Self-employment experience effects on well-being: A longitudinal study

The notion that self-employed individuals are more satisfied with their jobs than wage-employees has found broad empirical support. Previous research exploring the well-being effects of self-employment typically relies on direct cross-sectional comparisons between and or longitudinal investigations transitions in out self-employment. In this study, authors use individuals’ employment status histories British data to examine how accumulated experience affects job satisfaction, satisfaction leisure income. study finds those past work only as report higher levels wage-employees. However, mixed profiles most satisfied. This suggests a non-monotonic relationship satisfaction. Patterns other domains, such income leisure, nuanced, differing across gender lines.