Zhou, Y, Wu, C-H orcid.org/0000-0002-8011-6323, Zou, M et al. (1 more author) (2021) When is the grass greener on the other side? A longitudinal study of the joint effect of occupational mobility and personality on the honeymoon‐hangover experience during job change. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42 (4). pp. 551-566. ISSN 0894-3796
Abstract
Previous research shows that job satisfaction often increases sharply upon initial entry into the new job and gradually falls back to the baseline level over time. In this study, we propose that this ‘honeymoon‐hangover’ pattern is affected by both the direction of occupational mobility and the individual's personality in terms of extraversion and neuroticism. Drawing on the British Household Panel Survey that followed 10,000 individuals annually for 18 years, this study shows that only those who move up the occupational class ladder experience significant ‘honeymoon’ effects, while those who move downwards experience dissatisfaction that lasts for several years after the transition. While the positive effect of upward mobility is not amplified by extraversion, the negative effect of downward mobility is exacerbated by neuroticism. This study highlights the importance of taking into account both situational and dispositional factors for understanding the long‐term impact of career change on subjective well‐being.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Organizational Behavior published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | adaptation; job satisfaction; occupational mobility; personality; well‐being |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2020 09:42 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2023 12:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/job.2491 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:167573 |