scholarly journals Job Satisfaction: Analysis of Gender Differences (On the Materials of a Sociological Survey of the Vologda Region)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-245
Author(s):  
Elena A. Basova
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Subjective Assessments ◽  
High Degree

Improving the quality of working life (QWL) is one of the conditions for intensifying economic growth. The key benchmark here is satisfaction with the work of the working population. Knowledge of the specifics of gender distribution in assessments of job satisfaction contributes to a detailed study of motivational mechanisms and directions (methods) of management practices. A limited cross-section of research on this topic justifies research interest in this area of scientific knowledge. The use of methods of statistical analysis made it possible to identify the features of subjective assessments of men and women in well-being and satisfaction with work life. The information base of the study was the survey data conducted by the Vologda Research Center in 2018. The lowest level of satisfaction among men and women with respect to wages and activities of a trade union organization was determined. An equally high degree of subjective assessments was revealed in the two studied groups in terms of the psychological aspects of labor. The typology of personalities among men and women in relation to satisfaction (well-being) with work activity has been substantiated. Among men, the professionally and status-prosperous personality type predominates; among women, a socially prosperous personality type is distinguished (apart from the material and professional components). The directions are proposed that contribute to the growth of job satisfaction in the context of the two studied groups.

scholarly journals High-involvement management practices, job control, and employee well-being in the public and private sectors. Evidence from Finland

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-486
Author(s):  
Laura Peutere ◽  
Antti Saloniemi ◽  
Simo Aho ◽  
Jouko Nätti ◽  
Tapio Nummi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
High Involvement ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Involvement Management

The connection between high-involvement management (HIM), entailing heavy employee involvement, and employee well-being is a controversial and widely discussed topic. Clarifying how job satisfaction and stress are connected to HIM and job control (the control employees have over their work), this study is based on data from two Finnish sources: an employer survey investigating the extent of HIM within an organisation, and employee assessments of job control, stress and job satisfaction. Logistic regression models were used as the study method. In contrast to previous Finnish studies, our findings show that HIM seems hardly to benefit employee well-being. Especially in the public sector, the correlation between extensive HIM and employee well-being turned out to be negative. However, HIM in the private sector was positively related to job satisfaction. As expected, a high level of job control was regularly associated with greater well-being.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the working life quality as a part of the human resources management system of a modern enterprise

2018 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 01064 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Frolova ◽  
A. Kopytova ◽  
E. Matys
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Russian Enterprise ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Activity

The article is devoted to the problem of evaluation of the working life quality of personnel of a modern Russian enterprise. On the basis of a survey of employees of enterprises in various spheres of activity in the Tyumen region using a full (dispensing) questionnaire, satisfactory and unsatisfactory criteria characterizing the quality of their working life are revealed. The research shows that within the framework of the motivational system, the provision of employees of the Tyumen region enterprises with social benefits ranks last, while the state's social policy is aimed at raising this indicator, at material and physical well-being, and at social and legal protection of the person. Social benefits and social guarantees form an important sphere of working life and contribute to a significant improvement in the quality of working life. Satisfaction with the work activity is formed under the influence of a large number of factors. Detailed study and analysis of each factor will improve the quality of working life of employees of the Tyumen region enterprises. The conducted research confirms that there are no violations in the sphere of legislative provision with social guarantees at the enterprises of the Tyumen region. This means that the payment of sick leave sheets and payments provided in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation are fully implemented without violating the deadlines. In addition, the civil rights of employees are respected and leave is granted in accordance with the schedule. On the basis of the study, the authors proposed ways to improve the quality of working life of employees in the Tyumen region.

scholarly journals Alat Ukur Quality Of Working Life Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Komang Agus Jayanegara
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Quality Of Working Life

