Association between hours of work and subjective well-being. How do physicians compare to lawyers and accountants?

ABSTRACT: Analyses of physician well-being typically rely on small and unrepresentative samples. In April 2011, the UK Office for National Statistics incorporated subjective well-being metrics (SWB) into the Annual Population Survey (APS), a well-established survey. This survey includes variables from the labor market, making APS an ideal source for measuring the association between work hours and SWB metrics and comparing among different professionals. Using APS data from 2011/12 to 2014/15, this study examined the association between SWB levels and work hours using multiple linear models for physicians (primary care physicians and hospital doctors), lawyers, and accountants. Of the 11,810 observations, physicians were more satisfied, happier, and less anxious; females were more stressed (10.7%); a

SUBMITTER: Nunez-Elvira A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10723739 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature