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Dai, Serlina (2022)

Werkbereidheid bij het basisinkomen: Een onderzoek naar het effect van een basisinkomen op de werkbereidheid van jongeren.

Bachelor thesis | Psychologie (BSc)

A universal basic income (UBI) is a government program in which citizens regularly receive a fixed amount of money regardless of whether they work or not. Many opponents believe that motivation to work will decrease with the introduction of a UBI. Previous studies show different results, so it remains unclear whether the willingness to work would change. This research contributes to this discussion by further investigating the effect of a UBI on the willingness to work. In addition, the variables self-efficacy and framing were also included. The expectation was that the willingness to work would not decrease and that self-efficacy and framing would influence the choice of whether or not to work. A total of 162 students who study at Universiteit Leiden were recruited. Each of these students were placed in one of three different conditions. These are the 1. UBI condition, 2. CBI loss frame condition and 3. CBI gain frame condition. This study measured the willingness to work in each...Show moreA universal basic income (UBI) is a government program in which citizens regularly receive a fixed amount of money regardless of whether they work or not. Many opponents believe that motivation to work will decrease with the introduction of a UBI. Previous studies show different results, so it remains unclear whether the willingness to work would change. This research contributes to this discussion by further investigating the effect of a UBI on the willingness to work. In addition, the variables self-efficacy and framing were also included. The expectation was that the willingness to work would not decrease and that self-efficacy and framing would influence the choice of whether or not to work. A total of 162 students who study at Universiteit Leiden were recruited. Each of these students were placed in one of three different conditions. These are the 1. UBI condition, 2. CBI loss frame condition and 3. CBI gain frame condition. This study measured the willingness to work in each condition. The Gills & Prowse slider task was used to measure the willingness to work. The GSES questionnaire was used to measure self-efficacy. The results show that the willingness to work in the UBI condition is higher than in the CBI loss frame condition. People do not stop working when they receive a UBI and, on average, choose to work more often than people who receive a CBI. Self-efficacy appears to be unrelated to willingness to work. The findings of this study contribute to the ongoing public debate.Show less

UBI

CBI

Self-efficacy

Framing

Author

Dai, Serlina

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Dr. B. Vuyk

ECTS Credits

180

Language

nl