Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment

Masdonati, Jonas; Schreiber, Marc; Marcionetti, Jenny; Rossier, Jérôme

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment
Authors:	Masdonati, Jonas Schreiber, Marc Marcionetti, Jenny Rossier, Jérôme
DOI:	10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004
Published in:	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume(Issue):	110, Part A
Page(s):	12
Pages to:	27
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1095-9084 0001-8791
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	158: Applied psychology 331: Labor economics
Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to adapt the Decent Work Scale and extend the research on the Psychology of Working Theory within the Swiss context. The results indicated that the Swiss French, German, and Italian versions of the DWS are valid measurements. We then tested PWT predictors and outcomes of decent work. Work volition fully mediated the negative link between unemployment, quantitative job insecurity and low education, and decent work. Perceived social class and qualitative job security predicted decent work with partial mediations through work volition. Work volition and decent work predicted job and life satisfaction. With the exception of age and social class, work volition or decent work fully mediated the relation between predictors and outcomes. Qualitative analyses on an open-ended question showed that the perceived components of decent work covered both the PWT dimensions of decent work and the needs that work is expected to satisfy. These findings highlight the pertinence of using the DWS and applying the PWT in Western and prosperous countries, such as Switzerland.
URI:	https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_303EE15A75713 https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13458
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Applied Psychology (IAP)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Masdonati, J., Schreiber, M., Marcionetti, J., & Rossier, J. (2019). Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110, Part A, 12–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004

Masdonati, J. et al. (2019) ‘Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment’, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110, Part A, pp. 12–27. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004.

J. Masdonati, M. Schreiber, J. Marcionetti, and J. Rossier, “Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment,” Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 110, Part A, pp. 12–27, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004.

MASDONATI, Jonas, Marc SCHREIBER, Jenny MARCIONETTI und Jérôme ROSSIER, 2019. Decent work in Switzerland : context, conceptualization, and assessment. Journal of Vocational Behavior [online]. 2019. Bd. 110, Part A, S. 12–27. DOI 10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004. Verfügbar unter: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_303EE15A75713

Masdonati, Jonas, Marc Schreiber, Jenny Marcionetti, and Jérôme Rossier. 2019. “Decent Work in Switzerland : Context, Conceptualization, and Assessment.” Journal of Vocational Behavior 110, Part A: 12–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004.

Masdonati, Jonas, et al. “Decent Work in Switzerland : Context, Conceptualization, and Assessment.” Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 110, Part A, 2019, pp. 12–27, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.11.004.