Is There a Subjective Well-Being Premium in Voluntary Sector Employment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12250332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Kamerade (0000-0003-2019-3391), Stephen Mckay (0000-0002-1580-1287), Steve Mckay (0000-0002-5080-8417) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2733-2754 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-014-9545-z |
| OpenAlex | W2034951848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 60 |
Previous studies have found that employment in the voluntary sector offers a so-called ‘job satisfaction premium’: despite lower salaries, voluntary sector employees are more satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors. This paper examines whether voluntary sector employees also experience a subjective well-being premium. Using data from the UK Annual Population Survey 2012/2013, we find that voluntary sector employees do have higher levels of subjective well-being but this subjective well-being premium is not evenly distributed between men and women. While both men and women in the voluntary sector experience higher levels of fulfilment than private sector employees, only men have higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Women in the voluntary sector have lower life satisfaction than their public sector counterparts. We discuss the implications of our findings for policy and practice in the voluntary sector in the UK
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Happiness · Job satisfaction · Labour economics · Management · Private sector · Public sector · Social policy · Turnover · Voluntary sector · Health disparities and outcomes · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |