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Gig work dependence and psychological distress in chronic illness [PDF]

SSM: Population Health
Chronic illness is associated with lower quality of life, yet it remains unclear whether this association differs by employment arrangements, particularly gig work.
Zaiyue Wang, Lambert Zixin Li, Senhu Wang   +2 more
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Precarious employment and its relation to mental well-being in the gig economy: comparing main and supplementary workers [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the association between precarious employment (PE) and mental well-being and examines the mediating role of five intrinsic quality of work (IQW) dimensions: autonomy, physical demands, work intensity, skill discretion,
Elief Vandevenne, Christophe Vanroelen, Lara Stas, Jessie Gevaert   +3 more
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The Benefits and Challenges of the Gig Economy: Perspective of Gig Workers and Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023
Digital work, otherwise referred to as 'gig' work, is heralded as a useful strategy that could help bridge the unemployment rate in South Africa by connecting job seekers and business organisations across the global spectrum.
Sudhika Palhad , Stanley Onwubu, Rasmi Singh, Rookmoney Thakur, Surendra Thakur, Gugu Mkhize   +5 more
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Behind the flexibility: insufficient occupational injury protection of gig workers in China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveOccupational injury protection is essential to safeguard the basic rights of workers. This article focuses on a group of gig workers who have emerged on a large scale in recent years in China and aims to explore their status of occupational ...
Xiaoxing Ran, Ying Zhao
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Having a whale of a time: Linking self-determination theory (SDT), job characteristics model (JCM) and motivation to the joy of gig work

Cogent Business & Management, 2020
The increasing uberization of work has emerged as an intrinsic part of our digitalized society, allowing opportunities for unbridled success for global firms using gig work.
Umer Zaman, Shahid Nawaz, Areesha Javed, Tareq Rasul   +3 more
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Are algorithmically controlled gig workers deeply burned out? An empirical study on employee work engagement

BMC Psychology, 2023
Background With the emergence of the gig economy as a new economic form, the influence of algorithmic technology control on gig workers’ perceptions and engagement has become a topic of academic concern.
Jiao Jiao Lang, Li Feng Yang, Chen Cheng, Xiang Yang Cheng, Fei Yu Chen   +4 more
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Intention to provide ridesharing services: Determinants from the perspective of driver-partners in a gig economy [PDF]

Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2022
Research on ridesharing platforms under the gig economy has focused much on the incentives and barriers of users, leaving many gaps in understanding drivers’ intention to provide ridesharing services.
Hung Le Van, Trung Nguyen Ngoc, Phuong Pham Thi Thu, Dao Nguyen Thi   +3 more
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How Gig Worker Responds to Negative Customer Treatment: The Effects of Work Meaningfulness and Traits of Psychological Resilience

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The negative interpersonal interaction between customers and platform gig workers has become a problem for platform owners and government. This study investigates the role of negative customer treatment in the context of gig work and its impact on gig ...
He Xiongtao, Lu Wenzhu, Luo Haibin, Liu Shanshi   +3 more
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Gig Workers, Financial Resilience and Financial Literacy in Supporting Decent Work and Economic Inclusion [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study aims to analyze the effects of gig work characteristics and financial literacy on financial resilience among young gig workers in Magelang, Indonesia to supporting decent work and economic inclusion.
Hidayah Nur, Maharani Betari, Faizah Rayinda, Dewi Veni Soraya   +3 more
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All Insecure? Insecurity Profiles and Their Antecedents in Employed Gig Workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Gig work has been increasing in past years and is usually portrayed as a precarious and vulnerable non-standard employment form characterized by high insecurity.
Claudia Bernhard-Oettel, Franziska Müller, Constanze Eib   +2 more
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