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Does the context matter? Labour market characteristics and job satisfaction among young European adults working on temporary contracts
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Abstract The main goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between job satisfaction and temporary work among youth in the EU, while considering the role of the context of countries' labour market characteristics. To address this issue, we use the EU-SILC 2013 database, with an... view more
The main goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between job satisfaction and temporary work among youth in the EU, while considering the role of the context of countries' labour market characteristics. To address this issue, we use the EU-SILC 2013 database, with an ad hoc module on well-being, which we supplement with macro indicators from Eurostat and ILO. Our findings show that a higher unemployment rate is associated with a lower job satisfaction among youth. Moreover, country-level variables moderate the negative impact of temporary work on the level of job satisfaction among young workers. The negative effect of temporary work is stronger in countries with a higher unemployment rate and a lower level of unionisation.... view less
Keywords
Europe; trade union; work satisfaction; employment contract; labor; term contract; unemployment; youth; labor market
Classification
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Labor Market Research
Free Keywords
temporary contracts; unionisation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 51-67
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 10 (2018) 3
Issue topic
Social exclusion of youth in Europe: consequences of labour market insecurity
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed