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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30559| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse’s psychological well-being |
| Authors: | Alshibani, Safiya Mukhtar Kristoffersen, Ingebjørg Volery, Thierry |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2 10.21256/zhaw-30559 |
| Published in: | Small Business Economics |
| Issue Date: | 10-Apr-2024 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0921-898X 1573-0913 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Self-employment; Entrepreneurship; Psychological well-being; Mental health; Spouses; Crossover theory; Difference-in-difference method |
| Subject (DDC): | 150: Psychology 306.8: Family sociology |
| Abstract: | Spouses are known to play a critical supportive role for the self-employed, yet very little evidence is available concerning how entrepreneurial pursuits affect the spouse. The present analysis offers a contribution by evaluating short-term psychological well-being dynamics among spouses of individuals entering self-employment, using panel survey data from Australia. We construct matched control samples based on a range of relevant characteristics to mitigate selection bias and find that spouses of self-employed individuals report substantially higher levels of well-being before entry into self-employment and experience a modest but statistically significant decrease in well-being following entry. This is consistent with the hypothesis that self-employment demands substantial psychological capital from spouses. These patterns hold for both genders, with only moderate gender differences identified. In contrast, spouses of those entering self-employment from unemployment report improvements in well-being. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30559 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Alshibani, S. M., Kristoffersen, I., & Volery, T. (2024). Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse’s psychological well-being. Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2
Alshibani, S.M., Kristoffersen, I. and Volery, T. (2024) ‘Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse’s psychological well-being’, Small Business Economics [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2.
S. M. Alshibani, I. Kristoffersen, and T. Volery, “Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse’s psychological well-being,” Small Business Economics, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2.
ALSHIBANI, Safiya Mukhtar, Ingebjørg KRISTOFFERSEN und Thierry VOLERY, 2024. Hidden costs of entering self-employment : the spouse’s psychological well-being. Small Business Economics. 10 April 2024. DOI 10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2
Alshibani, Safiya Mukhtar, Ingebjørg Kristoffersen, and Thierry Volery. 2024. “Hidden Costs of Entering Self-Employment : The Spouse’s Psychological Well-Being.” Small Business Economics, April. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2.
Alshibani, Safiya Mukhtar, et al. “Hidden Costs of Entering Self-Employment : The Spouse’s Psychological Well-Being.” Small Business Economics, Apr. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-024-00906-2.
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