Introduction: New Perspectives on the Quality of Working Life

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Italian Youth in International Context

“…A considerable number of empirical studies have found that job quality affects wellbeing and happiness. Being in a 'low-quality job' is associated with lower levels of self-reported life satisfaction and happiness than being in a 'high-quality job' 4 ; this is an association that holds true across different institutional settings (Gallie, 2013a;Kattenbach and O'Reilly, 2011). Although those in low-quality jobs seem to enjoy lower-than-average levels of life satisfaction, these levels are often still higher than those experienced by people who remain unemployed (Grün et al, 2010).…”

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“…A considerable body of empirical studies has found that job quality affects wellbeing and happiness. Low-quality employment has been associated with lower levels of self-reported life satisfaction and happiness, compared to those of people with higher quality jobs (Gallie 2013a;Sánchez-Sánchez and McGuinness 2013;Green et al 2014;Keller et al 2014), and this association holds true across different institutional settings (Gallie 2007;Kattenbach and O'Reilly 2011). Although those in poor-quality jobs have lower levels of life satisfaction, they are often more satisfied than people who remain unemployed (Grün, Hauser, and Rhein 2010).…”