designation, Gender, Bank sector, Level of Education. The Multiple linear regression has
medium effect size f 2 = 0.23 (Cohen, 1988).
Hypothesis 8: For the population of Bank employees, there is no linear association
between Total Spiritual Wellness Score, Age, Designation, Bank Sector, Gender, and
Level of Education
o Multiple Linear Regression: F (5, 490) = 14.93, p-value < 0.00, R = 0.36, R2 = 0.13
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
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Only Designation predicted Total Spiritual Wellness Score significantly with designation
accounted for highest level of beta value. The Multiple linear regression has medium
effect size f 2 = 0.15 (Cohen, 1988).
5.3.5 Research Question 5: What are the most common health issues that Bank
Employees experience?
The descriptive statistics of the data collected for research question 4 shows that 25.81%
employees reported that they are suffering from joint pain/Neck pain/Back pain. 14.72%
reported that they have tobacco/alcohol addiction. 6.45% employees reported that they are
overweight. 5.85% employees reported they are suffering from diabetes. 5.65% reported
that they have anemia. 3.02% reported they have cardiovascular disease. 4.44% reported
they have other health issues. Among other health issues it was found that 3.4%
employees are suffering from frequent headache. The result of chi square analysis is given
below:
Hypothesis 9: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Designation
o Chi square = 13.51, P-Value < 0.00
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s designation
and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 140
(45.90%) Bank Officers and 56 (29.32%) Clerks are suffering from some kind of health
issues. Moreover, 10 (3.28%) Bank officers and 5 (2.62%) Clerks are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 21 (6.89%) Bank officers and 8 (4.19%) Clerks are diabetic. 25
(8.20%) Bank officers and 7 (3.66%) Clerks are Overweight. 58 (19.02%) Bank officers
and 15 (7.85%) Clerks are having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 90 (29.51%) Bank officers
and 38 (19.90%) Clerks are suffering from some kind of Body pain. 20 (6.56%) Bank
officers and 7 (3.66%) Clerks are suffering from digestive disorder. 16 (5.25%) Bank
officers and 12 (6.28%) Clerks are having anemia. 15 (4.92%) Bank officers and 2
(1.05%) Clerks are suffering from frequent headaches. 3 (0.98%) Bank officers and 2
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(1.05%) Clerks are having other health issues. Thus, Bank Officers are suffering from
more health issues compared to Clerks.
Hypothesis 10: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Gender
o Chi square = 4.31, P-Value < 0.04
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s gender and
prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 167
(41.75%) Males and 29 (30.21%) Females are suffering from some kind of health issues.
Moreover, 15 (3.75%) Males are suffering from cardiovascular diseases, and 29 (7.25%)
Males are diabetic. Though, no females were suffering from cardiovascular diseases or
diabetes. 20 (5%) Males and 12 (12.50%) Females are Overweight. Thus, problem of
overweight was high among females. 17 (18%) Males and 1 (1.04%) Females are having
tobacco/alcohol addiction. 111 (27.75%) Males and 17 (17.71%) Females are suffering
from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 19 (4.75%) Males and 8 (8.33%) Females are suffering from digestive
disorder. 22 (5.50%) Males and 6 (6.25%) Females are having anemia. 15 (3.75%) Males
and 2 (2.08%) Females are suffering from frequent headaches. 2 (0.50%) Males and 3
(3.13%) Females are having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, tobacco/alcohol addiction, Body pain, and frequent headaches is higher
among male employees compared to female employees. While, prevalence of Overweight,
digestive disorder, anemia, and other health issues is higher among female employees
compared to male employees.
