Farm and Off-farm Work and Life Satisfaction Among Norwegian Farm Women

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5084094
AutoresMarit S Haugen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Arild Blekesaune (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Año2005
Volumen45
Número1-2
Páginas71-85
Fecha de publicación2005-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9523.2005.00291.x
OpenAlexW2029829321
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas24

Previous research has showed that farmers and spouses having off-farm work report higher life satisfaction than those who work only on the farm. Using both quantitative and qualitative data we test this correlation and ask whether there are other factors than just the off-farm work which might explain this. Data from a national survey, involving 935 farm women, and in-depth interviews with twenty-five farm women, are used to explore the relation between work situation and life satisfaction. The analysis shows that farm women's work situations are diverse and might vary during different life phases. Although women having an off-farm job express higher satisfaction with their lives than those who work mainly on-farm, the correlation between work situation and life quality is complex. The analysis indicates that farm women's health status influences both their work situation and their life satisfaction. This implies that it is not only the work situation per se which influences life satisfaction, but rather conditions affecting women's opportunities to make free choices regarding their work situation

Demographic economics · Economics · Job satisfaction · Life satisfaction · Norwegian · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Work (physics) · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Engineering · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability · Social Psychology