The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship

3  Wellbeing, family, support, and health among married women entrepreneurs in the United States

Nicholas J. Beutell and Marianne M. O’Hare

Introduction

Wellbeing is receiving increased recognition as a critical variable in the global workforce (Ochoa, Lepeley, & Essens, 2019) and in entrepreneurship (Shir, 2015). But despite the growing attention on entrepreneurial wellbeing, research studies are still in early stages of development. Wellbeing transcends and goes beyond financial aspects of entrepreneurship to include intrinsic motivation, satisfaction, and quality of life (Seligman, 2011). Furthermore, research indicates that entrepreneurship presents unique demands that differ extensively from those in organizational employment (Hagqvist, ...