Hypothesis 11: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Age
o Chi square = 125.15, P-Value < 0.00
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
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The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s age and
prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data analysis shows that 9 (8.04%) 21
to 30 years old, 77 (32.63%) 31 to 40 years old, and 110 (74.32%) more than 40 years old
bank employees are suffering from some kind of health issues. Moreover, 3 (1.27%) 31 to
40 years old, and 12 (8.11%) more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 8 (3.39%) 31 to 40 years old, and 21 (14.19%) more than 40 years
old bank employees are diabetic. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 17 (7.20%) 31 to 40 years
old, and 13 (8.78%) more than 40 years old bank employees are Overweight. 3 (2.68%)
21 to 30 years old, 24 (10.17%) 31 to 40 years old, and 46 (31.08%) more than 40 years
old bank employees are having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 4 (3.57%) 21 to 30 years old, 35
(14.83%) 31 to 40 years old, and 89 (60.14%) more than 40 years old bank employees are
suffering from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 11 (4.66%) 31 to 40 years old, and 14 (9.46%)
more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from digestive disorder. 1 (0.89%)
21 to 30 years old, 17 (7.20%) 31 to 40 years old, and 10 (6.76%) more than 40 years old
bank employees are having anemia. 2 (1.79%) 21 to 30 years old, 8 (3.39%) 31 to 40 years
old, and 7 (4.73%) more than 40 years old bank employees are suffering from frequent
headaches. 2 (0.85%) 31 to 40 years old, and 3 (2.03%) more than 40 years old bank
employees are having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher
among employees of more than 40 years of age.
Hypothesis 12: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of employee‘s Level of Education
o Chi square = 1.80, P-Value < 0.18
o Result: Hypothesis is accepted
The result shows that there is no significant relationship between employee‘s level of
education and prevalence of health issue. However, descriptive data analysis shows that
107 (37.02%) Graduates and 89 (43.00%) Post Graduates bank employees are suffering
from some kind of health issues.
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Hypothesis 13: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the type of banking sector where employees is working
o Chi square = 44.53, P-Value < 0.00
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
The result shows that there is a significant relationship between the type of banking sector
where employee is working and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data
analysis shows that 164 (50%) Public sector bank employees, and 32 (19.05%) Private
sector bank employees are suffering from some kind of health issues. Moreover, 14
(4.27%) Public sector bank employees, and 1 (0.60%) Private Sector bank employees are
suffering from cardiovascular diseases. 27 (8.23%) Public sector bank employees, and 2
(1.19%) Private sector bank employees are diabetic. 25 (7.62%) Public sector bank
employees, 7 (4.17%) Private sector bank employees are Overweight. 65 (19.82%) Public
sector bank employees, and 8 (4.76%) Private sector bank employees are having
tobacco/alcohol addiction. 113 (34.45%) Public sector bank employees, and 15 (8.93%)
Private sector bank employees are suffering from some kind of Body pain, making it the
major health issue among the bank employees. 21 (6.40%) Public sector bank employees,
and 6 (3.57%) Private sector bank employees are suffering from digestive disorder. 19
(5.79%) Public sector bank employees, and 9 (5.36%) Private sector bank employees are
having anemia. 11 (3.35%) Public sector bank employees, and 6 (3.57%) Private sector
bank employees are suffering from frequent headaches. 4 (1.22%) Public sector bank
employees, and 1 (0.60%) Private sector bank employees are having other health issues.
Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher among Public sector bank employees compared
to Private sector bank employees.
Hypothesis 14: For the population of Bank employees, prevalence of health issues is
independent of the Work experience in banking sector.
