Job Satisfaction and Sexual Orientation in Britain

Bayrakdar, Sait; King, Andrew

doi:10.1177/0950017020980997

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“…Our study sought to assess the impact of the fear of COVID-19 and the negative impact of COVID-19 on WRQoL, through the lens of sexual orientation. Concerning WRQoL, previous literature has shown significant differences attributable to sexual orientation [49][50][51][52], with manifested lower levels of WRQoL in sexual minorities, and higher burnout levels [52,53]. Our results were similar, since significant differences were found among sexual orientations, favoring heterosexual participants with higher scores for all WRQoL variables over bisexual and gay or lesbian participants.…”

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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Quality of Life through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Mendes

Pereira

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the exceptional situation that has been experienced on a global scale since 2020, it is essential to assess the impact of COVID-19 in several areas and domains. Therefore, this research seeks to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on work-related quality of life (WRQoL) in a Portuguese-speaking sample, through the lens of sexual orientation. One thousand, five hundred and seventy-seven individuals participated in this study, of which 1396 (88.5%) self-identified as heterosexual, 95 (6.0%) as gay or lesbian, and 87 (5.5%) as bisexual. Participants responded to the “Work-Related Quality of Life” scale, the “Fear of COVID-19” scale, and the “Negative Impact of COVID-19” scale. Bisexuals scored higher on “Fear of COVID-19” and “Negative Impact of COVID-19” than heterosexual, and gay, or lesbian participants. Differences between sexual orientations for all dimensions of WRQoL were found: heterosexual participants scored higher on general well-being, home–work interface, career satisfaction, working conditions, and lower on stress at work, compared to bisexual, and gay, or lesbian participants. Gay or lesbian participants scored lower than heterosexual and bisexual participants on career satisfaction and working conditions. Sexual orientation, the fear of COVID-19, and the negative impact of COVID-19 were significant predictors of overall WRQoL (explaining 13% of variance). Moderation analysis also showed that sexual orientation is a significant moderator of the association between the fear of COVID-19, the negative impact of COVID-19, and WRQoL. LGB people (especially bisexuals) suffer more severe impacts of COVID-19 and have lower WRQoL than heterosexual people. Inevitably, this has consequences in terms of mental health and overall quality of life for sexual minorities, thus reinforcing the need to adopt inclusive policies in organizations and companies to improve their WRQoL.

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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Quality of Life through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Mendes

Pereira

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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“…Sweden, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom). Some work has shown that disadvantages are larger for bisexual individuals and younger individuals (Bayrakdar & King, 2021; Martell, 2019; Mize, 2016; Sabia, 2014, 2015). Recent research in the literature has found evidence that the wage differentials have been getting smaller over time (Carpenter & Eppink, 2017; Carpenter, 2008; Clarke & Arnold, 2018; Jepsen & Jepsen, 2021).…”

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Gender typicality and sexual minority labour market differentials

Burn

Martell

2022

Brit J Industrial Rel

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Sexual minorities experience significant differences in labour market outcomes relative to comparable heterosexuals, with larger differences in earnings than in labour supply. A common explanation of these differences is that they may reflect unobserved differences in masculinity and femininity in the sexual minority population. We leverage data on personality and behaviours in the National Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to test whether controlling for differences in masculinity and femininity through quantitative measures of gender typicality eliminates labour market differentials. While we find evidence that gender typicality does affect labour market outcomes of men and women on average, we find no evidence of a differential effect for gays and lesbians. Controlling for gender typicality does not affect the sexual orientation labour market differentials. The evidence suggests that existing estimates of earnings differentials are not affected by omitted variable bias due to not controlling for gender typicality.

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“…Following previous studies using intra-categorical intersectionality (McCall, 2005), we highlight three significant directions in research that can help to document a variety of experiences amongst LGBT individuals. The first requires separating categories of identity: L, G, B and T. For instance, research from the UK argues that bisexual individuals experience unique forms of discrimination and exclusion (Bayrakdar and King, 2021) and they are not only discriminated by heterosexuals but also by the other members of LGBT communities (Barker et al, 2012). Similarly, Meyer (2012) argues that LGBT research on hate crime has predominantly focused on homosexuality and heteronormativity and despite the evidence on gendered forms of anti-queer violence, most studies have overlooked the intersections of gender identity and sexual orientation in LGBT research.…”

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LGBT discrimination, harassment and violence in Germany, Portugal and the UK: A quantitative comparative approach

Bayrakdar

King

2021

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This article examines the incidents of discrimination, harassment and violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) individuals in Germany, Portugal and the UK. Using a large cross-national survey and adopting an intra-categorical intersectional approach, it documents how the likelihood of experiencing discrimination, harassment and violence changes within LGBT communities across three national contexts. Moreover, it explores how individual characteristics are associated with the likelihood of experiencing such incidents. The results show that trans people are more at risk compared to cisgender gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals to experience discrimination, harassment and violence. However, other factors, such as socioeconomic resources, also affect the likelihood of individuals experiencing such incidents. The three countries in our study show some nuanced differences in likelihood levels of experiencing discrimination, harassment and violence with regard to differential categories of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Job Satisfaction and Sexual Orientation in Britain

Cited by 14 publications

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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Quality of Life through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Quality of Life through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Gender typicality and sexual minority labour market differentials

LGBT discrimination, harassment and violence in Germany, Portugal and the UK: A quantitative comparative approach

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