JOB STRESS, SATISFACTION, AND MENTAL-HEALTH - AN EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION OF SELF-EMPLOYED AND NON-SELF-EMPLOYED CANADIANS

This study examined the differences between full-time self-employed an d organizationally employed Canadians in a large metropolitan city on the East Coast with regard to their work and nonwork experiences. Data were collected by means of a structured mail-back questionnaire (n = 235). One-way ANOVA, MANOVA, and two-way ANOVA were used to analyze th e data. The self-employed experienced higher job stress, non-work sati sfaction, and psychosomatic health problems, and spent more time in vo luntary organizations than non-self-employed. No significant differenc es were found between self-employed and non-self-employed in job satis faction and mental health. Limited support was found for age, gender, education, and martial status as moderators of employment-type and dep endent variables. Results are discussed in light of the previous empir ical evidence on self-employment and the quality of work and non-work life.