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Does Job Satisfaction Vary with Sexual Orientation?
Author(s) -
Leppel Karen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/irel.12053
Subject(s) - sexual orientation , job satisfaction , ordered probit , psychology , probit model , orientation (vector space) , demographic economics , social psychology , demography , econometrics , economics , mathematics , sociology , geometry
The results of this study, which uses data from the 2007–2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, suggest that job satisfaction may vary with sexual orientation. Probit regression analysis indicated that compared to heterosexuals, gay men and lesbians tended to be less satisfied with their jobs. Bisexuals appear to be more satisfied. Additional research is needed to corroborate the findings and the reasons for the differences.