Work Engagement amongst physiotherapist and personal trainers
Jonninen, Minna (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202003314266
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202003314266
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The quantitative UWES estimation method was developed in the Netherlands in the early 2000s by Wilmar Schaufeli and Arnold Bakker. The method evaluates the absorption of work in its three dimensions: vigor, dedication and absorption. Work wellbeing is clearly understood nowadays more like “working nausea”. This problem or negative thinking is very unilateral because if we only search problems, we will only find problems or problems that are not yet created. The concept of work engagement describes real work wellbeing. The thesis focused on understanding of the significance of work engagement. The level of work engagement was determined by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES 9). The aim of this study was to examine what kind of work engagement physical therapists and personal trainers had in a fitness and health care organization and what level of work engagement they experienced.
The theoretical framework focused on the understanding of work engagement. The target group of the research was the operational unit of a fitness and health club. 29 employees participated in the survey. The research was conducted as a quantitative online survey. The work engagement claims in the survey questionnaire were made according to the international UWES 9 scale assessment method.
According to results, the employees of the organization experienced work engagement several times a week and were inspired by their work. Moreover, they had energy and stamina and difficulties with detaching from work because of being drawn to it. The total value of work engagement was 5.08 (std. deviation 0,18). Compared to the reference material, the results can be considered “average high”, as the total, standard mean values of work engagement are between 4.54 and 5.30. Pearson’s correlation indicates a strong and positive correlation. This means that the employees are energetic at work and spread happiness around the workplace. Based on cross tabulation, there were no differences when comparing age groups and genders.
The theoretical framework focused on the understanding of work engagement. The target group of the research was the operational unit of a fitness and health club. 29 employees participated in the survey. The research was conducted as a quantitative online survey. The work engagement claims in the survey questionnaire were made according to the international UWES 9 scale assessment method.
According to results, the employees of the organization experienced work engagement several times a week and were inspired by their work. Moreover, they had energy and stamina and difficulties with detaching from work because of being drawn to it. The total value of work engagement was 5.08 (std. deviation 0,18). Compared to the reference material, the results can be considered “average high”, as the total, standard mean values of work engagement are between 4.54 and 5.30. Pearson’s correlation indicates a strong and positive correlation. This means that the employees are energetic at work and spread happiness around the workplace. Based on cross tabulation, there were no differences when comparing age groups and genders.