Concerned Whether You'll Make It in Life? Status Anxiety Uniquely Explains Job Satisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Ever feel concerned that you may not achieve your career goals or feel worried about where your life is going? Such examples may reflect the experience of status anxiety, that is, concerns that one may be stuck or not able to move up in life, or worries that one may be too low in standing compared to society's standards. Status anxiety is believed to be exacerbated by economic inequality and negatively affect well-being. While job satisfaction is an important determinant of well-being, no research has examined whether status anxiety can also help explain people's satisfaction with their jobs. We tested whether status anxiety differs from other organizational constructs and uniquely relates to job satisfaction among full-time working adults. In a pilot study, we found that status anxiety is

SUBMITTER: Keshabyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381271 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature