Well-being and behaviour at work: to what extent are they related?

The purpose of the article is to examine the extent to which workplace well-being influences individual behaviours at work. Various studies have found that increasing the state of feeling good and seeing life positively influences the way a person responds or behaves. This article explores the causal relationship between the psychological and subjective well-being of individuals and their behaviour at work and/or at school. Additionally, it investigates the extent to which socio-economic status participates in the causal relationship between workplace well-being and behaviour at work and/or at school. To understand the predictive power of independent variables on behaviour in the workplace, we used linear regression models. Mediation tests were also used to quantify the extent to which socio-economic status influenced the confirmed causal relationship. The study reports the results of a sample of 533 Romanian respondents. Data were collected from university business students, based on a questionnaire administered online. The results confirm the prediction role of the psychological and subjective well-being of individuals in their workplace behaviour. Additionally, research confirms the mediation role of socio-economic status in this relationship.