o Chi square = 128.65, P-Value < 0.00
o Result: Hypothesis is rejected
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The result shows that there is a significant relationship between employee‘s work
experience in banking sector and prevalence of health issue. Additionally, descriptive data
analysis shows that 40 (18.18%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work
experience, 66 (39.29%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 90
(83.33%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from some
kind of health issues. Moreover, 1 (0.45%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years
of work experience, 4 (2.38%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience and 10
(9.26%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from
cardiovascular diseases. 1 (0.45%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work
experience, 10 (5.95%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and
18(16.67%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are diabetic. 8
(3.64%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 15 (8.93%)
employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 9 (8.33%) employees with more
than 20 years of work experience are Overweight. 14 (6.36%) employees with less than or
equal to 10 years of work experience, 24 (14.29%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work
experience, and 35 (32.41%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are
having tobacco/alcohol addiction. 20 (9.09%) employees with less than or equal to 10
years of work experience, 28 (16.67%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience,
and 80 (74.07%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering
from some kind of Body pain, making it the major health issue among the bank
employees. 5 (2.27%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience,
11 (6.55%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 11 (10.19%)
employees with more than 20 years of work experience are suffering from digestive
disorder. 9 (4.09%) employees with less than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 12
(7.14%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work experience, and 7 (6.48%) employees with
more than 20 years of work experience are having anemia. 6 (2.73%) employees with less
than or equal to 10 years of work experience, 5 (2.98%) employees with 11 to 20 years of
work experience, and 6 (5.56%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience
are suffering from frequent headaches. 4 (2.38%) employees with 11 to 20 years of work
experience, and 1 (0.93%) employees with more than 20 years of work experience are
having other health issues. Thus, prevalence of health issues is higher among employees
with more than 20 years of work experience in banking sector.
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5.4 Achievements with respect to objectives
The aim of the research was to develop an Employee Wellness Scale and examine its
psychometric properties in the sample of bank employees. In pursuit of this aim, four
objectives were developed, which were addressed through the research questions which
acted as a focus for data collection and analysis.
5.4.1 Objective-1: To explore the concept of Employee Wellness in the context of
the banking sector
The investigation of this objective through review of literature reveals many issues faced
by bank employees; these included high time pressure, ergonomics problems, role
conflicts, excessive work demands, difficult customer relationships, and a high rate of
stress and violence (ILO, Giga and Hoel, 2003). Consequently, bank employees are
experiencing problems like job burnout, stress, job dissatisfaction, etc. (Bajpai and
Srivastava, 2004; Chen and Lien, 2008). Additionally, the risk for chronic disease is
increased among bank employees in India due to the sedentary nature of their jobs (Sarkar
et.al. 1999, S Ganesh Kumar et al 2013). Thus, organisations should assess employee
wellness and consistently strive for increasing awareness among employees on the holistic
components to overall wellness.
5.4.2 Objective-2: To develop Employee Wellness Scale for bank employees
The findings yielded after analysis of Research Question 1 justify the concept of a seven
factor wellness scale that enables the bank employees to assess their wellness in Factor 1
(Physical), Factor 2 (Intellectual), Factor 3 (Occupational), Factor 4(Environmental),
Factor 5 (Social), Factor 6 (Emotional), and Factor 7 (Spiritual). The statistical analysis
used in Research Question 1 and 2 yielded a strong support for the Employee Wellness
Scale. Thus, a sound 36-item scale for examining employee wellness was created for use
in the banking sector.
5.4.3 Objective-3: To assess the level of Employee Wellness in the banking sector
of Gujarat.
The descriptive statistics of the data collected for research question 4 shows that 39.51%
of the bank employees are suffering from some kind of health issues. 24.71% of them are
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21 to 40 years old. Prevalence of health issues was higher among officers. Male
employees were suffering from more health issues compared to female employees. The
result of chi square analysis reveals that Level of designation, Age, Gender, and Type of
bank sector where employee is working were associated with the prevalence of health
issues among the population of bank employees in Gujarat.
5.4.4 Objective-4: To explore the relationship between Employee Wellness and
Demographic variables.
The findings of Research Question 3 reveals, that demographic variable Designation, Age,
Gender, and Education are associated with Total Employee Wellness Score significantly
with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. The result also reveals that age,
level of designation, and level of Education has a negative relationship with Total
Employee Wellness Score. Additionally, Female employees had better Total Employee
Wellness Score compared to male employees.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation, Age and Gender are associated with Total Physical
Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value.
The result also reveals that age and level of designation has a negative relationship with
Total Physical Wellness Score. Additionally, Female employees had better Total Physical
Wellness Score compared to male employees.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation and Age are associated with Total Intellectual Wellness
Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. The result
also reveals that age and level of designation has a negative relationship with Total
Intellectual Wellness Score.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation and Age are associated with Total Occupational
Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value.
