Educational-Occupational Fit and Leisure Orientation as Related to Life Satisfaction

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ID10138668
AuthorsElmer Spreitzer (Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, corresponding author), Eldon E Snyder (Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403)
Year1987
Volume19
Issue2
Pages149-158
Publication date1987-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Leisure Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2216 • E-ISSN: 2159-6417
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00222216.1987.11969684
OpenAlexW918623119
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited32

This paper reports findings from a midwestern survey concerning perceptions of the fit between one's education and occupation among the general population. The distribution of these perceptions is presented according to gender, age, and level of education. We analyze educational-occupational fit, job satisfaction, and leisure orientation as related to life satisfaction. The data do not support popular conceptions concerning negative repercussions of "overeducation." The findings show that leisure involvement can serve as a partial compensation for deficits in the job satisfaction.KEYWORDS: Telephone surveyJob satisfactionLeisure orientationLife satisfaction

Job satisfaction · Leisure satisfaction · Leisure time · Life satisfaction · Orientation (vector space · Physical activity · Political science · Recreation · Sociology · Applied Psychology · Flow Experience in Various Fields · Mathematics · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology

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