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Relationships among burnout, job dissatisfaction, psychosocial work conditions and minor mental disorders of precarious employment in Taiwan

Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Background: Precarious employment is a major determinant of mental health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic and development of digital economic platforms have enhanced the ratio of precarious employment relationship.
Ching-Mei Hsieh, Sheryl Chen, Tsu-Te Peng, Po-Han Chen, Albert Chen, Chieh-Jan Chen   +5 more
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Employment status and mortality among Korean men over a 13-year period [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2021
OBJECTIVES This study explored the effect of employment status on mortality over a 13-year period in Korean men. METHODS Data were used from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study from 1999 to 2012.
Dohee Lim, Kyoung Ae Kong, Hyesook Park, Kyunghee Jung-Choi   +3 more
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The importance of using a multi-dimensional scale to capture the various impacts of precarious employment on health: Results from a national survey of Chilean workers.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundSocial epidemiologic research in relation to the health impacts of precarious employment has grown markedly during the past decade. While the multidimensional nature of precarious employment has long been acknowledged theoretically, empirical ...
Alejandra Vives, Tarik Benmarhnia, Francisca González, Joan Benach   +3 more
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Diverting blame to stay sane - young people’s strategies for dealing with the mental health effects of precarious employment: a grounded theory study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Precarious employment is a risk factor for poor mental health, particularly among young adults. Knowledge about how young people maintain their mental health while in a precarious employment situation is scarce.
Susanna Toivanen, Anna Olofsson Tarantino, Maria Emmelin, Per-Olof Östergren   +3 more
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Precarious employment, job engagement and workers’ quit intention in Chinese firms in Zimbabwe

SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Chinese-owned businesses in Zimbabwe are affected by high labour turnover. High labour turnover in these businesses reduces productivity, causes low employee morale, and augments recruitment and training costs.
Sharon T. Rugotwi, Nhamo Mashavira, Munyaradzi Chikove, Frank R. Matenda, Mabutho Sibanda   +4 more
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Global precarious employment and health inequalities: working conditions, social class, or precariat?

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2016
: Changes in employment conditions since the 1980s have been referred to as precarious employment, and terms like flexible, atypical, temporary, part-time, contract, self-employed, irregular, or non-standard employment have also been used.
Carles Muntaner
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Comparing Precarious Employment Across Countries: Measurement Invariance of the Employment Precariousness Scale for Europe (EPRES-E)

Social Indicators Research, 2020
The research leading to these results has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities under grant agreements No. CSO2016-79103R and No. CSO2017-89719-R (AEI/FEDER, UE).
Eva Padrosa, Mireia Bolíbar, Mireia Julià, Joan Benach   +3 more
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Loss of permanent employment and its association with suicidal ideation: a cohort study in South Korea

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Precarious employment is associated with worse mental health, but it is unclear whether changes in employment status are related to suicidal behaviors.
Seohyun Yoon, Ja Young Kim, Jooyoung Park, Seung-Sup Kim   +3 more
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The effects of employment conditions on smoking status and smoking intensity: the analysis of Korean labor & income panel 8(th)-10(th) wave. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: The neoliberal policies and its socioeconomic consequences in Korea have made employment conditions insecure and affected employees' health as well.
Youn Jung, Juhwan Oh, Soonim Huh, Ichiro Kawachi   +3 more
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Precarious Employment in Canada

Canadian Journal of Sociology, 2021
Detailed analysis of Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey shows the complex relationship between the different types of non-standard employment, including non-permanent jobs, self-employment, part-time work and low pay. Term and contract work has increased substantially since 1997, but there is no corresponding decrease in permanent jobs or increase ...
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