Psychological effects of (non)employment: A cross-national comparison ofthe United States and Japan
Autor(en): | Gnambs, Timo Stiglbauer, Barbara Selenko, Eva |
Stichwörter: | benefits of work; COLLECTIVISM; cultural differences; CULTURAL-VALUES; Employment status; INDIVIDUALISM; Jahoda; LATENT DEPRIVATION; MANIFEST BENEFITS; Psychology; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; REGULATORY FOCUS; SELF-REPORT; SOCIAL-STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; well-being; WORK VALUES | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 | Herausgeber: | WILEY | Journal: | SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY | Volumen: | 56 | Ausgabe: | 6 | Startseite: | 659 | Seitenende: | 669 | Zusammenfassung: | The involuntary loss of employment has been shown to deteriorate subjective well-being. Adopting a cross-cultural perspective on Jahoda's () deprivation model this study examines several latent and manifest benefits of work that were expected to mediate the effects of employment status on well-being. It was hypothesized that in more collectivistic societies the decline in subjective well-being would be a consequence of a diminished sense of collective purpose for the non-employed, whereas in individualistic societies the crucial factors would be a loss of social status and financial benefits. The findings from two representative national surveys conducted in the United States (N=1,093) and Japan (N=647) provided partial support for these hypotheses. Cultural differences moderated the effects of employment status on the benefits of work. As a consequence, different processes mediated the decline in well-being for the non-employed in the two countries. These results are embedded within the wider discourse on culture and its effect on unemployment. |
ISSN: | 00365564 | DOI: | 10.1111/sjop.12240 |
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