Job Satisfaction, Leisure Satisfaction, and Psychological Health

Abstract

Job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and psychological health were measured for 189 adult men who were employed full time. Job satisfaction and leisure satisfaction were found to be significant positive predictors of psychological health.Stepwise regression analyses indicated that job satisfaction was the better predictor of psychological health, but leisure satisfaction added significantly to the prediction. Although job satisfaction was significantly higher for white-collar (professional) workers than for blue-collar workers, the prediction of psychological health by the independent variables was not affected by occupational status. Theoretical and counseling implications are discussed.

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“…Their model focused on helping people improve their quality of life by meeting their psychological needs through a combination of work and leisure activities. Because increases in scores on both the JDI and the LSM indicate increases in need satisfaction (Pearson, 1998), the results of the current study suggest that as participants reported more of their needs being met through their jobs and leisure, they experienced higher levels of psychological health. Even though role overload and job satisfaction were stronger predictors, leisure satisfaction added significantly to the prediction of psychological health.…”

“…In conjunction with other research, Pearson's (1998) study provided strong evidence for the need-satisfying potential of work and leisure and the subsequent justification for including work and leisure in career counseling. Pearson (1998) cautioned against generalizing these results to women because the study was limited to men. Perhaps one of the most critical factors affecting the relationship between work, leisure, and psychological health for women involves the impact of multiple roles.…”

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