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Decent work and subjective well-being in Mexico

Hugo Briseño (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Zapopan, México)
Lourdes Maisterrena (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Zapopan, México)
Manuel Soto-Pérez (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Zapopan, México)

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

ISSN: 0144-333X

Article publication date: 16 October 2023

Issue publication date: 19 February 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

This research aims to find which components of Decent Work are associated with Subjective Well-Being.

Design/methodology/approach

With data from 2021 from the states of Mexico, econometric models are carried out.

Findings

It is found that disposable income and satisfaction with leisure time have a significant positive relationship with employees' Subjective Well-Being. Likewise, the rate of critical occupancy conditions and informality rate have a significant negative relationship with Subjective Well-Being. The research suggests that influencing the Decent Work conditions of the population in Mexico could favour their Subjective Well-Being.

Social implications

Share guidelines that enable employers and governments to establish strategies and policies that promote Decent Work to increase the Subjective Well-being of employees.

Originality/value

This article evaluates different variables that make up the Decent Work construct in their level of influence on Subjective Well-being. These relationships and variables considered have not been identified in previous studies as a whole.

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Citation

Briseño, H., Maisterrena, L. and Soto-Pérez, M. (2024), "Decent work and subjective well-being in Mexico", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 44 No. 1/2, pp. 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-06-2023-0133

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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