Trend of person-environment fit studies and employees’ wellbeing: a bibliometric analysis

The purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to map the trends in PE fit research published in the Scopus database between 1978 and 2021. The VOSviewer, a computer programme used for creating bibliometric maps, is utilised for data arrangement and visualisation. The VOSviewer is evaluated by importing data from Scopus due to its completeness of data citation. The finding shows that there is an increase in trends for the publications in PE fit research over the 10-year period. In addition, PE fit research is concentrated in two countries, namely the United States (TP = 263, 32.96%) and China (TP = 106, 13.28%). The selection of articles extracted only from Scopus database. However, Scopus is chosen due to its completeness of data citation which facilitate the analysis of findings. The present study provides valuable insights for employers and organisations to provide focused interventions with the aim of improving employees’ wellbeing. This study demonstrates the relevance of the PE fit research area in recent years, and it is predicted to be continuously explored as a phenomenon of interest in the field of work stress and employees’ wellbeing.