Gender, precarious work, and chronic diseases in South Korea

Kim, Il Ho; Khang, Young-Ho; Muntaner, Carles; Chun, Heeran; Cho, Sung-Il

doi:10.1002/ajim.20626

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“…Findings for mental illness, mental health, or psychiatric disorders are mixed (14,92,94,106,131), but evidence indicates that psychological ill-health increases with a rising degree of employment instability (9,159,164). Evidence regarding self-rated health is also mixed; some studies describe negative associations (92,96,136) and others describe positive associations (106,164).…”

Section: Temporary Employmentmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health

Benach

Vives²,

Amable

et al. 2014

Annu. Rev. Public Health

962

856

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Employment precariousness is a social determinant that affects the health of workers, families, and communities. Its recent popularity has been spearheaded by three main developments: the surge in "flexible employment" and its associated erosion of workers' employment and working conditions since the mid-1970s; the growing interest in social determinants of health, including employment conditions; and the availability of new data and information systems. This article identifies the historical, economic, and political factors that link precarious employment to health and health equity; reviews concepts, models, instruments, and findings on precarious employment and health inequalities; summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of this literature; and highlights substantive and methodological challenges that need to be addressed. We identify two crucial future aims: to provide a compelling research program that expands our understanding of employment precariousness and to develop and evaluate policy programs that effectively put an end to its health-related impacts.

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Section: Temporary Employmentmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Evidence regarding self-rated health is also mixed; some studies describe negative associations (92,96,136) and others describe positive associations (106,164). One study described a higher overall mortality among temporary employees, especially for alcohol-and tobacco-related causes of death (98).…”

Section: Temporary Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health

Benach

Vives²,

Amable

et al. 2014

Annu. Rev. Public Health

962

856

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“…Second, shift workers were distinguished from non-shift workers. Third, because the definition of precarious work remains controversial 12,14,17) , this study defined precarious workers using the following criteria, which were drawn from several guidelines recommended by the KLIPS and studies on irregular workers 12,13,17) : 1) temporary/daily work status (n=863), 2) self-declared precarious worker (n=392), 3) working at a dispatched or subcontracted company (n=44), 4) working on independent contracts (n=19), 5) working at home (n=7), 6) part-time work of less than 36 hours per week (n=8), and 7) working on a fixed-term contract (n=68). Thus, 33.4% of participants were categorized as precarious workers.…”

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“…Differential effects of work-related factors on engagement in LTPA by gender are unexpected because female workers are more likely than males to be disadvantaged in the Korean labor market. Additionally, many empirical studies on the differences in health outcomes-such as the prevalence of chronic disease, smoking, and mental health-between precarious and non-precarious workers have found said differences to be meaningful, although which health outcomes are affected varies by gender 13,14,28,29) . Therefore, why was there no significant difference in engagement in LTPA regarding shift work and precarious employment found for female workers?…”

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Working conditions and leisure‐time physical activity among waged workers in South Korea: A cross‐sectional study

Kim

Cho

2015

Journal of Occupational Health

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Working conditions and leisure-time physical activity among waged workers in South Korea: A cross-sectional study: Chungah KIM, et al. School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea-Objectives: Although waged workers' working conditions have notably diversified in South Korea, there is little research addressing this issue. This study explores the relationship between working conditions and engagement in leisure-time physical activities (LTPA) among waged workers in South Korea. Methods: Data from 19-to 64-year-old waged workers (men=2,562, women=1,627) from the 11th wave of the Korean Income and Labor Panel Study were included in this study. Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess the association between LTPA and working conditions by gender. Results: More than 75% of employed persons did not participate in any type of LTPA. For male workers, those in manual, precarious, overtime, and non-shift positions were less likely to engage in LTPA, while for female workers, only manual and overtime work positions were significant factors influencing a low level of LTPA. Conclusions: Some negative work-related factors were associated with low LTPA, especially for male workers. Further studies should be conducted to clarify the pathways and barriers precluding engagement in LTPA due to work-related factors. (J Occup Health 2015; 57: 259−267)

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“…For example, some investigations have presented evidence showing no difference in stress levels experienced by permanent and precarious workers 6,7) , whereas other studies have found that temporary contract work is significantly associated with poor mental health 8) and increased fatigue 9) . One study found an increased incidence of mental disorders in women who were engaged in non-standard employment 10) ; on the other hand, part-time status in the male population and temporary or contract work in the female population are also related to greater psychological distress 11) . Thus, we considered the differential methods used and populations studied in the overall body of literature on work-related stress and its affects, and we hypothesized that permanent and precarious workers are likely subject to distinct sources of job stress.…”

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Job Stress and Mental Health of Permanent and Fixed‐term Workers Measured by Effort‐reward Imbalance Model, Depressive Complaints, and Clinic Utilization

Inoue

Tsurugano

Yano

2011

Journal of Occupational Health

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The number of workers with precarious employment has increased globally; however, few studies have used validated measures to investigate the relationship of job status to stress and mental health. Thus, we conducted a study to compare differential job stress experienced by permanent and fixed-term workers using an effortreward imbalance (ERI) model questionnaire, and by evaluating depressive complaints and clinic utilization. Methods: Subjects were permanent or fixed-term male workers at a Japanese research institute (n=756). Baseline data on job stress and depressive complaints were collected in 2007. We followed up with the same population over a 1-year period to assess their utilization of the company clinic for mental health concerns. Results: The ERI ratio was higher among permanent workers than among fixed-term workers. More permanent workers presented with more than two depressive complaints, which is the standard used for the diagnosis of depression. ERI scores indicated that the effort component of permanent work was associated with distress, whereas distress in fixed-term work was related to job promotion and job insecurity. Moreover, over the one-year follow-up period, fixed-term workers visited the on-site clinic for mental concerns 4.04 times more often than permanent workers even after adjusting for age, lifestyle, ERI, and depressive complaints. Conclusions: These contrasting findings reflect the differential workloads and working conditions encountered by permanent and fixed-term workers. The occupational setting where employment status was intermingled, may have contributed to the high numbers of mental health-related issues experienced by workers with different employment status. (J Occup Health 2011; 53: 93-101)

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Gender, precarious work, and chronic diseases in South Korea

Abstract: The findings clearly indicate the need for further study of the observed associations, particularly prospective and analytical studies.

Cited by 70 publications

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Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health

Precarious Employment: Understanding an Emerging Social Determinant of Health

Working conditions and leisure‐time physical activity among waged workers in South Korea: A cross‐sectional study

Job Stress and Mental Health of Permanent and Fixed‐term Workers Measured by Effort‐reward Imbalance Model, Depressive Complaints, and Clinic Utilization

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