Wellbeing – wie Lebensqualität, Arbeit und Einkommen zusammenhängen
Das Streben nach Glück ist ein zentrales Element im Leben, wobei das individuelle Wohlbefinden sowohl persönliche als auch gesellschaftliche Ursachen hat. Welchen Einfluss haben Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Einkommen, der berufliche Werdegang oder Arbeitslosigkeitserfahrungen auf die subjektive Lebensqualität eines Menschen?
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Life satisfaction among Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands: the role of absolute and relative income (2012)
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Gokdemir, Ozge & Devrim Dumludag (2012): Life satisfaction among Turkish and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands. The role of absolute and relative income. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 106, H. 3, S. 407-417. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9815-8
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"Social Indicators Research May 2012, Volume 106, Issue 3, pp 407-417 Life Satisfaction Among Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands: The Role of Absolute and Relative Income Ozge Gokdemir, Devrim Dumludag ... show all 2 hide ' Download PDF (179 KB) ' View Article Abstract In this paper we investigate the role of several socio-economic and non-economic factors such as absolute and relative income, education and religion to explain the differences of happiness levels of Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands by using ordered logit model. We focus on members of the Moroccan and Turkish communities, as these are the two largest non-EU immigrant communities in the Netherlands. Our findings reveal that Moroccans, although they have lower income levels and higher unemployment rates than Turkish immigrants, their happiness level is higher than the Turkish immigrants. In order to understand this dilemma a questionnaire survey was performed to 111 Turkish and 96 Moroccan immigrants in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht and Arnhem in 2010. The main purpose is to investigate how reference group's self-reported life satisfaction is related to the level of absolute income; the level of relative income and other socio-economic factors. The main findings are that for Turkish sample relative income is significantly and negatively correlated with life satisfaction whereas, both absolute income (positively) and relative income (negatively) are significantly correlated with life satisfaction for Moroccan case." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Subjective well-being: keeping up with the perception of the Joneses (2012)
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Guven, Cahit & Bent E. Sorensen (2012): Subjective well-being. Keeping up with the perception of the Joneses. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 109, H. 3, S. 439-469. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9910-x
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"Using data from the US General Social Survey 1972-2004, we study the role of perceptions and status in self-reported happiness. Reference group income negatively relates to own happiness and high perceptions about own relative income, quality of dwelling, and social class relate positively and very significantly to happiness. Perceptions about income and status matter more for females, and for low income, conservative, more social, and less trusting individuals. Dwelling perceptions matter more for males, and for middle income, married, conservative, more social, and less trusting individuals." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Geschlechtsspezifisches Arbeitsmarktverhalten, Verdienste und Wohlbefinden im Familienkontext (2012)
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Heineck, Guido & Joachim Möller (2012): Geschlechtsspezifisches Arbeitsmarktverhalten, Verdienste und Wohlbefinden im Familienkontext. In: H. Bertram & M. Bujard (Hrsg.) (2012): Zeit, Geld, Infrastruktur - zur Zukunft der Familienpolitik (Soziale Welt. Sonderband, 19), S. 209-230, 2011-04-28.
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"Zunächst analysieren wir auf Grundlage eines großen Mikrodatensatzes, der Stichprobe der Integrierten Erwerbsbiographien (SIAB), geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in Beschäftigungsformen, Arbeitszeiten und in Verdiensten im längerfristigen Vergleich. Danach wenden wir uns den ökonomischen Auswirkungen von familienbedingten Erwerbsunterbrechungen zu und führen hierzu eine Kohortenanalyse durch. Im Anschluss daran untersuchen wir auf Grundlage des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP), inwieweit individuelle Arbeitszeitformen, -präferenzen sowie Flexibilitätsmaße mit Job- und Lebenszufriedenheit von (Ehe-)Partnern mit Kindern zusammenhängen." (Textauszug, IAB-Doku)
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Das Glück bei der Arbeit: über Flow-Zustände, Arbeitszufriedenheit und das Schaffen attraktiver Arbeitsplätze (2012)
Kaudelka, Karin; Hien, Wolfgang; Hofmann, Josephine; Harzer, Claudia ; Thomä, Dieter; Schuh, Sebastian C.; Binswanger, Mathias; Schlichtenberger, Clara; Dick, Rolf van ; Krauß, Harald; Creusen, Utho; Popp, Reinhold; Kilger, Gerhard; Ruch, Willibald ;Zitatform
Kaudelka, Karin & Gerhard Kilger (Hrsg.) (2012): Das Glück bei der Arbeit. Über Flow-Zustände, Arbeitszufriedenheit und das Schaffen attraktiver Arbeitsplätze. (Sozialtheorie), Bielefeld: Transcript, 150 S.
