scholarly journals Income Inequality and Job Satisfaction of Full-Time Employees in Germany

2009 ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Christoph Wunder ◽  
Johannes Schwarze
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Occupational Group ◽  
Tunnel Effect ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Regional Income Inequality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The One

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), it is shown that income comparisons with persons who are better off has a clear impact on the job satisfaction of West German full-time employees. Two contrary effects can be identified. On the one hand, there is an aversion to disadvantageous regional income inequality, while, on the other hand, individuals prefer inequality within their occupational group. The two effects are interpreted as envy and an information (or ‘tunnel’) effect, respectively. The analysis of income comparison with persons who are worse off suggests a prestige effect. However, downward comparison is of minor importance for job satisfaction.

Positive expressive writing as a tool for alleviating burnout and enhancing wellbeing in teachers and other full-time workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Round ◽  
Mark Wetherell ◽  
Vicki Elsey ◽  
Michael A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Occupational Group ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Writing Intervention ◽  
Positive Writing ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Suitable Technique

Teachers are an occupational group particularly prone to suffering from burnout, a condition caused by chronic stress from work overload. Burnout is a risk factor for adverse psychological and physical health, thus it is important to test the efficacy of tools and techniques for alleviating burnout and enhancing job satisfaction. One potentially suitable technique is positive expressive writing. In the present study, we investigated the effects of a positive writing intervention on burnout, job satisfaction, anxiety, perceived stress and self-reported physical symptoms. A group of teachers and a group of non-teachers who worked full-time in other professions were randomly allocated to complete either three consecutive days of positive expressive writing, or writing about a more neutral topic, online, 20 minutes per day, for three consecutive days. State anxiety declined to a greater extent for participants in the positive writing condition compared to the neutral writing condition. Positive writing also conferred benefits on some aspects of job satisfaction, but not burnout. There were no specific benefits for teachers compared to non-teachers. The present study is the first to observe that positive expressive writing may be a useful technique for enhancing job satisfaction in full-time workers.

Betriebsräte und Arbeitszufriedenheit / Works Councils and Job Satisfaction

2006 ◽  
Vol 226 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Jirjahn ◽  
Georgi Tsertsvadze
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Works Council ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryEmpirical studies on establishment-level codetermination usually focus on the impact of works councils on firm performance. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this is the first systematic research to examine the relationship between works councils and job satisfaction. It is shown that the relationship depends on the type of worker. The presence of a works council increases job satisfaction of full-time employed blue-collar workers. In general, councils do not have an influence on full-time employed white-collar workers. However, there is a negative association between works council presence and job satisfaction of managers. Furthermore, the presence of a workers council is associated with lower job satisfaction of non-full-time workers.

scholarly journals Decomposition of Income Distribution Among Farm Families

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill L. Findeis ◽  
Venkateshwar K. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Farm Families ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Regional Income Inequality ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Distribution Of Income

The greater reliance of U.S. farm families on off-farm income has implications for the structure of agriculture and the distribution of income within agriculture. Using annual data on farm households from the Current Population Survey, the degree of income inequality for the U.S. and by region is assessed for 1984. The distribution of income among farm families is decomposed by income source. Off-farm income is shown to contribute to higher average incomes and reduce income inequality at the margin, but only in regions where full-time farming predominates. In the Northeast and South, increases in off-farm income increase regional income inequality.

Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Municipal Government Employees

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Ellickson ◽  
Kay Logsdon
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
Supervisory Relationships ◽  
Municipal Employees ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Performance Appraisal Satisfaction ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

What variables explain variation in job satisfaction among municipal government employees? Using data from a recent survey of over 1,200 full-time municipal employees, this research tests the relative influence of 11 environmental variables and 3 demographic factors on variation in job satisfaction among this rarely studied group of employees. The regression analysis revealed that environmental factors such as promotional opportunities, pay and benefits satisfaction, performance appraisal satisfaction, equipment and resources, training, workload, supervisory relationships, and most important of all, departmental esprit de corps were significantly, and positively, related to overall job satisfaction. In contrast, demographic variables were relatively poor predictors of job satisfaction. Over 50 percent of the variation in job satisfaction among municipal employees is explained using this model.

