Part time employment and happiness: A cross-country analysis

No 2010021, Working Papers from The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

Abstract: The relationship between part time employment and job satisfaction is analysed for mothers in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Spain and the UK. The impact of working part time on subjective life satisfaction and mental well-being is additionally analysed for British mothers. Cultural traditions concerning women’s role in society, and institutional differences between the countries are exploited. Results indicate that poor quality jobs can diminish any positive well-being repercussions of part time employment. The results additionally suggest that part time mothers in the UK experience higher levels of job satisfaction but not of overall life satisfaction as compared to their full time counterparts.

Keywords: part time work; job satisfaction; well being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 J13 J16 J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 2010-12, Revised 2010-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-hap, nep-lab, nep-ltv and nep-pbe
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