TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Psychological effects of (non)employment: a cross-national comparison of the United States and Japan
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Gnambs, Timo
A1  - Stiglbauer, Barbara
A1  - Selenko, Eva
SP  - 659
EP  - 669
VL  - 56
IS  - 6
N2  - The involuntary loss of employment has been shown to deteriorate subjective well-being. Adopting a cross-cultural perspective on Jahoda's () deprivation model this study examines several latent and manifest benefits of work that were expected to mediate the effects of employment status on well-being. It was hypothesized that in more collectivistic societies the decline in subjective well-being would be a consequence of a diminished sense of collective purpose for the non-employed, whereas in individualistic societies the crucial factors would be a loss of social status and financial benefits. The findings from two representative national surveys conducted in the United States (N = 1,093) and Japan (N = 647) provided partial support for these hypotheses. Cultural differences moderated the effects of employment status on the benefits of work. As a consequence, different processes mediated the decline in well-being for the non-employed in the two countries. These results are embedded within the wider discourse on culture and its effect on unemployment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12240
ID  - ref1
ER  -