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Whistle While You Work: A Review of the Life Satisfaction Literature
Abstract
Life satisfaction is a key indicator of subjective well-being. This article is a review of the multidisciplinary literature on the relationship between life satisfaction and the work domain. A discussion of top-down and bottom-up theories of life satisfaction is included, and the literatures on work-related antecedents of life satisfaction, the proximal mediators (quality of work life, quality of nonwork life, and feelings of self-worth), and consequences of life satisfaction were reviewed. A meta-analysis of life satisfaction with respect to career satisfaction, job performance, turnover intentions, and organizational commitment was performed. Each major section of the article concludes with a future opportunities subsection where gaps in the research are discussed.
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- Authors
- Erdogan, B., Bauer, T. N., Truxillo, D. M., & Mansfield, L. R.
- Venue
- Journal of Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-01-04
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1038-1083
- ISSN
- 0149-2063 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1211
- OpenAlex
- W2047946888
- Cited by
- 780
- References
- 26
- FWCI
- 69.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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