Barriers to Work Wellness Among Academic Staff in Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

It is expected that academic staff should focus not only on the knowledge they are retaining, creating, and sharing, but also ensure their wellness is taken care of, as these multiple dimensions may affect their productivity. However, there is overwhelming evidence that higher education institutions no longer provide low-stress working environments and that academics throughout the world deal with a substantial amount of ongoing occupational stress. By adopting a conceptual framework, the study reviewed previous research. The study reported that barriers to work wellness among staff in higher education institutions include but are not limited to aspects such as personal barriers, environmental barriers, organizational barriers, and legal barriers. The study recommends that wellness programs should include the vision, mission, and values of the organization and that there should be enhanced transparency and staff consultation before implementation is done.