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Language | English |
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Pages | 69-98 |
Journal | Economic and Industrial Democracy |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 17 Dec 2014 |
DOIs | |
Status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
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Temporary employment, job satisfaction and subjective well-being. / Dawson, Chris; Veliziotis, Michail; Hopkins, Benjamin.
In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol. 38, No. 1, 01.02.2017, p. 69-98.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporary employment, job satisfaction and subjective well-being
AU - Dawson, Chris
AU - Veliziotis, Michail
AU - Hopkins, Benjamin
PY - 2017/2/1
Y1 - 2017/2/1
N2 - This article is concerned with whether employees on temporary contracts in Britain report lower well-being than those on permanent contracts, and whether this relationship is mediated by differences in dimensions of job satisfaction. Previous research has identified a well-being gap between permanent and temporary employees but has not addressed what individual and contract specific characteristics contribute to this observed difference. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, the article finds that a large proportion of the difference in self-reported well-being between permanent and temporary employees appears to be explained by differences in satisfaction with job security. Other dimensions of job satisfaction are found to be less important. In fact, after controlling for differences in satisfaction with security, the results suggest that temporary employees report higher psychological well-being and life satisfaction. This indicates that an employment contract characterized by a definite duration lowers individual well-being principally through heightened job insecurity.
AB - This article is concerned with whether employees on temporary contracts in Britain report lower well-being than those on permanent contracts, and whether this relationship is mediated by differences in dimensions of job satisfaction. Previous research has identified a well-being gap between permanent and temporary employees but has not addressed what individual and contract specific characteristics contribute to this observed difference. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, the article finds that a large proportion of the difference in self-reported well-being between permanent and temporary employees appears to be explained by differences in satisfaction with job security. Other dimensions of job satisfaction are found to be less important. In fact, after controlling for differences in satisfaction with security, the results suggest that temporary employees report higher psychological well-being and life satisfaction. This indicates that an employment contract characterized by a definite duration lowers individual well-being principally through heightened job insecurity.
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DO - 10.1177/0143831X14559781
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 69
EP - 98
JO - Economic and Industrial Democracy
T2 - Economic and Industrial Democracy
JF - Economic and Industrial Democracy
SN - 0143-831X
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