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"'Glück bei der Arbeit' - gibt es das überhaupt? Warum ist Arbeitszufriedenheit nicht nur wichtig für Arbeitnehmer und Unternehmen, sondern auch für die Gesellschaft? Wie schafft man Arbeitsplätze, die zum Erfolgsfaktor werden? Dieses Buch liefert substanzielle Antworten mit Hilfe einer interdisziplinären Rundschau aus philosophischer und psychologischer Sicht, u.a. mit Erkenntnissen aus der Glücksforschung und Arbeitswissenschaft. Die Beiträge zeigen: Arbeit muss nicht nur Last, sondern kann auch Lust sein." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Reich und zufrieden? Theorie und Empirie zur Beziehung von Wohlstand und Lebenszufriedenheit (2012)
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Keuschnigg, Marc & Tobias Wolbring (2012): Reich und zufrieden? Theorie und Empirie zur Beziehung von Wohlstand und Lebenszufriedenheit. In: Berliner Journal für Soziologie, Jg. 22, H. 2, S. 189-216. DOI:10.1007/s11609-012-0183-2
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"Die komplexe Beziehung von Einkommen und Lebenszufriedenheit kann auf verschiedene moderierende Einflüsse zurückgeführt werden. Dazu zählen die Befriedigung materieller Grundbedürfnisse, soziale Vergleiche und Gewöhnungsprozesse. Diese Teilerklärungen werden mit Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (1992 - 2008) sowie einer eigens durchgeführten Erhebung in München geprüft. Alle drei Mechanismen erweisen sich für die Erklärung des nichtlinearen Zusammenhangs zwischen Einkommen und Lebenszufriedenheit als empirisch relevant. Oberhalb einer Schwelle von ca. 800 EURO monatlich verfügbarem Einkommen steigern Wohlstandsverbesserungen die Lebenszufriedenheit nur noch unwesentlich. Dieser Befund bietet sich daher für eine empirisch angeleitete Definition von Reichtum an. Überdies haben Einkünfte aus Vermögensbeständen keinen nennenswerten Einfluss auf das Wohlbefinden. Die Bedeutung von Einkommensvergleichen zeigt sich schwach in Bezug auf nachbarschaftliche Referenzwerte und deutlich stärker in Bezug auf spezifische Referenzgruppen wie Durchschnittsbürger oder Kollegen, nicht aber in Bezug auf Verwandte oder Freunde. Die Panelergebnisse stützen die Hypothesen zu Anspruchsniveau und Gewöhnung. Hierbei zeigt sich, dass Einkommensverluste die Lebenszufriedenheit stärker beeinflussen als -gewinne, ein Ergebnis, das insbesondere für Bessergestellte, nicht aber für Arme gilt." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Partnership, gender roles and the well-being cost of unemployment (2012)
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Knabe, Andreas, Ronnie Schöb & Joachim Weimann (2012): Partnership, gender roles and the well-being cost of unemployment. (CESifo working paper 3932), München, 29 S.
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"We use the differences between life satisfaction and emotional well-being of employed and unemployed persons to analyze how a person's employment status affects cognitive well-being. Our results show that unemployment has a negative impact on cognitive, but not on affective well-being, which we interpret as a loss in identity utility. Living in a partnership strengthens the loss in identity utility of men, but weakens that of women. Unemployment of a person's partner reduces the identity loss of unemployed men, but raises it for women. These results suggest that the unemployed's feeling of identity is affected by traditional gender roles, while this does not seem to be the case for the affective part of their subjective well-being." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Income comparisons among neighbours and satisfaction in East and West Germany (2012)
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Knies, Gundi (2012): Income comparisons among neighbours and satisfaction in East and West Germany. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 106, H. 3, S. 471-489. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9818-5
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"A series of studies have suggested that changes in others' income may be perceived differently in post-transition and capitalist societies. This paper draws on the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) matched with micro-marketing indicators of population characteristics in very tightly drawn neighbourhoods to investigate whether reactions to changes in their neighbours' income divide the German nation. We find that the neighbourhood income effect for West Germany is negative (which is in line with the 'relative income' hypothesis) and slightly more marked in neighbourhoods that may be assumed to be places where social interactions between neighbours take place. In contrast, the coefficients on neighbourhood income in East Germany are positive (which is consistent with the 'signalling' hypothesis), but statistically not significant. This suggests not only that there is a divide between East and West Germany, but also that neighbours may not be a relevant comparison group in societies that have comparatively low levels of neighbouring." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Don't worry, be happy? Happiness and reemployment (2012)
Krause, Annabelle;Zitatform
Krause, Annabelle (2012): Don't worry, be happy? Happiness and reemployment. (IZA discussion paper 7107), Bonn, 31 S.
