Income inequality, perceived happiness, and self-rated health: Evidence from nationwide surveys in Japan

Oshio, Takashi; Kobayashi, Miki

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.010

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“…The most frequently mentioned sector that the participants were employed in was clerical jobs (26.6%), followed by the technical, engineering sector (25.3%). When comparing our data to the Japanese population of working age, it was found that the participants in our study were more highly educated than the Japanese working population 5,6) .…”

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“…It is claimed that the socioeconomic and educational status of the average internet user is usually above that of the general population 18) . Indeed, our participants had higher educational statuses compared with those from nationwide surveys in Japan, which were administered by a paper-and-pencil method 5,6) . Thus, similar to typical internet studies, selfselection might be a limitation of the present study.…”

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Do Workaholism and Work Engagement Predict Employee Well-being and Performance in Opposite Directions?

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This study investigated the distinctiveness between workaholism and work engagement by examining their longitudinal relationships (measurement interval=7 months) with well-being and performance in a sample of 1,967 Japanese employees from various occupations. Based on a previous cross-sectional study (Shimazu & Schaufeli, 2009), we expected that workaholism predicts future unwell-being (i.e., high ill-health and low life satisfaction) and poor job performance, whereas work engagement predicts future well-being (i.e., low ill-health and high life satisfaction) and superior job performance. T1-T2 changes in ill-health, life satisfaction and job performance were measured as residual scores that were then included in the structural equation model. Results showed that workaholism and work engagement were weakly and positively related to each other. In addition, workaholism was related to an increase in ill-health and to a decrease in life satisfaction. In contrast, work engagement was related to a decrease in ill-health and to increases in both life satisfaction and job performance. These findings suggest that workaholism and work engagement are two different kinds of concepts that are oppositely related to well-being and performance.

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“…It may be worth estimating coefficients to be attached to the model variables from alternative cultural contexts such as Russia (Graham et al, 2004), Peru (Izquierdo, 2005), Sweden (Andersson, 2008), Japan (Oshio & Kobayashi, 2010) and the United States (Borgonovi, 2008), possibly by relying on a cross-country time-series dataset. It may be worth characterising the ethical and religious traditions in terms of typified attitudes, for example, by emphasising combinations of α and β attitudes in Buddhism (Bilimoria et al, 2008;Tomer, 2011).…”

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“…For example, Kiyani et al (2011) examined the effect of athletic status on mental health and happiness. Oshio & Kobayashi (2010) examined the effects of regional inequality on happiness and self-rated health after controlling for gender, age, educational attainment, income, occupational status, and political views. Borgonovi (2008) examined the effects of volunteer work on self-reported health and happiness.…”

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Which Attitudes Will Make Us Individually and Socially Happier and Healthier? A Cross-Culture and Cross-Development Analytical Model

Zagonari

2014

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“…It may also reflect certain personality traits and assess individuals' global welfare [47,58]. Few recent studies suggest that the mental health dimension is more strongly associated with SWB than the physical health dimension [18,44].…”

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Determinants of life satisfaction in Canada: A causal modeling approach

Branch-Allen

Jayachandran

2016

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Abstract. Most research studies on Life Satisfaction/Subjective Wellbeing (SWB) have focused on one main determinant and a variety of social demographic variables to delineate the determinants of life satisfaction. However, very few research studies examine life satisfaction from a holistic approach. The aim of this study was to utilize a holistic approach to construct a causal model and identify major determinants of life satisfaction. This study utilized data from the General Social Survey, with a sample size of 19,597. Several multiple regression models were run sequentially to estimate standardized path coefficients for the causal model. Overall, above average satisfaction with life was reported by Canadian respondents. Respondents who were female, younger, married, from high socioeconomic status background, born in Canada, very religious, and demonstrated high level of neighborhood interaction had greater satisfaction with life. Similarly, respondents had greater life satisfaction if they had better health, social contact, leisure activities, more time with family and friends, more enjoyment with volunteer activities, and a greater sense of belonging to the community. Our results suggest that a holistic approach is necessary for understanding the causal process of life satisfaction. A significant number of causal connections contradict some of the findings in literature today. We have provided some possible explanations for these anomalies and policy implications.

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Income inequality, perceived happiness, and self-rated health: Evidence from nationwide surveys in Japan

Cited by 97 publications

References 22 publications

Do Workaholism and Work Engagement Predict Employee Well-being and Performance in Opposite Directions?

Do Workaholism and Work Engagement Predict Employee Well-being and Performance in Opposite Directions?

Which Attitudes Will Make Us Individually and Socially Happier and Healthier? A Cross-Culture and Cross-Development Analytical Model

Determinants of life satisfaction in Canada: A causal modeling approach

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