International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 35 Issue 1/2

Foundations of subjective well-being in turbulent times: A comparison of four European countries

Antti Kouvo, Pekka Räsänen

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the individual and aggregate level foundations of subjective well-being (SWB). In particular, the authors focus on…

Active labour market policy and its outcomes : Does workfare programme participation increase self-efficacy in Germany?

Anita Tisch, Joachim Wolff

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of workfare programme participation on self-efficacy, because many studies suggest that sufficient self-efficacy is essential…

Do Finnish young people support the Nordic welfare state?

Teemu Rantanen, Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, Timo Toikko

– The purpose of this paper is to examine young people’s attitudes toward social welfare and their perceptions of who is responsible for providing social welfare benefits.

Unemployed and alone? Unemployment and social participation in Europe

Martina Dieckhoff, Vanessa Gash

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between unemployment and social participation and aim to identify the role of national policies and attitudes as possible…

Relationship between organizational commitments and organizational citizenship behaviour in a sample of private banking employees

María Zayas-Ortiz, Ernesto Rosario, Eulalia Marquez, Pablo Colón Gruñeiro

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there was a relationship between commitment and the behaviour of organizational citizenship among bank employees.

Scandals of abuse: policy responses in intellectual disabilities

Peter Mark Halladay, Charlene Harrington

– The purpose of this paper is to compare two scandals related to the care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in the USA and the UK.