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"Subjective well-being is primarily treated as an outcome variable in the economic literature. However, is happiness also a driver of behavior and life's outcomes? Rich survey data of recent entrants into unemployment in Germany show that a significant inverted U-shaped relationship exists between residual happiness and an unemployed individual's future reemployment probability and the reentry wage. Residual life satisfaction displays higher (or lower) satisfaction levels than would be predicted by a number of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. This paper is the first to show that happiness is mainly a predictor for self-employment and less for standard reemployment. Related findings suggest that happiness matters for male unemployed, and the concept of locus of control is able to explain part of the effect. If reemployment and higher wages are considered desirable outcomes for the unemployed individual and society, the shape of the effect suggests an optimal level of happiness, which is not necessarily the highest." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Getting older and getting happier with work: an information-processing explanation (2012)
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Luchman, Joseph N., Seth A. Kaplan & Reeshad S. Dalal (2012): Getting older and getting happier with work. An information-processing explanation. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 108, H. 3, S. 535-552. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9892-8
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"Job attitudes and subjective well-being (SWB) have important relationships with one another. Moreover, job attitudes and, to an extent, SWB are related to chronological age. Owing to a 'graying' workforce in industrialized countries, uncovering how age influences job attitudes is increasingly important. The present work explores the effects of cognitive-aging research on the item response process during attitude measurement. Research finds that older individuals attend selectively to positive affective experiences and weigh affective experiences more heavily during judgment than younger individuals. Based on cognitive-aging research, we propose an item-response process and hypothesize that chronological age results in a specific form of measurement non-equivalence. Our hypothesis is tested on 2 different samples of university employees, across 3 different job attitudes rooted in emotional experiences. Results indicate age-related measurement non-equivalence across all 3 attitudes such that older employees report more positive job attitudes than younger employees even when controlling for the latent attitude construct. Our findings suggest caution in interpreting of age-satisfaction correlations, focusing greater attention on understanding item response processes of older versus younger individuals and increased attention to job-related emotional experience for older employees." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Becoming (un)employed and life satisfaction: asymmetric effects and potential omitted variable bias in empirical happiness studies (2012)
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Maennig, Wolfgang & Markus Wilhelm (2012): Becoming (un)employed and life satisfaction. Asymmetric effects and potential omitted variable bias in empirical happiness studies. In: Applied Economics Letters, Jg. 19, H. 17, S. 1719-1722. DOI:10.1080/13504851.2011.652775
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"Becoming unemployed has negative effects on life satisfaction; a transition from unemployment to employment, however, has stronger positive effects in absolute terms. The asymmetry of the nonpecuniary effect indicates a potential 'omitted variable bias' in previous empirical happiness studies." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Migrant's pursuit of happiness: The impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative deprivation: evidence from a 'natural' experiment (2012)
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Melzer, Silvia Maja & Ruud J. Muffels (2012): Migrant's pursuit of happiness: The impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative deprivation. Evidence from a 'natural' experiment. (SOEPpapers on multidisciplinary panel data research at DIW Berlin 448), Berlin, 36 S.
