The Effect of Psychological Well-Being on Life Satisfaction for Employees

Jung,, M. (2017). The Effect of Psychological Well-Being on Life Satisfaction for Employees. The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business, 8(5), 35-42, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.13106/ijidb.2017.vol8.no5.35.

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Abstract

Purpose - This study investigated small business members' cognition of happiness in accordance with changes of employment environment at the nation's industrialization. The study verified effects of labor workers' psychological wellbeing conditions upon life satisfaction as well as the effects of job burden and family burden of employment instability. Research design, data, and methodology - The subjects were small business workers in Seoul and Metropolitan areas. The author collected 150 copies of effective questionnaires. Regression analysis, hierarchical analysis and 3-stage mediation regression analysis were done. Results - The findings of this research was that psychological wellbeing factors alleviated job burden and family burden to increase satisfaction with life. Employment instability moderated between job burden and satisfaction with life, job burden between environmental control and satisfaction with life, and family burden between goal and satisfaction of life. Members needed sub factors of psychological wellbeing, especially reflection for self-acceptance. Conclusions - This study inspected effects of small business workers' psychological wellbeing upon life satisfaction at changes of management environment as well as labor environment to verify effects of job burden, family burden and employment instability and to find out conditions of human resources management from point of view of small business and workers.

keywords: Psychological Well-being, Life Satisfaction, Job Burden, Family Burden, Employment Instability

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The Effect of Psychological Well-Being on Life Satisfaction for Employees

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