Occupational Complexity, Control, And Personal Income: Thei

Research on work and well-being shows that paid employment has beneficial consequences for mental health. It is hypothesized that higher occupational complexity, control, and personal income are associated with higher levels of happiness and self-confidence and lower psychological vulnerability. The...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1987-11, Vol.72 (4), p.529
Main Author: Adelmann, Pamela K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characteristics
Confidence
Effects
Employment
Happiness
Men
Mental health
Occupational
Personal income
Regression analysis
Self image
Social research
Studies
Variance analysis
Women
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Summary:Research on work and well-being shows that paid employment has beneficial consequences for mental health. It is hypothesized that higher occupational complexity, control, and personal income are associated with higher levels of happiness and self-confidence and lower psychological vulnerability. The possibility also is explored that models describing these correlations for employed women might differ from those for employed men. Data are obtained from 618 men and 330 women. Stepwise regression results indicate that occupational characteristics explain a small but significant proportion of the variance in each measure of psychological well-being, controlling for age and education effects. Analysis of covariance indicates that separate regressions characterize employed men and women for happiness and self-confidence but not for vulnerability. Occupational characteristics also explain a significant portion of variance in self-confidence for both men and women and in happiness for men.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854