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"The German reunification, which several economists have called a 'natural' experiment, provides the unique possibility to inquire the impact of migration on subjective well-being (SWB). The main goal of the research is to assessing the impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative deprivation on the change in SWB associated with moving from Eastern to Western Germany after the German reunification in 1989. We suspect that the gains or losses in subjective well-being after migration are affected by the way migrants adapt to their new economic conditions, by with whom migrants compare themselves (that is, their reference group), their former peers in the East or their new peers in the West, and how well they integrate into the new society, that means whether they are relatively deprived with respect to earnings or not. We estimate fixed- and random-effects Generalized Least Square panel regression models. Our results indicate a positive and lasting effect of migration on SWB, although it is strongly suppressed by dissatisfaction resulting from the comparison of migrants' income with the incomes of their former peers in East Germany and the relatively higher earnings of their new peers in West Germany. Moreover, our analyses provide an explanation for the increase of SWB associated with an increase in income found in East Germany after the reunification; a deviation from the Easterlins' paradox." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Zum Glück wachsen: Sieben Weisheiten zu Wachstum, Wohlstand und Wohlbefinden (2012)
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Neumann, Michael (2012): Zum Glück wachsen: Sieben Weisheiten zu Wachstum, Wohlstand und Wohlbefinden. (Roman-Herzog-Institut. Diskussion 20), München, 32 S.
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"Wie gut ist das BIP als Gradmesser für Wohlbefinden tatsächlich? Geht Wachstum notwendiger Weise mit steigender Ressourcenverwendung einher? Stimmt die Behauptung, dass Einkommensungleichheit in einem Land zu geringerer Lebenszufriedenheit führt? Das RHI geht diesen 'Weisheiten' auf den Grund. Die Themengebiete, die uns Menschen direkt betreffen, scheinen prädestiniert für eine große Varianz an Meinungen und für die Entstehung von Mythen und vermeintlichen 'Weisheiten'. Das Roman Herzog Institut geht mit der Diskussion sieben von diesen 'Weisheiten' auf den Grund. Es werden empirische Untersuchungen herangezogen, mit denen sich Bestätigungen oder Widerlegungen dieser Weisheiten ergeben. Gleichzeitig finden Sie in dieser Publikation Verweise auf die Ausführungen der RHI-Experten, die gemeinsam zum Themenauftakt 'Wachstum, Wohlstand, Wohlbefinden' bei einem interdisziplinären Workshop am RHI diskutiert haben." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Unemployment and happiness (2012)
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Ohtake, Fumio (2012): Unemployment and happiness. In: Japan labor review, Jg. 9, H. 2, S. 59-74.
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"Are unemployed people unhappier than employed people? To answer this question, this paper presents an extensive review of previous overseas studies and conducts an empirical analysis of the determinants of happiness in Japan. The main result in this study is consistent with that of previous studies; even when the income level and other individual characteristics are held constant, unemployment reduces people's happiness. This conclusion, if it is true, suggests that under budget constraints, to create jobs rather than to redistribute wealth to the unemployed may be more effective to raise people's levels of subjective well-being (happiness)." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Income and well-being across European provinces (2012)
Okulicz-Kozaryn, Adam;Zitatform
Okulicz-Kozaryn, Adam (2012): Income and well-being across European provinces. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 106, H. 2, S. 371-392. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9812-y
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"The majority of studies investigate the effect of income on life satisfaction at either individual or country level. This study contributes with analysis at the (sub-national) province level across West European countries. I use a unique dataset Eurobarometer 44.2 Bis that is representative of province populations in a multilevel model. Provinces are defined according to The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics at second level (NUTS II). Living conditions measured by regional income increase life satisfaction beyond personal income and national income. There is larger life satisfaction inequality between the rich and the poor in poor provinces than in rich provinces. Personal income matters more for life satisfaction in poor provinces than in rich provinces." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Income inequality and its consequences for life satisfaction: what role do social cognitions play? (2012)
Schneider, Simone M.;Zitatform
Schneider, Simone M. (2012): Income inequality and its consequences for life satisfaction. What role do social cognitions play? In: Social indicators research, Jg. 106, H. 3, S. 419-438. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9816-7
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"While it is generally agreed that income inequality affects an individual's well-being, researchers disagree on whether people living in areas of high income disparity report more or less happiness than those in more equal environments, thereby indicating the need to study how and why income inequality matters to the individual's well-being. Findings on group-specific reaction patterns to income inequality further fuel this need. Alesina et al. (2004) argue that a preference for inequality and the perception of the possibility of social mobility account for the indistinct relationship between income inequality and subjective well-being. Combining this hypothesis with previous research on social cognition and drawing on social justice theory, this paper aims to demonstrate the mediating nature of perceptions of income inequality. It argues that the perceived legitimacy of distributive outcomes and procedures contributes to how income inequalities affect individuals and their sense of well-being. The empirical analysis is based on data from the International Social Justice Project, developed from face-to-face interviews with a representative sample of the German population. Using structural equation modeling, the paper finds structural biases in the perception of income inequality. The paper concludes that subjective well-being is a product of the individual's perception and legitimating processes. The results indicate that social cognition is a useful tool for studies of income inequality and subjective well-being." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Alt aber glücklich: Führt eine schrumpfende und alternde Bevölkerung zu weniger Wohlstand? (2012)
Sievert, Stephan; Klingholz, Reiner;Zitatform
Sievert, Stephan & Reiner Klingholz (2012): Alt aber glücklich: Führt eine schrumpfende und alternde Bevölkerung zu weniger Wohlstand? (Berlin-Institut für Bevölkerung und Entwicklung. Discussion paper 07), Berlin, 23 S.
