Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective
The aim of this study is to analyze attitudes towards work among non-working disabled people and to address their motivation in a life course perspective. The background of the study is low employment rates among disabled people. One hypothesis is that a generous welfare system has disincentive effe...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:alterjdr_18621 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alter.2013.11.002 urn:doi:10.1016/j.alter.2013.11.002 en https://journals.openedition.org/alterjdr/18621 2026-02-03T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/15m83 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective Alter Alter Société européenne de recherche sur le handicap info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1875-0680 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1875-0672 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/alterjdr Wik, Sigrid Elise Tøssebro, Jan Disability Welfare Motivation to Work Life course Employment Rates Exclusion protection sociale invalidité motivation à travailler cycle de vie taux d’emploi exclusion The aim of this study is to analyze attitudes towards work among non-working disabled people and to address their motivation in a life course perspective. The background of the study is low employment rates among disabled people. One hypothesis is that a generous welfare system has disincentive effects because replacement rates of social security are too generous. Although the existing evidence is conflicting, some studies of inflow into benefits suggest that the welfare system may have such effects on people in their 50’s and 60’s. However these studies tend to draw general conclusions. The current article is based on a 2007 Norwegian dataset on the living conditions of disabled people (n=1652). The findings suggest that age has a profound influence on motivation to work and is undoubtedly the most important predictor. Motivation to work among young disabled people tends to be strong but declines in later life. The substantial age effects are discussed in terms of the experience of exclusion and the availability of alternative social roles. The implication for interpretations of disincentive research is that caution must be exercised when suggesting general conclusions about disincentives based on research examining individuals who are in the final phase of a typical working career. L’objectif de cette étude est d’analyser les attitudes envers l’emploi de personnes handicapées sans emploi, en considérant leur motivation au regard de l’avancée dans leur cycle de vie. Cette étude prend place dans un contexte où le taux d’emploi des personnes handicapées est faible. Une des hypothèses avancées est qu’un système de protection sociale généreux a des effets dissuasifs parce que le taux de compensation est justement prodigue. Bien que les données existantes soient contradictoires, certaines études portant sur les nouveaux bénéficiaires de prestations sociales suggèrent que ce système a des effets dissuasifs surtout pour les quinquagénaires et les sexagénaires. Ces études tendent cependant à tirer des conclusions très générales. Le présent article est basé sur l’analyse d’un ensemble de données collectées en 2007 en Norvège sur les conditions de vie des personnes handicapées (n=1652). Les résultats montrent un effet important de l’âge sur la motivation à travailler et suggèrent que l’âge est l’indicateur le plus décisif. La motivation des jeunes chômeurs handicapés tend à être forte mais décline avec l’avancée en âge. Les effets significatifs de l’âge sont discutés en prêtant une attention particulière au vécu de l’exclusion et aux possibilités de tenir des rôles sociaux alternatifs. Les recherches s’intéressant aux effets dissuasifs doivent conserver une certaine prudence lorsqu’il s’agit d’avancer des interprétations fondées sur des études portant sur des personnes arrivées en fin de carrière professionnelle. |
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Disability Welfare Motivation to Work Life course Employment Rates Exclusion protection sociale invalidité motivation à travailler cycle de vie taux d’emploi exclusion Wik, Sigrid Elise Tøssebro, Jan Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective |
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The aim of this study is to analyze attitudes towards work among non-working disabled people and to address their motivation in a life course perspective. The background of the study is low employment rates among disabled people. One hypothesis is that a generous welfare system has disincentive effects because replacement rates of social security are too generous. Although the existing evidence is conflicting, some studies of inflow into benefits suggest that the welfare system may have such effects on people in their 50’s and 60’s. However these studies tend to draw general conclusions. The current article is based on a 2007 Norwegian dataset on the living conditions of disabled people (n=1652). The findings suggest that age has a profound influence on motivation to work and is undoubtedly the most important predictor. Motivation to work among young disabled people tends to be strong but declines in later life. The substantial age effects are discussed in terms of the experience of exclusion and the availability of alternative social roles. The implication for interpretations of disincentive research is that caution must be exercised when suggesting general conclusions about disincentives based on research examining individuals who are in the final phase of a typical working career. |
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Wik, Sigrid Elise Tøssebro, Jan |
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Wik, Sigrid Elise Tøssebro, Jan |
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Wik, Sigrid Elise |
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Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective |
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Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective |
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Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective |
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Motivation for work among non-working disabled people in Norway in a life course perspective |
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motivation for work among non-working disabled people in norway in a life course perspective |
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