WORKING-CONDITIONS AND WELL-BEING IN WOME N AND MEN - A METAANALYTIC STUDY

Three theoretical models (job model, gender model, life-situational mo del) about the relationship between work characteristics (stressors, c ontrol at work, and regulation requirements) and well-being in women a nd men are discussed. Results of a meta-analysis based on 41 studies a re presented (N = 14019). Analyses revealed substantial relationships between work characteristics and well-being. Nearly no differences bet ween women and men were found. Only the relationship between control a t work and job satisfaction was stronger for men than it was for women .