Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
June 15, 2021
Summary:
Adopting an abductive approach, in this paper we use two studies to examine the relationships between financial worries and well-being amongst the self-employed during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1 of 4806 participants from the Understanding Society’s COVID-19 survey of the UK population, we find that financial worries were associated with higher mental distress for self-employed when facing reduced work hours. In Study 2, in a sample of 1794 participants from the six-country COVID study, we find that higher than expected fall in income mediates the association between self-employment and happiness. The findings have implications for research regarding financial worries, distress, and well-being of the self-employed.
Published in
Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Volume
Volume: 15:e00231
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00231
ISSN
23526734
Subjects
#526595