{"682276":{"#nid":"682276","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Happy Job, Happy Life? Works Both Ways, New Research Shows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA major new international study exploring the long-term relationship between job and life satisfaction shows that personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research, published in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/job.2861\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Organizational Behavior\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, challenges conventional thinking that job satisfaction has a stronger influence on life satisfaction than vice versa, and provides crucial insights for employers about the importance of work-life balance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from the U.S., Germany, and South Australia analyzed data from more than 160,000 people across multiple global studies, demonstrating how the intertwined paths of job and life satisfaction shift and shape each other over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe study found that individuals with higher life satisfaction were 32% more likely to experience increased job satisfaction over time. While job satisfaction does have a positive effect on future life satisfaction, it is comparatively weaker and diminishes over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudy first author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/christopher-w-wiese\u0022\u003EChristopher Wiese\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the School of Psychology at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E, says the research highlights the critical role of holistic well-being in professional performance and career fulfillment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOrganizations that focus solely on job satisfaction initiatives may be missing a fundamental component of employee happiness,\u201d he says. \u201cBy prioritizing overall well-being strategies \u2013 including mental health support, work-life balance initiatives, and personal development \u2013 organizations can foster a more engaged and satisfied workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.unisa.edu.au\/media-centre\/Releases\/2025\/happy-job-happy-life-works-both-ways-new-research-shows\/\u0022\u003ERead more in the\u0026nbsp;University of South Australia newsroom.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDOI:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/job.2861\u0022\u003E10.1002\/job.2861\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA major new international study exploring the long-term relationship between job and life satisfaction shows that personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New research highlights the critical role of holistic well-being in professional performance and career fulfillment."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2025-05-07 17:55:27","changed_gmt":"2025-05-07 17:56:34","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647725":{"id":"647725","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Skyline","body":null,"created":"1621948808","gmt_created":"2021-05-25 13:20:08","changed":"1621948808","gmt_changed":"2021-05-25 13:20:08","alt":"Atlanta Skyline","file":{"fid":"245882","name":"feature-msua-new-edits-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/feature-msua-new-edits-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/feature-msua-new-edits-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":920437,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/feature-msua-new-edits-2.jpg?itok=0AaQHuVz"}}},"media_ids":["647725"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}