Flourishing in New Zealand Workers: Associations With Lifestyle Behaviors, Physical Health, Psychosocial, and Work-Related Indicators.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence and associations of flourishing among a large sample of New Zealand workers.


METHODS
A categorical diagnosis of flourishing was applied to data from the Sovereign Wellbeing Index, a nationally representative sample of adults in paid employment (n = 5549) containing various lifestyle, physical, psychosocial, and work-related indicators.


RESULTS
One in four New Zealand workers were categorized as flourishing. Being older and married, reporting greater income, financial security, physical health, autonomy, strengths awareness and use, work-life balance, job satisfaction, participation in the Five Ways to Well-being, volunteering, and feeling appreciated by others were all positively associated with worker flourishing independent of sociodemographics.


CONCLUSIONS
Flourishing is a useful additional indicator for evaluating the prevalence, and identifying the drivers, of employee well-being. Employers may benefit from promoting these indicators among staff.
Human Potential Centre, Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Lucy C
LC
Hone
Aaron
A
Jarden
Scott
S
Duncan
Grant M
GM
Schofield
D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires