Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe
Using data from the European Values Survey (EVS), we examine the relationshipbetween job and life satisfaction across Europe. We find that for the majority of employeesjob and life satisfaction are positively correlated, thus supporting the spilloverhypothesis, whereby attitudes and practices develo...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
2012
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49264 |
| _version_ | 1848758202197344256 |
|---|---|
| author | Georgellis, Y. Lange, Thomas |
| author_facet | Georgellis, Y. Lange, Thomas |
| author_sort | Georgellis, Y. |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Using data from the European Values Survey (EVS), we examine the relationshipbetween job and life satisfaction across Europe. We find that for the majority of employeesjob and life satisfaction are positively correlated, thus supporting the spilloverhypothesis, whereby attitudes and practices developed in the life domain spill over intothe work domain and vice versa. In contrast, we find little support for the compensationhypothesis, whereby employees who are dissatisfied in one domain seek compensatoryrewards in the other domain. However, multivariate analysis reveals that the strength ofthe interaction between job and life satisfaction is mitigated by cultural values andinterpersonal trust, as encapsulated in the ‘traditional versus secular values’ indexreported in the EVS data. We thus find that predictors of the job–life satisfactionrelationship vary across cultures and that such cross-cultural variations are systematicallyrelated to salient cultural values and beliefs. The latter findings raise importantquestions about the universal application of existing theories in the subjective well-beingarena. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:40:14Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-49264 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:40:14Z |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-492642017-03-15T22:56:26Z Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe Georgellis, Y. Lange, Thomas Using data from the European Values Survey (EVS), we examine the relationshipbetween job and life satisfaction across Europe. We find that for the majority of employeesjob and life satisfaction are positively correlated, thus supporting the spilloverhypothesis, whereby attitudes and practices developed in the life domain spill over intothe work domain and vice versa. In contrast, we find little support for the compensationhypothesis, whereby employees who are dissatisfied in one domain seek compensatoryrewards in the other domain. However, multivariate analysis reveals that the strength ofthe interaction between job and life satisfaction is mitigated by cultural values andinterpersonal trust, as encapsulated in the ‘traditional versus secular values’ indexreported in the EVS data. We thus find that predictors of the job–life satisfactionrelationship vary across cultures and that such cross-cultural variations are systematicallyrelated to salient cultural values and beliefs. The latter findings raise importantquestions about the universal application of existing theories in the subjective well-beingarena. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49264 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Georgellis, Y. Lange, Thomas Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title | Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title_full | Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title_fullStr | Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title_short | Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe |
| title_sort | traditional versus secular values and the job-life satisfaction relationship across europe |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49264 |