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Dynamics and Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Russians in the Characteristics of the Human Potential

Ekaterina A. Chernykh

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DOI: 10.52180/1999-9836_2023_19_2_4_199_215

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Ekaterina A. Chernykh

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Moscow

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Russia, Moscow

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Chernykh E.A. Dynamics and Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Russians in the Characteristics of the Human Potential. Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2023. Vol. 19. No 2. P. 199–215. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2023_19_2_4_199_215

ABSTRACT

The article shows the place of the concept of job satisfaction in the context of the reproduction of human potential. A review is made of foreign and domestic quantitative studies on the determinants of job satisfaction. Based on the data of the Russian Monitoring of the Economic Situation and Health of the Population of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (RLMS-HSE) for 2002-2021 and the Comprehensive Observation of Living Conditions of the Population-2020, an analysis of job satisfaction and its components in dynamics, as well as in the context of various socio-demographic groups, was carried out. The main trend over 20 years: a steady increase in the share of job satisfaction (by more than 20 percentage points) and a decrease in the share of dissatisfied by 5-6 times. The connection of job satisfaction with the general well-being and standard of living of the population is shown. It is shown that the statistical significance of the relationship of a number of indicators with job satisfaction is preserved over time (for 20 waves): satisfaction with wages, working conditions, professional growth, one's health, life; the level of education; trust in management and colleagues; the presence of subordinates, the change in material well-being for the year; self-assessment of material well-being; type of locality; the degree of anxiety about the ability to provide for oneself, etc. A descriptive analysis based on the Comprehensive Observation of Living Conditions of the Population-2020 data showed that the most “satisfied” categories with work are self-employed, people older than working age, those who have higher education. In general, women are more satisfied with all job satisfaction parameters (except earnings) than men. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with job are explained by different factors, so the causes of these phenomena must be sought in different areas. The dynamics of the job satisfaction indicator can serve as an indicator of the quality of various social policy measures.

KEYWORDS

job satisfaction, dissatisfaction with job, working conditions, wages, human potential, gender differences, gender paradox

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

Ekaterina A. Chernykh

PhD in Economics, Leading Research Associate, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Science; Leading Research Associate, Research Center of Labour Economics, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia

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The article was submitted 08.02.2023; approved after reviewing 05.04.2023; accepted for publication 16.05.2023.