Browsing by Author "Svensk, Arto"

Job satisfaction has proven to be in connection to well-being at work. It also enhances organizational success and promotes willingness to work longer before retiring. Research suggest that, not only work conditions, but also individual variables, such as structural and psychological factors, are important determinants of job satisfaction. Studies indicate that job-satisfaction, as well as general life-satisfaction, are partly heritable. The purpose of this study was to research intergenerational transmission of job-satisfaction. There are no previous studies on the subject. The second aim was to find out if gender has moderating effect in this transition process. It was hypothesized that job-satisfaction is transmitted intergenerationally and gender plays moderating role, so that transmission is stronger among women. Additionally, it was hypothesized that maternal effect is stronger than paternal, among both men and women. The respondents (n=1341, mean age 37,2 years, 56 % women) were men and women who participated in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (LASERI). This study covers working people of Finland within six cohorts of 30 – 45 years old. Job satisfaction was measured as general job-satisfaction using a single question with 5 point scale. Parental job-satisfaction was measured in 1983 and the respondents in 2007. The results showed that there is a connection between job-satisfaction between generations. However, this connection was significant only among women. Furthermore, job-satisfaction of mothers effect to job-satisfaction of their daughters but not son's job-satisfaction. The results remained even after controlling respondents' age and education and parents' education. The results give new insight backgrounds of job-satisfaction. The study brings new insight about intergenerational transition of job-satisfaction and the results can benefit planning and advisory work as well as in clinical practice in order to enhance job-satisfaction and well-being at work.