Abstract
This unique study compares the change in work centrality among individuals (n=407) both those who did experience and those who did not experience major life events, over the course of twelve years. The data was collected via the “Meaning of Work” questionnaire that included questions on work and life events. Special analysis of life events allows us to examine the causal nature of the relationship between life events and work centrality. The findings indicated that childbirth had an opposite effect on men's and women's work centrality. The work centrality of individuals who experienced divorce, a worsening of financial conditions and taking a considerable loan, did not change, while it increased among those who did not experience these events. There are several suggestions for the social and welfare and policymakers regarding life events, and the impact these policies may have on the magnitude of these events on work centrality.
Highlights
Over the course of time, people experience expected and unexpected life events
Main findings from table 1 will be represented in figures that portray the changes in work centrality between those who have or have not experienced various life events
Changes in work centrality may be related to the life events they experienced
Summary
Over the course of time, people experience expected and unexpected life events. These positive (e.g. marriage, childbirth) and negative (e.g. divorcee, worsening in financial situation) major events can affect people's affective and cognitive well-being, mental and physical health, values and beliefs (Bakker, Du & Derks, 2019; Luhmann, Hofmann, Eid & Lucas, 2012; Sharabi & Harpaz, 2010). The level of work centrality might be affected by personal preference of work as a central shaping factor of one’s identity, and by material needs (Stryker, 1980, 1987; Thoits, 1992) Since this issue is not yet been fully addressed and cleared by current literature, for the best of our knowledge, this study will aim to understand how work centrality (i.e., the higher investment of resources of the individual into work) might be altered under the influence of different life events, for women and men alike. As far as we know, there is no longitudinal research examining the relationships between different life events and work centrality and its causality
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