TITLE:
Positive Well-Being and Work-Life Balance among UK Railway Staff
AUTHORS:
Jialin Fan, Andrew P. Smith
KEYWORDS:
Well-Being, Work-life Balance, Subjective Well-being, Train Crew
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.5 No.6,
June
9,
2017
ABSTRACT: Failure to manage the well-being and work-life balance of railway workers may result in an increased risk to train safety and employees’ health. This article reports the findings of a study that measured positive well-being and work-life balance, and identified the factors affecting these among UK railway staff. On the whole, staff who perceived high levels of control and support had a better work-life balance and an increased sense of well-being. A positive personality was associated with positive well-being both at work and outside of work.