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Person-Centred Characteristics as Predictors of Flourishing and Well-Being

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This chapter provides insight into the role of person-centred characteristics as predictors of flourishing and well-being among diverse employees. The chapter discusses the empirical findings of a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted on a sample of employees from a South African university. The results of the study indicated that core person-centred characteristics, specifically race and job position, were significant predictors of flourishing as an indicator of well-being. Moreover, race and tenure indicated significant differences in the levels of flourishing among employees. The findings of the study offer valuable new insights relevant to employee well-being theory. These insights could potentially inform industrial psychologists—with the aim of increasing the levels of flourishing among higher education employees.

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Nel, E. (2019). Person-Centred Characteristics as Predictors of Flourishing and Well-Being. In: Coetzee, M. (eds) Thriving in Digital Workspaces. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24463-7_14

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