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↑ ↓ to choose · enter to openUpdated 5 November 2026 · by Leap Company

Leap Trends · Culture · Job satisfaction and vitality

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Culture

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Job satisfaction and vitality

Most of the publications look at what fuels happiness and energy at work, how these relate to performance, and programmes designed to increase happiness at work, many of them in healthcare.

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The conclusions and topics were compiled with AI from the publications on this page, with the sources alongside. How that works · How we count

What the publications show

  1. Several studies identify social relationships as a key source of happiness at work. In warehouse work, bonds with colleagues were the most consistent protective factor, and a meta-analysis by VU Amsterdam finds happiness and health spilling over from partners, managers and colleagues.

    Høyskolen Kristiania, 2026 (opens in a new window) · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2026 (opens in a new window) · University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2025 (opens in a new window)

  2. Diary studies find that employees partly manage their own energy over the course of the day. Physical activity and short social breaks go together with more energy, and a positive mood precedes this kind of energy management.

    Leipzig University, 2026 (opens in a new window) · West University of Timişoara, 2026 (opens in a new window) · University of Ljubljana, 2026 (opens in a new window)

  3. Several studies find a positive link between happiness at work and performance. In the hotel sector, internal corporate social responsibility and happiness at work go together with the wish to stay, and in higher education with better performance through pride in the brand.

    Poznań University of Technology, 2026 (opens in a new window) · CETYS Universidad, 2026 (opens in a new window) · University of Aveiro, 2026 (opens in a new window)

  4. On one point the studies contradict each other. Among insurance salespeople, job satisfaction went together with lower sales performance, and among Spanish researchers greater scientific impact went together with less happiness, while other studies link happiness to better performance.

    University of Aveiro, 2026 (opens in a new window) · Universitat Politècnica de València, 2026 (opens in a new window) · Poznań University of Technology, 2026 (opens in a new window)

  5. Programmes to increase happiness at work show small effects. An app-based programme in an Amsterdam hospital slightly improved wellbeing, mainly in a select group, and self-designed activities at a pharmaceutical company modestly raised scores that were already high.

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2026 (opens in a new window) · Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2026 (opens in a new window)

Topics within job satisfaction and vitality

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All publications on job satisfaction and vitality

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  1. Daily and person-level antecedents of proactive vitality management: the role of positive affect and proactive personality (opens the publication in a new window)West University of Timişoara · Vîrgă et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  2. Internal communication and employee happiness: exploring engagement and gender differences in the workplace (opens the publication in a new window)Autonomous University of Tamaulipas · Martínez-Arvizu et al. · · researchCommunicationJob satisfaction and vitality
  3. Physical activity as a pathway to thriving at work and job performance among accounting, auditing and finance professionals (opens the publication in a new window)University of Ljubljana · Stanković et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  4. Does patient death and suffering deplete or energize ICU healthcare professionals? Daily interaction of harmonious and obsessive passion (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid · Hernández-Hurtado et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  5. Happiness at work and sales performance: evidence from sales representatives (opens the publication in a new window)University of Aveiro · Felício et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  6. Determinants of Happiness at Work Among Nurses in Prehospital Emergency Care in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study (opens the publication in a new window)Universidade do Porto · Neto et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  7. Momentary energy management profiles: associations with energy, heart rate variability, and motivational states (opens the publication in a new window)Leipzig University · Parker et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  8. The Feasibility of an App-Based Worksite Health Promotion Program to Improve Mental Well-Being and Work-Related Vitality in University Hospital Workers: Process and Preliminary Effect Evaluation Study (opens the publication in a new window)Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Kremers et al. · · researchWellbeingJob satisfaction and vitality
  9. Unraveling stakeholder roles in employees' outcomes: A meta-analysis of the crossover of happiness, health, and productivity (opens the publication in a new window)Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Nguyen et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitalityWellbeing
  10. Sustaining employee wellbeing: a mediation analysis of resilience as a pathway from sustainable HRM to happiness in healthcare and wellness settings (opens the publication in a new window)Kaunas University of Technology · Staniškienė et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  11. Happiness at Work and the Shifting Work Landscape Due to COVID-19- a Comparative Literature Review (opens the publication in a new window)Mississippi State University · Tovar et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  12. Artificial intelligence as a moral mediator: emotional reciprocity driving happiness in hospitality (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad de Extremadura · Robina-Ramírez et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  13. Employee job performance through internal corporate social responsibility, happiness at work, and intention to stay (opens the publication in a new window)Poznań University of Technology · Umair et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  14. The Power of Relationships: How Social Bonds Influence Work Happiness and Absenteeism in Warehouse Work (opens the publication in a new window)Høyskolen Kristiania · Bjerke et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  15. Predictors of compassion fatigue and Happiness at Work: Insights from oncology professionals using multivariate regression analysis (opens the publication in a new window)Universidade do Porto · Borges et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitalityWellbeing
  16. Cultivating a culture of happiness: Strategies in high-performance work teams—The AZUL study (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Pérez Domínguez et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  17. Towards new labour equity: A bibliometric study of women’s happiness and well-being at work (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad de Málaga · Albarracín Pons et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitalityDiversity and inclusion
  18. Effects of happiness management and organisational justice on organisational commitment (opens the publication in a new window)CETYS Universidad · Galván-Vela et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitalityEngagement
  19. Scientific impact at the expense of happiness? Work/life balance in performance-driven research careers (opens the publication in a new window)Universitat Politècnica de València · Azagra-Caro et al. · · researchWorkloadJob satisfaction and vitality
  20. Design and validation of an instrument for evaluating workplace happiness (opens the publication in a new window)Autonomous University of Tamaulipas · Salazar-Altamirano et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  21. Public Sector Work and Happiness (opens the publication in a new window)University of Memphis · Howell-Moroney et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  22. Generative artificial intelligence as a catalyst for employee happiness and sustainable performance in green hotel management (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad de Extremadura · Robina-Ramírez et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  23. Administrator Perspective on Joy in the Workplace and Worker Retention (opens the publication in a new window)University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Lane et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  24. The moderating role of resilience in the conflict and happiness at work relationship conflict, resilience and happiness (opens the publication in a new window)Universidad de Cádiz · Foncubierta-Rodríguez et al. · · researchJob satisfaction and vitality
  25. Onderzoek Indeed: Nederlandse werknemers met afstand het gelukkigst (opens the publication in a new window)Indeed · · press releaseJob satisfaction and vitality