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"Die Alterung und die Schrumpfung der Gesellschaft führen in Deutschland dazu, dass der Wirtschaft in Zukunft weniger potenzielle Arbeitskräfte zur Verfügung stehen als bisher. Bis 2050 dürfte die Zahl der Personen im erwerbsfähigen Alter von 53,5 auf 38,6 Millionen Menschen sinken. Der Anteil der wirtschaftlich Abhängigen, also der Kinder und insbesondere der Ruheständler, an der Gesamtbevölkerung wird im gleichen Zeitraum deutlich steigen. Im Umkehrschluss bedeutet dies, dass der materielle Wohlstand unserer Gesellschaft von einem immer kleiner werdenden Teil der Bevölkerung erwirtschaftet werden muss und folglich bei gleichbleibender Leistung jedes Einzelnen abnehmen würde. Doch ist dies wirklich so? In den vergangenen dreieinhalb Jahrzehnten ist die eingesetzte Arbeit in Deutschland bereits relativ konstant geblieben, und das Wirtschaftswachstum fußte einzig und allein auf Produktivitätszuwächsen. Letztere können auch weiterhin für eine wachsende Wirtschaft sorgen, sind jedoch ebenfalls nicht immun gegen demografische Veränderungen. So dürfte die Alterung der Gesellschaft mittelfristig die Kapitalaustattung der Erwerbstätigen senken und könnte ohne politische Reformen auch die totale Faktorproduktivität negativ beeinflussen, die ausdrückt, wie effizient die vorhandenen Produktionsfaktoren Arbeit und Kapital genutzt werden. Letzteres wäre dann der Fall, wenn ältere Arbeitnehmer weniger produktiv und innovativ wären als jüngere, worauf verschiedene Studien hindeuten. Ob dies in Zukunft so bleibt, wird sich zeigen. Unzweifelhaft ist jedoch, dass der demografische Wandel das Wirtschaftswachstum unter sonst gleichen Bedingungen dämpft. Dies bedeutet freilich nicht, dass die Wirtschaft in einer schrumpfenden Gesellschaft zwangsläufig schrumpfen muss." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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The psychology of quality of life: hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia (2012)
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Sirgy, M. Joseph (2012): The psychology of quality of life. Hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia. (Social indicators research series 50), Dordrecht: Springer London, 622 S.
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"The updated edition of this popular book covers up-to-date research on hedonic well-being (emotional well-being, positive/negative affect, affective dimension of happiness, etc.), life satisfaction (subjective well-being, perceived quality of life, subjective well-being, and cognitive dimension of happiness), and eudaimonia (psychological well-being, self-actualization, self-realization, growth, mental health, character strengths, etc.).