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan alat ukur psikologi yang mengukur quality of working life karyawan, dengan menggunakan lima dimensi quality of working life yaitu health & well being, job security, job satisfaction, competency development, dan work & non-work life balance. Penelitian ini penting untuk dilakukan, dikarenakan alat ukur quality of working life dengan kelima dimensi tersebut masih tergolong baru, dan quality of working life juga merupakan hal penting untuk diperhatikan oleh suatu organisasi. Paritisipan yang terlibat dalam pengambilan data utama adalah sebanyak 109 orang partisipan. Pendekatan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan desain non-experimental, dan bersifat deskriptif. Berdasarkan pada hasil penelitian ini, alat ukur yang peneliti kembangkan telah memenuhi standar psikometri. Terdapat beberapa rangkaian analisis yang peneliti lakukan, yaitu menguji keterbacaan aitem kepada lima orang, yang mana menghasilkan 69 aitem pernyataan, dan kemudian melakukan uji coba alat ukur kepada 36 orang partisipan, dan menganalisis aitem alat ukur tersebut, dan menghasilkan 40 aitem setelah terdapat beberapa aitem yang digugurkan. Kemudian peneliti melakukan pengambilan data utama alat ukur dengan melibatkan 109 orang partisipan, dan menghasilkan alpha cronbach sebesar 0,959 dan dapat dinyatakan alat ukur tersebut reliabel, sedangkan r hitung lebih dari 0,300 yang dapat diartikan bahwa 40 aitem pernyataan dinyatakan valid.

scholarly journals The Importance of Work-Related Events and Changes in Psychological Distress and Life Satisfaction amongst Young Workers in Spain: A Gender Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4697
Author(s):  
David Cobos-Sanchiz ◽  
María-José Del-Pino-Espejo ◽  
Ligia Sánchez-Tovar ◽  
M. Pilar Matud
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health And Well Being

A relentless stream of social, technological, and economic changes have impacted the workplace, affecting young people in particular. Such changes can be a major source of stress and can cause a threat to health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to understand the importance of work-related events and changes in the psychological distress and life satisfaction of young workers in Spain. A transversal study was carried out on a sample comprising 509 men and 396 women aged between 26 and 35 years old. The results showed that there were no differences between the men and women in the number of work-related events and changes experienced in the last 12 months, nor in terms of job satisfaction. The results from the multiple regression analysis showed that a greater number of work-related events and changes experienced during the last 12 months were associated with increased psychological distress and reduced life satisfaction amongst men, but this was not the case for women. Although job satisfaction was independent from the men and women’s psychological distress when self-esteem and social support was included in the regression equation, greater job satisfaction was associated with greater life satisfaction for both men and women. It concludes that work-related events and job satisfaction are important for the health and well-being of young people, even though a larger number of work-related events and changes is associated with increased psychological distress and reduced life satisfaction for men only.

scholarly journals Interaction Between Subjective Well-Being, Economic Activity and Education in the EU

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-293
Author(s):  
Artūras Gataūlinas ◽  
Rasa Zabarauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Employment Level ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Lower Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The article examines the impact of professional well-being of EU citizens on their life satisfaction at both micro and macro levels. The following indicators were selected to describe the professional well-being: involvment in the official employment, level of education, and job satisfaction. The findings of the article suggest that employed respondents evaluated their subjective well-being significantly higher as compared to those not participating in the labour market. Similar findings were drawn when comparing subjective well-being of the respondents in relation to their education. Respondents with higher education reported significantly higher statistically proven subjective well-being than those with lower education. In the article, the interpretation of the findings is based on the conceptual model of subjective well-being of needs as well as on the role of employment and education in satisfaction of physiological and socially acceptable needs of individuals. Work activity is more directly linked with the satisfaction of individual needs than education. However, engagement in work has only an impact on subjective well-being if work activity is perceived as job satisfaction. If employment is perceived by individuals as providing greater satisfaction, it tends to make a more positive impact on the subjective well-being of individuals compared to activities that are perceived as providing less satisfaction.

scholarly journals Job Crafting among Labor Union Representatives: Its Impact on Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almer Villajos ◽  
Cristina García-Ael ◽  
Gabriela Topa
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Labor Union ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Union Activity ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
The One

Labor Union activity still lacks recognition as an ordinary work activity. However, on the one hand, labor union representatives must deal with many tasks (internal and external) that can sometimes be overwhelming. On the other hand, given its vocational nature and the possibility that it offers for the workers themselves to organize their work, the area of trade unionism can be interesting for the study of job crafting and other phenomena associated with well-being, such as burnout or work engagement. Unfortunately, to date, there are no investigations that address these phenomena, especially job crafting in the labor union environment. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to explore the existing relationships between the job crafting of the labor union representatives and their well-being and health. A sample of 78 participants engaged in labor union activity for an average of 12.62 years completed job satisfaction and work engagement measures. The results indicate that job crafting dimensions predicted participants’ job satisfaction and engagement.

Impact of the Job Quality on Quality of Life of Employees in the Hospitality Industry

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suvidha Khanna ◽  
Rahul Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship

The job quality is constituted by the set of work features which foster the well-being of the workers. Job quality is directly linked with the consideration of workers’ points of view and this can be found through the development of surveys into job satisfaction and workers’ well-being Layard, 2005),. The employees in the hotel industry play an important role in the dealing with their customers which has a direct impact upon providing quality services and also involve a high degree of face-to-face interaction between employees and customers but due to the growing work burden of the employees, they are not able to give ample time to their families. With this background, the objective of the present study is to evaluate the relationship between job quality and job satisfaction and the effect of job quality and job satisfaction of hotel employees on their overall quality of life. Lastly various measures for the improvement of the quality of life of employees working in the hotel industry of this particular region are suggested.

Double De-Motivation And Negative Social Affect Among Teachers In Indonesia

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Marai
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Beck Hopelessness Scale ◽  
Social Affect

AbstractGlobalisation is creating extant salary differentials across the South Pacific region, and this study explores their impact on emotional well being within the Indonesian education system. One hundred and eighty-eight local and expatriate teachers of English were classified into underpaid (n = 66 local instructors), overpaid (n = 60 expatriate instructors), and equitably paid (n = 62 local and expatriate instructors) groups, and completed a job satisfaction scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. Consistent with Social Equity Theory (SET), both underpaid and overpaid groups had significantly less job satisfaction than the equitably paid group. Moreover, compared to their equitably paid counterparts, the underpaid and overpaid groups experienced more symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness. These findings extend SET to both quality of working life and occupational mental health.

scholarly journals Retaining health carers: the role of personal and organisation job resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamika Almeida ◽  
Mario Fernando ◽  
Albert Munoz ◽  
Susan Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
New South ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Human Resource Management Practices

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify key personal and organisational resources that influence the engagement, well-being and job satisfaction of healthcare professionals working in Australia. Design/methodology/approach Using the job demands–resources model, this study investigates how employee resources and organisation resources influence engagement, well-being and job satisfaction of health professionals in Australian hospitals. The authors collected survey data from a sample of healthcare professionals (n=217) working in three hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. Findings The results confirm the importance of the emotional health of employees on their well-being. The results concur with existing research that employees with higher levels of emotional health have more positive emotional and social interactions, and thus exhibit higher levels of well-being at work. The study also uncovers certain aspects of emotional health that can influence a range of employee outcomes. Practical implications The findings link human resource management practices to unique motivators of healthcare professionals which, in turn, are likely to improve engagement, well-being and job satisfaction. Originality/value The study highlights specific resources that support greater levels of well-being, engagement and job satisfaction in Australian hospitals.

Construction and Validation of an Ego Integrity Status Interview

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxine Walaskay ◽  
Susan Krauss Whitbourne ◽  
Milton F. Nehrke
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Ego Integrity ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Death Attitudes ◽  
The Past ◽  
High Degree

Erikson's theory regarding the existence of an Ego Integrity versus Despair crisis in old age was tested using an interview derived from Whitbourne and Weinstock's application of Marcia's status construct to the ego integrity crisis. Four integrity statuses were defined: integrity achieving, dissonant (in crisis), foreclosed (avoiding crisis), and despairing. These statuses were reliably (80%) identified among forty elderly community-dwelling men and women through the forty-five-minute semistructured interview. Moreover, predicted differences among the four statuses were observed on questionnaire measures assessing reminiscing activity, death attitudes and preparation, psychological well-being, and questionnaire scales of Stages 6 through 8 of Erikson's theory. The pattern of differences suggested that integrity achieving and foreclosed samples differed mainly regarding their degree of introspection regarding the past, but that both appeared to have a high degree of psychological well-being. Dissonant individuals appeared to be unhappy and stressed, but this was seen as a temporary state in contrast to the more chronic nature of the despairing's low sense of psychological well-being. The validity of the integrity status construct and the interview designed to measure it have, therefore, been supported, and provide the basis for suggested refinements within Erikson's description of the Ego Integrity versus Despair stage.

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