Worker Sorting and Job Satisfaction: The Case of Union and Government Jobs

ILR Review ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Heywood ◽  
W. S. Siebert ◽  
Xiangdong Wei
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Initial Cross Section ◽  
Non Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Panel Methods ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector Workers

In initial cross-section estimates using data from the 1991–94 British Household Panel Study, the authors find that union members had lower overall job satisfaction than non-union members, and public sector workers had higher satisfaction than private sector workers. Controlling for individual worker effects (sorting) using panel methods confirms the lower satisfaction of union members, but eliminates the higher satisfaction of public sector workers. These results suggest that unions do not simply attract the dissatisfied, as previously suggested. By contrast, the greater satisfaction expressed by public sector workers seems largely a consequence of sorting, with those who are more easily satisfied being drawn to the public sector. Additional analysis of particular aspects of satisfaction, including satisfaction with pay, the work itself, and relations with the boss, generally supports these conclusions.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction and Alcohol Consumption: Empirical Evidence from China

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Yuna Ma ◽  
Jiafeng Gu ◽  
Ruixi Lv
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Alcohol Policy ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Policy Improvement ◽  
Improvement Programs ◽  
Using Data

Despite growing attention to job satisfaction as a social determinant of alcohol-related behaviors, few studies focus on its diverse impacts on alcohol consumption. Using data from the China Family Panel Study in 2018, this study uses logistic regression analysis to examine how job satisfaction affects alcohol consumption in China, finding that people who were satisfied with their jobs were more likely to be regularly drinking. Employed people who were satisfied with their working environment and working hours were more likely to regularly drink, but those who were satisfied with their wages and working security were less likely to be regularly drinking. Findings suggest that the link between job satisfaction and alcohol consumption is dynamic. Employment policies, working wellbeing improvement programs, and alcohol policy improvement should, therefore, be designed on the basis of a comprehensive account of entire job-related attitudes.

Migration and the Internet

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas John Cooke ◽  
Ian Shuttleworth
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Dynamics Models

It is widely presumed that information and communication technologies, or ICTs, enable migration in several ways; primarily by reducing the costs of migration. However, a reconsideration of the relationship between ICTs and migration suggests that ICTs may just as well hinder migration; primarily by reducing the costs of not moving.  Using data from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics, models that control for sources of observed and unobserved heterogeneity indicate a strong negative effect of ICT use on inter-state migration within the United States. These results help to explain the long-term decline in internal migration within the United States.

The role of corporate investment in social responsible practices in the promotion of employees’ organizational citizenship behaviour

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Patrícia Duarte ◽  
José Gonçalves das Neves
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Airline Company

In the current scenario of economic uncertainty, where many organizations struggle harder for reducing costs while improving their competitiveness, employees’ organizational citizenship behaviours might have an enhanced importance for organizational survival and success. A model proposing that corporate engagement in internal socially responsible practices enhances employees’ job satisfaction and consequently increases employees’ extra-role behaviours was tested. Using data obtained from a sample of employees from an airline company (n=133), the model was examined and supported. We have therefore concluded that organizations may foster employees’ extra-role behaviours by investing in corporate socially responsible practices that signal corporate concern with employees and promote job satisfaction.

Measurement invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in parents of individuals with disabilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eun-Young Park ◽  
Joungmin Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Invariance Model

We aimed to verify the factor model and measurement invariance of the abbreviated Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale by conducting a confirmatory factor analysis using data from 761 parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities who completed the scale as part of the 2011 Survey on the Actual Conditions of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, South Korea, and 7,301 participants from the general population who completed the scale as part of the 2011 Welfare Panel Study and Survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea. We used fit indices to assess data reliability and Amos 22.0 for data analysis. According to the results, the 4-factor model had an appropriate fit to the data and the regression coefficients were significant. However, the chi-square difference test result was nonsignificant; therefore, the metric invariance model was the most appropriate measurement invariance model for the data. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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