The result also reveals that age and level of designation has a negative relationship with
Total Intellectual Wellness Score.
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The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation, Age, Gender and level of Education are associated
with Total Environmental Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for
highest level of beta value. The result also reveals that age, level of designation, and level
of education has a negative relationship with Total Environmental Wellness Score.
Additionally, Female employees had better Total Environmental Wellness Score
compared to male employees.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation and Age are associated with Total Social Wellness
Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level of beta value. The result
also reveals that age and level of designation has a negative relationship with Total Social
Wellness Score.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation, Age, and Education are associated with Total
Emotional Wellness Score significantly with designation accounted for highest level of
beta value. The result also reveals that age, level of designation, and level of education has
a negative relationship with Total Emotional Wellness Score.
The findings of multiple linear regression under Research Question 4 reveals, that
demographic variable Designation is associated with Total Spiritual Wellness Score
significantly. The result also reveals that level of designation has a negative relationship
with Total Spiritual Wellness Score.
5.5 Limitations of the research
5.5.1 Limitations of the Research Design
For the present research a correlational design is used (Gall et al., 2007). Thus, the
researcher was not able to predict causality (Tabachnick and Fidel,2013). Hence, the
employees‘ scores on the Employee Wellness Scale and answers to particular items on the
Employee Wellness Scale do not indicate that they are the cause of wellness or illness.
Additionally, the seven factors on the EWS (Physical, Intellectual, Occupational,
Environmental, Social, Emotional, and Spiritual) are not necessarily the cause of bank
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employees‘ wellness or illness. In future researchers could use the Employee Wellness
Scale to investigate causality.
The self-report nature of the questionnaire was another limitation of the current research.
Participants gave answers for all three questionnaires (i.e., general demographic form,
Employee Wellness Scale and Current health issue form) directly. Hence, the answers
might be influenced, if participants were answering in a socially acceptable way.
5.5.2 Limitations of the questionnaire
Three questionnaires were used in the current research study: (a) General demographic
form; (b)Employee Wellness Scale; and (c) Current health issue form that were developed
by the researcher. Hence, the questionnaire that was administered to the bank employees
contained a total of 46 items. Consequently, it may be possible that the participants were
feeling tired while filling out the questionnaire, which could have resulted in participants
falsely responding to items. However, the researcher attempted and noted the time
required to complete the assessment before sending to the bank employees and found it
took around 10 – 20 minutes. Hence, the length of the questionnaire could have been a
limitation of the study.
5.6 Recommendations for Future Research
In future the research that could be conducted with the EWS are (a) testing the EWS in
diverse population, (b) doing an Exploratory Factor Analysis with a larger sample; (c)
cross-validating the EWS with other wellness assessments; (d) doing a qualitative research
on a theory; and (e) doing a longitudinal study to examine weather the EWS is sensitive to
change over time.
It is suggested that the EWS is used with various populations with a view to assess the
model fit and know the validity of seven current factors with a different sample.
Third, the sample size for the EWS could be increased to have a strong (i.e., 20:1)
participant to item ratio for a factor analysis. Fourth, in future researchers could conduct a
grounded theory investigation in order to build up a theory surrounding the EWS model
from the ground up.
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Additionally, convergent and discriminant validity of the EWS can be assessed by
examining its validity with other wellness instruments. Finally, in future a longitudinal
study could be conducted to assess the EWS with a population of bank employees over a
period of time and examine if employees scores on the EWS are sensitive to change.
5.7 Implications
The findings of the present research contribute to the existing literature on employee
wellness in the banking sector. The present research developed a theoretically and
methodologically sound scale for assessing employee wellness in banking sector. Thus,
using the EWS allows for individuals and organisations to assess employee‘s areas of
wellness strengths and wellness areas for growth.
