ABSTRACT

The goal of work is to provide income for the individual/family that will enable them to live comfortably. This chapter explores the correlation of hours worked with worker satisfaction and with perceived quality of life. The correlation between hours worked and satisfaction has been approached from a variety of bases, such as relating measures of health to hours worked. It looks at the relationship between hours worked and people's health, satisfaction, and other measures of well-being. A review of the literature on the subject of happiness and work performance showed that most studies have indeed supported the relationship between happiness or job satisfaction and performance, especially productivity. M. Collewet and B. Loog found that, in Germany, an additional hour of work in the workweek decreased life satisfaction significantly for men and insignificantly for women. Apparently, there is a positive impact on life satisfaction when the workweek is reduced.