satisfaction with their actual life satisfaction five years later on. This overoptimism also holds for those entrepreneurs who … reflected in higher working hours than desired and the drop in leisure satisfaction …

for the solo self-employed than that for employer entrepreneurs, whereas satisfaction of the need for relatedness was more … employees) and employer entrepreneurs (self-employed individuals with employees) provides seminal insights. Thus, this study … entrepreneurs (n = 103) from the European Working Condition Survey (EWCS 2010). A simple t test revealed that the solo self …