The findings yielded after analysis of Research Question 1 justify the concept of a seven
factor wellness scale that enables the bank employees to assess their wellness in Factor 1
(Physical), Factor 2 (Intellectual), Factor 3 (Occupational), Factor 4(Environmental),
Factor 5 (Social), Factor 6 (Emotional), and Factor 7 (Spiritual). The statistical analysis
used in Research Question 1 and 2 yielded a strong support for the Employee Wellness
Scale. Thus, a sound 36-item scale for examining employee wellness was created for use
in the banking sector.
Findings from the research reveals that, bank employees need to be conscious about their
physical, intellectual, occupational, environmental, social, emotional, and spiritual level of
wellness and how it affects their performance and different aspects of life.
Ultimately, the EWS could be used as a tool to improve employee‘s awareness about
different dimensions of well-being and helps them in not only examining their personal
wellness but also helps in inspiring positive lifestyle changes where necessary. Moreover,
increasing awareness and personal knowledge on wellness can promote an autogenic
nature among the bank employees and helps to encourage prevention of employee burnout
or illness, rather than the timely, exhaustive, and expensive pathogenic philosophy of
treating diseases/unwellness after they occur.
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5.8 Chapter Summary
Chapter 5 summarizes the findings of the research for the five research questions
discussed in depth in Chapter 4. The development and validation of the EWS with a
sample of bank employees was completed. However, after looking at the limitations of the
study, caution should be used while considering use of the EWS with populations other
than the bank employees.
Moreover, the findings from the research are directing towards future scope of research
focused on employee wellness in banking and across other professions. The results of the
research study provide implications for the bank employees and add to the current
literature on employee wellness.
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APPENDIX – I
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC FORM
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GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC
QUESTIONNAIRE
General Information:
Designation: Clerk / Officer Bank Name:
Bank Address (only District): Total work experience in Banking: _______ Years
Age: Gender: Male / Female Highest Education: SSC HSC/Diploma Graduate Post
Graduate PhD
Marital Status: Single Married Divorced Widowed
Are you physically challenged (any disability)?
Yes / No
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APPENDIX – II
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SCALE
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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SCALE
Read the following questions and select your most appropriate answer. Please mark only one option per row.
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1 How often do you go for age appropriate general health check up?
2 How often do you need any medical treatment/ medicine to function in your daily life? (e.g. tablet for diabetes/ blood pressure/headache)
3 How often are you satisfied with your sleep?
4 How often are you satisfied with your ability to perform your daily living activities?
5 How often do you eat healthy balanced diet (fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, dairy item)?
6 How often do you engage in sweat producing physical activity for minimum 30 minutes?
7 How often do you follow safety measures in daily life?
8 How often do you consume tobacco or alcohol?
9 How often do you keep yourself informed about social, political and current issues?
10 How often do you seek opportunities to learn new things?
11 How often do you participate in activities such as attending conference, exhibitions, workshops, seminars, webinars/ online lectures?
12 How often do you gather information from several sources before making important decisions?
13 How often do you enjoy your work?
14 How often are you satisfied with the balance between your work time and relaxation time?
15 How often are you satisfied with your ability to manage and control your workload?
16 How often do you feel that the level of stress in your work environment is comfortable to you?
17 How often do you feel safe in your daily life?
18 How often is your physical environment healthy?
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Sr
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19 How often do you try to act in environment friendly way?
20 How often the information that you need in your day to day life is available to you?
21 How often are you satisfied with the conditions of your living place?
22 How often are you satisfied with your access to health services?
23 How often are you satisfied with your transport facility?
24 How often are you satisfied with your personal relationships?
25 When you notice something that is dangerous to others, how often do you take action to correct it?
26 How often are you satisfied with the support you get from your friends?
27 How often do you contribute time or money to the organisations that strives to better the community where you live? (e.g. NGO, Community Service )
28 How often do you enjoy life?
29 How often do you express your feeling of unpleasantness in ways that are not hurtful to others?
30 How often do you accept responsibility for your own action?
31 How often are you satisfied with yourself? 32 How often do you have negative feelings
such as anger, despair, anxiety, depression?
