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Do all job changes increase wellbeing?

Simonetta Longhi, Alita Nandi, Mark Bryan Orcid Logo, Sara Connolly, Cigdem Gedikli Orcid Logo

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society

Swansea University Author: Cigdem Gedikli Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/irel.12354

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We provide a comprehensive framework, based on person-environment fit, for evaluating the relationship between types of job change and wellbeing, and estimate it using fixed-effects methods applied to UK longitudinal data. Changing job is associated with large swings in job satisfaction, but not all...

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Published in: Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society
ISSN: 0019-8676 1468-232X
Published: Wiley 2023
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65095
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Abstract: We provide a comprehensive framework, based on person-environment fit, for evaluating the relationship between types of job change and wellbeing, and estimate it using fixed-effects methods applied to UK longitudinal data. Changing job is associated with large swings in job satisfaction, but not all job changes are equal. Changes in workplace are associated with increased job satisfaction only when they are associated with a change in job role. The largest associations are for changing employers. These associations extend beyond job satisfaction to mental health and, to a lesser extent, life satisfaction. Changes in broader wellbeing are especially pronounced for women.
Keywords: Job change, wellbeing, job satisfaction, mental health
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council Grant (ES/N003586/1).

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