Work related well-being is associated with individual subjective well-being.

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  • Author(s): Ray TK;Ray TK;Ray TK;Ray TK
  • Source:
    Industrial health [Ind Health] 2022 Jun 01; Vol. 60 (3), pp. 242-252. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 04.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: National Institute of Industrial Health Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 2985065R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1880-8026 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00198366 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ind Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Kawasaki : National Institute of Industrial Health
    • Subject Terms:
      Job Satisfaction* ; Occupational Health*; Emotions ; Happiness ; Humans ; Income ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      This study utilizes Gallup-ShareCare Well-being Index data to investigate the association between work-related well-being, i.e., job satisfaction, and overall subjective well-being among US workers. Subjective well-being is measured by i) daily positive and negative emotional experiences - happiness, smiles, enjoyment, sadness, anger, worry, and stress (hedonic well-being); and ii) current and future life evaluation (evaluative well-being). The study finds significant positive relationships between job satisfaction and subjective well-being both in terms of higher odds of positive hedonic experiences and increased life evaluation scores after controlling for covariates and other nonwork-related contributors to well-being. Job satisfaction accounted for a 14% increase in current and an 8% increase in future life evaluation scores. The results emphasize that not only the income generated by work but the quality of work is also important for worker well-being. In fact, those without a job had higher well-being than those workers who are dissatisfied at work. This is probably the first study that relates work-related well-being to overall well-being, using a nationally representative sample of US workers. Further, this is one of the few instances where the subjective measure of well-being is used in the occupational safety and health literature.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Evaluative; Gallup; Hedonic; Job satisfaction; Uunemployment; Well-being; Work
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20211104 Date Completed: 20220603 Latest Revision: 20240903
    • Publication Date:
      20240903
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9171114
    • Accession Number:
      10.2486/indhealth.2021-0122
    • Accession Number:
      34732595