33 How often do you feel that your life has a meaningful purpose?
34 How often your actions are guided by your own beliefs, rather than the beliefs of others?
35 How often do you engage in prayer or meditation or personal reflection?
36 How often are you tolerant of the values and beliefs of others?
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APPENDIX – III
CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES
QUESTIONNAIRE
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CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES QUESTIONNAIRE If you are having any health issues then Please mark the top three health issues that are high priority for you to improve your health.
1. Heart and Cardiovascular disease
6. Body pain (Neck, Back, Joint)
2. Diabetes 7. Digestive disorder (ex. Acidity/gastritis)
3. Cancer 8. Anemia
4. Overweight or Obesity 9. Eye Problem 5. Tobacco / Alcohol addiction
Other health issues (Please Specify)
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APPENDIX – IV
EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SCALE SCORE
GUIDELINE
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EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SCALE
Read the following questions and select your most appropriate answer. Please mark only one option per row.
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1 How often do you go for age appropriate general health check up?
1 2 3 4 5
2 How often do you need any medical treatment/ medicine to function in your daily life? (e.g. tablet for diabetes/ blood pressure/headache)
5 4 3 2 1
3 How often are you satisfied with your sleep?
1 2 3 4 5
4 How often are you satisfied with your ability to perform your daily living activities?
1 2 3 4 5
5 How often do you eat healthy balanced diet (fruits, grains, vegetables, protein, dairy item)?
1 2 3 4 5
6 How often do you engage in sweat producing physical activity for minimum 30 minutes?
1 2 3 4 5
7 How often do you follow safety measures in daily life?
1 2 3 4 5
8 How often do you consume tobacco or alcohol?
5 4 3 2 1
9 How often do you keep yourself informed about social, political and current issues?
1 2 3 4 5
10 How often do you seek opportunities to learn new things?
1 2 3 4 5
11 How often do you participate in activities such as attending conference, exhibitions, workshops, seminars, webinars/ online lectures?
1 2 3 4 5
12 How often do you gather information from several sources before making important decisions?
1 2 3 4 5
13 How often do you enjoy your work? 1 2 3 4 5
14 How often are you satisfied with the balance between your work time and relaxation time?
1 2 3 4 5
15 How often are you satisfied with your ability to manage and control your workload?
1 2 3 4 5
16 How often do you feel that the level of stress in your work environment is comfortable to you?
1 2 3 4 5
17 How often do you feel safe in your daily life?
1 2 3 4 5
18 How often is your physical environment healthy?
1 2 3 4 5
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Sr
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19 How often do you try to act in environment friendly way?
1 2 3 4 5
20 How often the information that you need in your day to day life is available to you?
1 2 3 4 5
21 How often are you satisfied with the conditions of your living place?
1 2 3 4 5
22 How often are you satisfied with your access to health services?
1 2 3 4 5
23 How often are you satisfied with your transport facility?
1 2 3 4 5
24 How often are you satisfied with your personal relationships?
1 2 3 4 5
25 When you notice something that is dangerous to others, how often do you take action to correct it?
1 2 3 4 5
26 How often are you satisfied with the support you get from your friends?
1 2 3 4 5
27 How often do you contribute time or money to the organisations that strives to better the community where you live? (e.g. NGO, Community Service )
