Evaluating Employment Quality as a Determinant of Health in a Changing Labor Market

The shifting nature of employment in recent decades has not been adequately examined from a public health perspective. To that end, traditional models of work and health research need to be expanded to include the relational and contractual aspects of employment that also affect health. We examine t...

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Published in:RSF : Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences 2019-09, Vol.5 (4), p.258-281
Main Authors: Peckham, Trevor, Fujishiro, Kaori, Hajat, Anjum, Flaherty, Brian P., Seixas, Noah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employment
employment quality
Health disparities
Health status
Injuries
Labor market
Latent class analysis
Medical research
Mental health
Occupational deprivation
Occupational health
Part III. Consequences for Health and Well-Being
Public health
Quality
Researchers
Risk factors
Self evaluation
Work environment
work-related injury
Workers
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Summary:The shifting nature of employment in recent decades has not been adequately examined from a public health perspective. To that end, traditional models of work and health research need to be expanded to include the relational and contractual aspects of employment that also affect health. We examine the association of three health outcomes with different types of employment in the contemporary U.S. labor market, as measured by a multidimensional construct of employment quality (EQ) derived from latent class analysis. We find that EQ is associated with self-rated health, mental health, and occupational injury. Further, we explore three proposed mediating mechanisms of the EQ-health relationship (material deprivation, employment-related stressors, and occupational risk factors), and find each to be supported by these data.
ISSN:2377-8253
2377-8261
DOI:10.7758/rsf.2019.5.4.09