The Effects of Income and Skill Utilization on the Underemployed's Self‐Esteem,Mental Health,and Life Satisfaction |
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| Authors: | Youn Hee Roh Jae Yoon Chang Myung Un Kim Suk Kyung Nam |
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| Institution: | 1. Korea Institute for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Seoul, South Korea;2. Department of Psychology, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea;3. Department of Psychology, Seoul University, Seoul, South Korea;4. Department of Psychology, Kyungnam University, Changwon, South Korea |
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| Abstract: | This longitudinal study examined the effects of underemployment on psychological well‐being (i.e., self‐esteem, mental health, and life satisfaction) using a sample of 99 unemployed and 153 reemployed individuals in South Korea. Underemployment was determined by wage and skill utilization. The results indicated that when underemployment was determined by wage change, the underemployed showed a more favorable mental health level and more life satisfaction than the unemployed. However, when determined by wage difference, the underemployed were similar to the unemployed. For skill utilization‐based underemployment, no difference was observed between the underemployed and the unemployed. The implications for future research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | underemployment wage change wage difference skill utilization self‐esteem mental health life satisfaction |
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