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The impact of life events on job satisfaction

Georgellis, Yannis, Lange, Thomas, Tabvuma, Vurain (2012) The impact of life events on job satisfaction. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80 (2). pp. 464-473. ISSN 0001-8791. (doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.005) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:41048)

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Abstract

Employing fixed effects regression techniques on longitudinal data, we investigate how life events affect employees' job satisfaction. Unlike previous work–life research, exploring mostly contemporaneous correlations, we look for evidence of adaptation in the years following major life events. We find evidence of adaptation following the first marriage event, but we find that the birth of the first child has a long-lasting impact on employees' job satisfaction. Our findings also suggest that there is a general boost in job satisfaction prior to first marriage and to a lesser extent prior to the birth of the first child, consistent with evidence of anticipation. Accordingly, our study provides some of the first evidence on the dynamic effect of non-work related factors on job satisfaction and it introduces a novel methodology and a new perspective for investigating the dynamic interaction between the work and life domains.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.005
Uncontrolled keywords: Job satisfaction; Adaptation; Anticipation; Fixed effects; Work–life interface
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Leadership and Management
Depositing User: Yannis Georgellis
Date Deposited: 09 May 2014 00:37 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:16 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/41048 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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