1 2 3 4 5
28 How often do you enjoy life? 1 2 3 4 5
29 How often do you express your feeling of unpleasantness in ways that are not hurtful to others?
1 2 3 4 5
30 How often do you accept responsibility for your own action?
1 2 3 4 5
31 How often are you satisfied with yourself? 1 2 3 4 5 32 How often do you have negative feelings
such as anger, despair, anxiety, depression? 5 4 3 2 1
33 How often do you feel that your life has a meaningful purpose?
1 2 3 4 5
34 How often your actions are guided by your own beliefs, rather than the beliefs of others?
1 2 3 4 5
35 How often do you engage in prayer or meditation or personal reflection?
1 2 3 4 5
36 How often are you tolerant of the values and beliefs of others?
1 2 3 4 5
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Domain Assigned Questions
Physical Wellness Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4+Q5+Q6+Q7+Q8
Intellectual Wellness Q9+Q10+Q11+Q12
Occupational Wellness Q13+Q14+Q15+Q16
Environmental Wellness Q17+Q18+Q19+Q20+Q21+Q22+Q23
Social Wellness Q24+Q25+Q26+Q27
Emotional Wellness Q28+Q29+Q30+Q31+Q32
Spiritual Wellness Q33+Q34+Q35+Q36
Total Employee Wellness Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4+Q5+Q6+Q7+Q8+ Q9+Q10+Q11+Q12+ Q13+Q14+Q15+Q16+ Q17+Q18+Q19+Q20+Q21+Q22+Q23+
Q24+Q25+Q26+Q27+ Q28+Q29+Q30+Q31+Q32+
Q33+Q34+Q35+Q36
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Scatterplot-1:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Employee Wellness Score (EWS)
Scatterplot-2:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Employee Wellness Score (EWS)
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Scatterplot-3:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Employee Wellness Score (EWS)
Scatterplot-4:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Employee Wellness Score (EWS)
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Scatterplot-5:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Employee Wellness Score (EWS)
Scatterplot-6:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Physical Wellness Score (PWS)
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Scatterplot-7:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Physical Wellness Score (PW)
Scatterplot-8:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Physical Wellness Score (PW)
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Scatterplot-9:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Physical Wellness Score (PW)
Scatterplot-10:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Physical Wellness Score (PW)
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Scatterplot-11:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Intellectual Wellness Score (IW)
Scatterplot-12:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Intellectual Wellness Score (IW)
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Scatterplot-13:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Intellectual Wellness Score (IW)
Scatterplot-14:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Intellectual Wellness Score (IW)
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Scatterplot-15:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Intellectual Wellness Score (IW)
Scatterplot-16:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Occupational Wellness Score (OW)
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Scatterplot-17:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Occupational Wellness Score (OW)
Scatterplot-18:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Occupational Wellness Score (OW)
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Scatterplot-19:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Occupational Wellness Score (OW)
Scatterplot-20:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Occupational Wellness Score (OW)
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Scatterplot-21:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Environmental Wellness Score (ENW)
Scatterplot-22:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Environmental Wellness Score (ENW)
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Scatterplot-23:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Environmental Wellness Score (ENW)
Scatterplot-24:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Environmental Wellness Score (ENW)
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Scatterplot-25:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Environmental Wellness Score (ENW)
Scatterplot-26:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Social Wellness Score (SOW)
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Scatterplot-27:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Social Wellness Score (SOW)
Scatterplot-28:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Social Wellness Score (SOW)
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Scatterplot-29:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Social Wellness Score (SOW)
Scatterplot-30:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Social Wellness Score (SOW)
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Scatterplot-31:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Emotional Wellness Score (EMW)
Scatterplot-32:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Emotional Wellness Score (EMW)
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Scatterplot-33:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Emotional Wellness Score (EMW)
Scatterplot-34:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Emotional Wellness Score (EMW)
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Scatterplot-35:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Emotional Wellness Score (EMW)
Scatterplot-36:
Independent Variable: Designation ( 0 = Clerk, 1 = Officer)
Dependent Variable: Total Spiritual Wellness Score (SPW)
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Scatterplot-37:
Independent Variable: Bank Sector ( 0 = Private Sector Bank, 1 = Public Sector Bank)
Dependent Variable: Total Spiritual Wellness Score (SPW)
Scatterplot-38:
Independent Variable: Age
Dependent Variable: Total Spiritual Wellness Score (SPW)
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Scatterplot-39:
Independent Variable: Gender ( 0 = Male, 1 = Female)
Dependent Variable: Total Spiritual Wellness Score (SPW)
Scatterplot-40:
Independent Variable: Education ( 0 = Graduate, 1 = Post Graduate)
Dependent Variable: Total Spiritual Wellness Score (SPW)
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