The book is divided in six major sections. Part 1 begins with a chapter that covers much of the history and philosophical foundations of the psychology of quality of life in terms of three major pillars: hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia. This part also covers much of the research that has successfully made distinctions among these three major constructs and its varied dimensions. To establish to the importance of the topic (the psychology of quality of life), this part also covers much of the literature on the positive benefits of hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia on the individual, the community, organizations, and society at large. Part 2 focuses on capturing much of research dealing with the effects of objective reality (objective factors grounded in real, environmental conditions) on hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia. Specifically, this part captures the quality-of-life literature related to biological and health-related effects, income effects, other demographic effects, effects of personal activities, and socio-cultural effects. Part 3 shifts gears to focus on the effects of subjective reality on hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia. In this context, the book reviews research on personality effects, effects of affect and cognition, effects of beliefs and values, effects of goals, self-concept effects, and social comparison effects. Part 4 focuses on quality-of-life research that is domain specific. That is, the book covers the research on the psychology of life domains in general and delves in some depth to describe research on work well-being, residential well-being, material well-being, social well-being, health well-being, leisure well-being, and the well-being of other life domains of lesser salience. Part 5 focuses on covering much of the psychology of quality-of-life literature dealing with specific populations such as the elderly, women, children and youth, and specific countries. Part 6 is essentially an epilogue. This part discusses a variety of theories proposed by quality-of-life scholars designed to integrate much of the literature on the psychology of quality of life. The last chapter covers the author's own integrative theory." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en)) -
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Job characteristics and subjective well-being in Australia: a capability approach perspective (2012)
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Suppa, Nicolai (2012): Job characteristics and subjective well-being in Australia. A capability approach perspective. (Ruhr economic papers 388), Essen, 27 S. DOI:10.4419/86788443
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"Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht empirisch den Effekt von Job-Eigenschaften auf subjektives Wohlbefinden, wobei der Capability-Ansatz als konzeptioneller Rahmen dient. Zunächst wird ein Messmodell für vier latente Job-Eigenschaften mittels einer konfirmatorischen Faktoranalyse vorgestellt. In einem zweiten Schritt wird dann der Einfluss von Job-Eigenschaften auf die Lebens- und Jobzufriedenheit, mittels australischer Paneldaten, untersucht. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass (i) die vier latenten Job-Eigenschaften valide Konstrukte darstellen, (ii) positive Job-Eigenschaften die Lebens- und Jobzufriedenheit signifikant erhöhen, (iii) Job-Eigenschaften die mit Arbeitslosigkeit einhergehende Unzufriedenheit teilweise erklären können und (iv) dass das Kontrollieren unbeobachteter Heterogenität in derartigen Untersuchungen von zentraler Bedeutung ist." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)
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Gender differences in subjective well-being in and out of management positions (2012)
Trzcinski, Eileen; Holst, Elke;Zitatform
Trzcinski, Eileen & Elke Holst (2012): Gender differences in subjective well-being in and out of management positions. In: Social indicators research, Jg. 107, H. 3, S. 449-463. DOI:10.1007/s11205-011-9857-y
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"This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self-reported subjective well-being was associated with occupying a high-level managerial position in the labour market, compared with employment in non-leadership, non-high-level managerial positions, unemployment, and non-labour market participation. Our results indicated that a clear hierarchy exists for men in term of how status within the labour market was associated with subjective life satisfaction. Unemployed men were the least satisfied, followed by men who were not in the labour market, while men in leadership positions reported the highest level of subjective life satisfaction. For women, no statistically significant differences were observed among women in high-level managerial positions, women who worked in non-high-level positions, and women who specialized in household production, with no market work. Only women who were unemployed reported lower levels of life satisfaction, compared with women in other labour-market statuses. Our results lend evidence to the contention that men can 'have it all', but women must still choose between career and family in Germany. We argue that interventions need to address how the non-pecuniary rewards associated with high-level managerial and leadership positions can be increased for women. Such policies would also likely serve to mitigate the 'pipeline' problem concerning the number of women who are available to move into high positions in the private sector." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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Well-being in Germany: GDP and unemployment still matter (2012)
Vatter, Johannes;Zitatform
Vatter, Johannes (2012): Well-being in Germany. GDP and unemployment still matter. (RatSWD working paper 196), Berlin, 31 S.
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"This paper examines regional differences in subjective well-being (SWB) in Germany. Inferential statistics indicate a diminishing but still significant gap between East and West Germany, but also differing levels of SWB within both parts. The observed regional pattern of life satisfaction reflects macroeconomic fundamentals, where labor market conditions play a dominant role. Differing levels of GDP and economic growth have contributed rather indirectly to regional well-being such that the years since the German reunification can be considered as a period of joyless growth. Approximately half of the 'satisfaction gap' between East and West Germany can be attributed to differing macroeconomic conditions. Moreover, we argue that it is advisable for governments to collect more data on aspects that presumably influence the well-being of society. For example, it is highly probable that reliable data on regional income inequality would lead to several important and influential studies. This, in turn, can help to design indicators for those characteristics which are known for affecting SWB. In total, we do not perceive any fundamental caveat for using data on SWB in order to measure welfare directly, at least within culturally and linguistically homogenous regions. To reduce statistical uncertainty, however, it would be helpful to include subjective information of this kind into larger cross-sectional surveys such as common census data." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))