Chronic job insecurity among automobile workers: Effects on job satisfaction and health

Heaney, Catherine A.; Israel, Barbara A.; House, James S.

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“…Previous studies have shown that chronic job insecurity leads to poor selfrated health, a severely increased risk of minor psychiatric morbidity and premature mortality (e.g. Burgard et al 2012;Ferrie 2001;Heaney et al 1994;House et al 1986). As the chronic nature of job insecurity continues unabated, the stressor might consume the employee's resources, and hence, it jeopardizes the use of effective and appropriate coping strategies (e.g.…”

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

Griep

Kinnunen

Nätti

et al. 2015

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Results Covariance analyses adjusted for background variables support findings from earlier studies that long-term unemployment and perceived job insecurity are detrimental: short-term unemployed and secure permanent employees experienced fewer psychological complaints and lower subjective complaints load, reported a higher self-rated health, and were more satisfied with their life compared to long-term unemployed and insecure permanent employees. Second, whereas unemployment was found to be more detrimental than insecure employment in terms of life satisfaction, insecure employment was found to be more detrimental than unemployment in terms of psychological complaints. No differences were found regarding subjective complaints load and self-rated health. Conclusions Our findings suggest that (1) insecure employment relates to more psychological complaints than short-term unemployment and secure permanent employment, (2) insecure employment and long-term unemployment relate to more subjective complaints load and poorer health when compared to secure permanent employment, and (3) insecure employment relates to higher life satisfaction than both short-and long-term unemployment.Keywords Unemployment · Job insecurity · Psychological complaints · Subjective complaints load · Life satisfaction · Self-rated health IntroductionOver the last 20 years, globalization along with the economic recession has put considerable strain on the labour market. Therefore, organizations have been forced to cutback costs, resulting in job loss and increased perceptions of job insecurity among workers (Daly et al. 2013; AbstractPurpose Research has provided convincing evidence for the adverse effects of both short-and long-term unemployment, and perceived job insecurity on individuals' health and well-being. This study aims to go one critical step further by comparing the association between short-and longterm unemployment, and perceived job insecurity with a diverse set of health and well-being indicators. Methods We compare four groups: (1) secure permanent employees (N = 2257), (2) insecure permanent employees (N = 713), (3) short-term unemployed (N = 662), and (4) long-term unemployed (N = 345) using cross-sectional data from the nationally representative Living Conditions Survey in Finland. 2000, 2011). These phenomena, in turn, have raised concerns about their potential impact on employees' health and well-being. Unemployment typically refers to individuals between the age of 16 and 64 who do not have a paid job or are not self-employed during a specific reference period even though they are physically and psychologically available for work and actively seeking employment (International Labour Organization, ILO 2000). There is convincing evidence from diverse fields such as life sciences (e.g. medicine) and social sciences (e.g. psychology) that unemployment has adverse effects that go beyond effects associated with income loss (for a review see Frey 2008; McKee-Ryan et al. 2005). First, unemployment negatively impacts physical h...

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

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Kinnunen

Nätti

et al. 2015

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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“…Because the specific date in the transitional period when the person became unemployed was not measured by the census, this period contained time prior to the person becoming unemployed and the time during a period of unemployment. Since concern about job loss may have adverse health effects (28)(29)(30) and the earliest period of unemployment may have acute effects on health and on health care behavior, we separated this period from the "during unemployment" Table 1. Classification of health care use by period of unemploym period.…”

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Unemployment and health care utilization

Kraut¹,

Mustard²,

Walld³

et al. 2000

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Job insecurity refers to employees' perceptions and concerns about potential involuntary job loss (De Witte 1999;Heaney et al 1994). Greenhalgh & Rosenblatt (1984) define job insecurity as a perceived powerlessness to maintain desired continuity in a threatened job situation.…”

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Religious Coping, Job Insecurity and Job Stress among Javanese Academic Staff: a Moderated Regression Analysis

Safaria¹,

Othman²,

Nubli³

2010

IJPS

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Work is a demand for an adult, because through working, person can actualize their skill and achieve their aspiration. Beside that through working, person can meets their basic needs of life. Yet, working also has a hidden threat that can be suddenly attack and eradicate the well being of person. Those hidden threat is called as a strain and stress.The present study purposes to examine relationship between job insecurity, and the role of religious coping as moderator variables with job stress among Javanese academic staff. Contextual factor should be considered to achieve more in depth comprehension about dynamic relationship of job stress, especially this study take Javanese culture account for understanding of contextualizing theory of job stress. Moderated multiple regression was conducted to examine this issue.The result of study confirmed that there is a significant relationship between job insecurity with job stress, and religious coping moderate the relationship between job insecurity with job stress. The mechanism of relationship among exogenous and endogenous variables was discussed in a paper below.

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Chronic job insecurity among automobile workers: Effects on job satisfaction and health

Cited by 342 publications

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The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction

Unemployment and health care utilization

Religious Coping, Job Insecurity and Job Stress among Javanese Academic Staff: a Moderated Regression Analysis

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