Job Involvement Through the Life Course: A Panel Study of Three Age Groups

Lorence, Jon; Mortimer, Jeylan T.

doi:10.2307/2095378

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“…On the contrary, we document statistically significant gender differences in job satisfaction levels for all age groups. As for the relation between job satisfaction levels and economic insecurity on the one hand and age of the respondent on the other, our estimates are consistent with those of earlier studies (Lorence & Mortimer, 1985;Varca et al, 1983;Linz, 2003). The obtained estimates of relation between levels of economic insecurity and levels education of employees are consistent with earlier results as well (Lincoln & Kalleberg, 1985).…”

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Empirical Analysis of Job Satisfaction Determinants in Russia

Ankudinov¹,

Lebedev²,

Sachenkov³

2015

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Investigation into job satisfaction determinants is of high practical relevance since it acts as an indicator of particular groups of employees' willingness to invest in development of professional competencies and skills. The paper presents results of empirical analysis of determinants of job satisfaction, satisfaction with professional advancement prospects as well as concerns over possible job loss carried out using panel data representing working population of Russia. The main results obtained lead us to the following conclusions. Employment functions as well as financial incentives have the strongest influence over job satisfaction and satisfaction with professional advancement prospects, while respondents representing all professions reviewed are generally equally concerned with possible job loss. Age and length of respondent's employment are nonlinearly related to satisfaction indicators while gender differences are not significant. Residents of large cities are less frequently satisfied with their jobs and professional advancement prospects; however, they are much less concerned about possible job loss. Those employed by state-owned companies and agencies more frequently express satisfaction with their current positions. The analysis also reveals a distinct decline in job satisfaction level and in satisfaction with professional advancement opportunities in the crisis years of 2009 and 2010.

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confidence: 92%

Empirical Analysis of Job Satisfaction Determinants in Russia

Ankudinov¹,

Lebedev²,

Sachenkov³

2015

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“…This is an important issue in the larger body of research on job conditions and psychological functioning (Kohn and Schooler 1983), however, and it would be desirable for future research to address it. Findings to date are mixed, with some features of work shaping older and younger workers similarly (e.g., Schooler and Oates 2001); and others showing larger effects for older (Schooler, Mulatu, and Oates 1999) or younger workers (e.g., Lorence and Mortimer 1985). Thus, it is likely that distinct social psychological and cognitive dimensions are differentially responsive to job conditions by age.…”

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Work Values, Early Career Difficulties, and the U.S. Economic Recession

2012

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We examine how work difficulties in the early career, and the generally deteriorating work conditions associated with the recent U.S. economic recession, shape individuals’ work values. Drawing on panel data from the Youth Development Study, we test whether individuals change their work values in response to concerns about satisfying material needs or the features of jobs that they are able to attain. Results indicate that extrinsic values are weakened in the face of unemployment, as well as reduced job security, income, and advancement. These patterns support a reinforcement and accentuation model in which workers adjust their values to emphasize what they actually obtain from the job. Intrinsic values are weakened by working in a job unrelated to one’s career plans; they are reinforced by the experience of greater intrinsic rewards and advancement opportunities.

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“…The so-called drift hypothesis (Lorence & Mortimer, 1985;Williams & Podsakoff, 1989) suggests that more motivated and emotionally or physically well individuals drift toward better jobs, are more apt to perform well on the job, or have fewer absences or job incidents, thereby reaping rewards associated with consistent or high performance (Daniels & Guppy, 1997). Conversely, those with poor attitudes, or perhaps poor health, find themselves in less appealing situations or viewed as ''poor performers'' by their peers and/or supervisors.…”

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Downsizing and alcohol use: A cross-lagged longitudinal examination of the spillover hypothesis

Sikora¹,

Moore

Greenberg

et al. 2008

Work & Stress

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An area of concern for investigators and practitioners is the possible linkage between stressful workplace events and alcohol use and abuse; however, work in this area, specifically testing a ''spillover hypothesis,'' offers inconclusive evidence of a relationship between many work-based stressors and alcohol use. Using a three-wave panel sample (N0455) from a large US industrial firm that has undergone numerous downsizing events in the last decade, four alternative causal hypotheses using fully cross-lagged three-wave mediational latent factor models were compared via structural equation modelling. Separate models were analysed for layoff experience and job security perceptions; a motivational factor, escape reasons for drinking, was included in each model. We found large autoregressive effects for problem alcohol use in the stability models. One reason for weak support for spillover models may be that problem alcohol use is more stable over time than previously theorized. All alternative causal models fit the data well; however, the only model comparisons showing significant improvement over the stability models were those including reverse paths. Reverse causal models should be explicitly considered when examining the link between alcohol problems and the workplace. We suggest that, for some workers, problematic alcohol use may be antecedent to, rather than a consequence of, stressful workplace experiences.

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Job Involvement Through the Life Course: A Panel Study of Three Age Groups

Cited by 103 publications

References 52 publications

Empirical Analysis of Job Satisfaction Determinants in Russia

Empirical Analysis of Job Satisfaction Determinants in Russia

Work Values, Early Career Difficulties, and the U.S. Economic Recession

Downsizing and alcohol use: A cross-lagged longitudinal examination of the spillover hypothesis

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