Does Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers? New Evidence Using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Health
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Fischer, Justina A.V.
Sousa-Poza, Alfonso
Abstract / Description
This paper evaluates the relationship between job satisfaction and measures of health of workers using the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Methodologically, it addresses two important design problems encountered frequently in the literature: (a) cross-sectional causality problems and (b) absence of objective measures of physical health that complement self-reported measures of health status. Not only does using the panel structure with individual fixed effects mitigate the bias from omitting unobservable personal psychosocial characteristics, but employing more objective health measures such as health-system contacts and disability addresses such measurement problems relating to self-report assessments of health status. We find a positive link between job satisfaction (and changes over time therein) and subjective health measures (and changes therein); that is, employees with higher or improved job satisfaction levels feel healthier and are more satisfied with their health. This observation also holds true for more objective measures of health. Particularly, improvements in job satisfaction over time appear to prevent workers from (further) health deterioration.
Keyword(s)
Arbeitszufriedenheit Zufriedenheit Gesundheit Arbeitszufriedenheit Zufriedenheit Gesundheit job satisfaction well-being health panel data analysisPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2007
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3256
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fischer, Justina A.V.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Sousa-Poza, Alfonso
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Made available on2008-06-02
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:03:11Z
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Date of first publication2007
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Abstract / DescriptionThis paper evaluates the relationship between job satisfaction and measures of health of workers using the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Methodologically, it addresses two important design problems encountered frequently in the literature: (a) cross-sectional causality problems and (b) absence of objective measures of physical health that complement self-reported measures of health status. Not only does using the panel structure with individual fixed effects mitigate the bias from omitting unobservable personal psychosocial characteristics, but employing more objective health measures such as health-system contacts and disability addresses such measurement problems relating to self-report assessments of health status. We find a positive link between job satisfaction (and changes over time therein) and subjective health measures (and changes therein); that is, employees with higher or improved job satisfaction levels feel healthier and are more satisfied with their health. This observation also holds true for more objective measures of health. Particularly, improvements in job satisfaction over time appear to prevent workers from (further) health deterioration.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16158
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1079
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8982
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 3256
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3256
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Keyword(s)Arbeitszufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Zufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Gesundheitde
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Keyword(s)Arbeitszufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Zufriedenheitde
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Keyword(s)Gesundheitde
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Keyword(s)job satisfactionen
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Keyword(s)well-beingen
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Keyword(s)healthen
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Keyword(s)panel data analysisen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDoes Job Satisfaction Improve the Health of Workers? New Evidence Using Panel Data and Objective Measures of Healthen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok