Decent work and subjective well-being in Mexico
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 16 October 2023
Issue publication date: 19 February 2024
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
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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