Does Employment Affect Health?

Ross, Catherine E.; Mirowsky, John

doi:10.2307/2137340

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“…O assalariamento aumentaria o poder e a independência econômica, além de conferir recompensas não econômicas como suporte social e reconhecimento de outras pessoas 47 . Por outro lado, a instabilidade social provocada por fatores associados a muitas posições autônomas poderia ter efeitos deletérios sobre a saúde.…”

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Como a posição social influencia a auto-avaliação do estado de saúde? Uma análise comparativa entre 1998 e 2003

Rodrigues

Maia

2010

Cad. Saúde Pública

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Introdução É notória a relação entre medidas de saúde e variáveis sócio-econômicas, estudada segundo diferentes abordagens teóricas. Do ponto de vista econômico, por exemplo, isso se deve à importância da saúde como um determinante fundamental da capacidade produtiva das pessoas 1,2 . Ter boa saúde significa estar mais disposto a exercer atividades dentro e fora do mercado de trabalho. No campo sociológico, os estudos focam a interação entre condições de saúde e fatores socioculturais e biossociais, como status marital, religião, posição na família, raça, gênero, entre outros 3,4 . Esses fatores refletem a posição do indivíduo na sociedade e condicionam sua forma de viver e interagir, com conseqüências para a saúde. De forma análoga, a epidemiologia social procura analisar como os determinantes sócio-econômicos e comportamentais influenciam a distribuição de doenças no âmbito populacional 5,6 .A despeito do arcabouço teórico utilizado, é amplamente difundida a importância dos determinantes sociais sobre as condições de saúde de indivíduos e populações 7,8 . Determinantes esses dados por fatores econômicos, educacionais, sociais, culturais, raciais, psicológicos e comportamentais, que influenciam a ocorrên-cia de doenças na população e sua exposição a fatores de risco 9 . Eles se desdobram, ainda, em valorações subjetivas distintas do estado de ARTIGO ARTICLE

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Como a posição social influencia a auto-avaliação do estado de saúde? Uma análise comparativa entre 1998 e 2003

Rodrigues

Maia

2010

Cad. Saúde Pública

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“…Attenuation of these resources through job loss is frequently experienced as stressful, and has been documented to contribute to a variety of adverse consequences (Kasl, Rodriguez, & Lasch, 1998). Consistent with Jahoda's (1982) argument that employment, not the quality of employment, is the primary concern of those without work, a substantial body of evidence clearly suggests that employment promotes, among other things, improved physical and mental health (Dooley, Fielding, & Levi, 1996;Ross & Mirowsky, 1995). New evidence is emerging, however that challenges this basic framework.…”

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“Good jobs” to “bad jobs”: replicated evidence of an employment continuum from two large surveys

Grzywacz

Dooley

2003

Social Science & Medicine

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The goal of this study was to offer an expanded conceptualization of the employment continuum and test its utility by examining the association of different employment statuses with physical health and depression. Using data from two large cross-sectional surveys we develop five different employment categories (i.e., ''optimal'', ''economically good'', ''psychologically good'', ''barely adequate'', and ''inadequate'' employment) in addition to unemployment to form an employment continuum. Evidence from these studies indicates that less than optimal forms of employment are not randomly distributed throughout the population, and that a substantial number of adults are working in ''inadequate or ''barely adequate'' jobs. Moreover, our analyses revealed a consistent association between less than optimal jobs and poorer physical and mental health among adults. We conclude our paper by discussing important policy implications of these findings and offering suggestions for future research. r

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“…The first, characteristic of occupational health research, examines the effects of physical aspects of the work environment (e.g., ergonomic design of jobs, exposure to toxic substances) on the prevalence and severity of diseases and syndromes among workers (e.g., Slote, 1987). The next category, characterized by sociological studies, examines how objective (e.g., number of hours worked per week, shift work) and social aspects (e.g., economic adequacy, social prestige) of individuals' jobs affect worker health (e.g., Ross & Mirowsky, 1995). The final category, distinctive of research in occupational psychology, examines how psychological (e.g., decision latitude, demands) or psychosocial (e.g., relationships with coworkers, workplace culture) features of workers' jobs promote or undermine health and well-being (e.g., Karasek & Theorell, 1990).…”

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Workers' perceptions of how jobs affect health: A social ecological perspective.

Ettner¹,

Grzywacz²

2001

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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A national sample of 2,048 workers was asked to rate the impact of their job on their physical and mental health. Ordered logistic regression analyses based on social ecology theory showed that the workers' responses were significantly correlated with objective and subjective features of their jobs, in addition to personality characteristics. Workers who had higher levels of perceived constraints and neuroticism, worked nights or overtime, or reported serious ongoing stress at work or higher job pressure reported more negative effects. Respondents who had a higher level of extraversion, were self-employed, or worked part time or reported greater decision latitude or use of skills on the job reported more positive effects. These findings suggest that malleable features of the work environment are associated with perceived effects of work on health, even after controlling for personality traits and other sources of reporting bias.

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Does Employment Affect Health?

Cited by 517 publications

References 34 publications

Como a posição social influencia a auto-avaliação do estado de saúde? Uma análise comparativa entre 1998 e 2003

Como a posição social influencia a auto-avaliação do estado de saúde? Uma análise comparativa entre 1998 e 2003

“Good jobs” to “bad jobs”: replicated evidence of an employment continuum from two large surveys

Workers' perceptions of how jobs affect health: A social ecological perspective.

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