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Psychological effects of (non)employment: A cross-national comparison of the United States and Japan.
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology; Dec2015, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p659-669, 11p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00365564
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110902376
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12240