Differences in Multi-Dimensional Well-Being Among Factory Workers: Evidence from Six Countries

Piotr Bialowolski (), Matthew T. Lee (), Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska (), Ying Chen (), Richard G. Cowden (), Eileen McNeely () and Tyler J. VanderWeele ()
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Piotr Bialowolski: Kozminski University
Matthew T. Lee: Harvard University
Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska: Jagiellonian University
Ying Chen: Harvard University
Richard G. Cowden: Harvard University
Eileen McNeely: Harvard University
Tyler J. VanderWeele: Harvard University

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 18, issue 5, No 1, 2159-2180

Abstract: Abstract This paper presents cross-cultural comparisons of well-being among factory workers, as measured by the six well-being domains of happiness and life satisfaction, physical and mental health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, close social relationships, and financial and material stability. Relative ranks of well-being domains across examined groups of workers are also compared. Results are based on survey data from factory workers in Cambodia, China, Mexico, Poland, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Average well-being scores are higher among factory workers in Mexico, China, and Cambodia than in the U.S., Poland, and Sri Lanka across all domains except financial and material stability. Close social relationships were the highest ranked domain in Cambodia and China but ranked much lower (5th) in the U.S. Meaning and purpose, as well as character and virtue were highly ranked across the board. Strong social relationships seem to thrive in contexts where financial insecurity is high.

Keywords: Social relationships; Financial security; Health; Meaning and purpose in life; Character and virtue; Well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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