Influence of lack of full-time employment on attempted suicide in Manitoba, Canada

Kraut, Allen; Walld, Randy

doi:10.5271/sjweh.699

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“…Our results among men are consistent with the findings of previous longitudinal studies conducted in Europe and North America, which indicate that precarious employment is associated with mental health indicators such as psychological distress (7-9, 11), depressive symptoms (10), and attempted suicide (12). Although, to the best of our knowledge, similar longitudinal studies conducted in Japan have not been published so far, our results are also consistent with the findings of several (23,24), but not all (25) cross-sectional studies conducted in Japan indicating that precarious employment is associated with mental health indicators such as fatigue (24) and SPD (23).…”

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“…To date, most longitudinal studies on the effects of precarious employment on mental health have been conducted in Europe (7-9, 11, 13, 14) and North America (10,12). Importantly, some of these studies relied on data collected over a decade or more (10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”

Section: Precarious Employment and Serious Psychological Distressmentioning

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“…Importantly, some of these studies relied on data collected over a decade or more (10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Although differences in temporal and social context (eg, gender roles, labor policies, and social security policies) might affect the association between precarious employment and poor mental health, comparable Asian longitudinal studies using updated data (15) are scarce.…”

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“…Precarious employment can adversely affect mental health through the above-mentioned bad job characteristics (5); however, poor mental health can be a risk factor for precarious employment as well, because health problems reduce the chances of achieving a good position in the labor market (6). Several (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12), but not all (13)(14)(15), longitudinal studies have shown that experiencing precarious employment is associated with a greater incidence of poor mental health, after controlling for the selection effects of mental health on precarious employment. In other words, these studies adjusted for baseline mental health in the multivariate analyses or excluded participants with poor mental health at baseline.…”

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Precarious employment and the risk of serious psychological distress: a population-based cohort study in Japan

Kachi¹,

Otsuka²,

Kawada³

2014

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Gender differences exist in the associations between precarious employment and mental health in Japan. Precarious employment increases the risk of incidence of serious psychological distress at a clinical level, but only among middle-aged men. Given the increasing numbers of precarious workers, there is an urgent need to develop more effective policies for reducing health disadvantages caused by precarious employment.Affiliation:

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Precarious employment and the risk of serious psychological distress: a population-based cohort study in Japan

Kachi¹,

Otsuka²,

Kawada³

2014

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…The remaining (N=81) were students and homemakers. Unemployment has been associated with a higher likelihood of attempted suicide (Kraut, 2003) while employment has been known to act as the protective factor for suicide attempters (Benda, 2003). However, studies reviewed may indicate that this may not be the case in Malaysia and may be explained by the high level of job stress among workers in Malaysia (Zafir, 2009).…”

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A controlled trial of individual cognitive behavior therapy for unipolar mood disorders with suicidal ideation outpatients: exploring risk and protective factors

Sinniah¹

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This thesis had two major aims: the first was aimed to test the efficacy of an Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy for treatment of unipolar mood disorders with suicidal behavior and the second was to evaluate the risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior among patients with unipolar mood disorders in Malaysia. A review of literature on suicidal behavior in Malaysia suggested that lack of suicidal behavior-related measurements has been hindrance in identification of the risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors. In addition, the investigation of variables that predicts treatment outcomes for patients with unipolar mood disorders with suicidal behavior has also been Confirmatory Factor Analyses were used to examine the psychometric properties and to establish the reliability and validity of these instruments. These measures were validated using the sample size of 483 from both medical and psychiatry patients. All the measures were found to have good reliability and validity using the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.Chapter 7 compared the two groups and the results showed that psychiatry patients had significantly higher mean scores on risk factors (hopelessness, psychological distress, depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms) and lower mean scores on protective factors (reasons for living, self esteem, hopefulness, satisfaction with life and social support) for suicidal behavior as compared to medical patients. In addition, patients with suicidal ideation had significantly higher mean scores on risk factors and lower mean scores on protective factors for suicidal behavior as compared to patients iii without suicidal ideation. And finally, there was a significant interaction between diagnosis (psychiatry patients with suicidal ideation, psychiatry patients without suicidal ideation, medical patients with suicidal ideation and medical patients without suicidal ideation) and suicidal behavior (suicidal ideation).Chapter 8 is a controlled trial comparing the Treatment As Usual (TAU) (N=36) DASS-D, BHS-T, DASS-A, DASS-S) and measures of protective factors for suicidal behavior (RFL-T, RSE-T, AHTS-T, PRS-T, SWLS-T, PSR-FR, PSR-FM, SCB, MO, RF, FS, FSD, and CC)were administered at pre, mid, post, 3 months follow-up and 6 months follow-up for both groups.The TAU groups received outpatient treatment as usual by the psychiatrists of the hospital. The results showed that the TAU+ICBT groups consistently and significantly scored better on most of measures when compared to the TAU group. In addition, the TAU+ICBT group improved at earlier stage and the rate of improvement was significantly faster than the TAU group. The TAU group had significant improvement on seven dependent measures only. Thus the addition of the ICBT to TAU produced a more generalized and significant improvement on all the measures of depressive symptoms, measures of suicide ideation symptoms, measures of risk and protective factors of unipolar mood disordered with suicidal ideation patients.The general discussion o...

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Temporary employment and suicidal ideation in COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A cross-sectional nationwide survey

Sasaki

Tabuchi

Okubo

et al. 2022

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Association between employment contract (temporary vs. permanent) and suicidal ideation (persistent suicidal ideation [i.e., with onset before COVID‐19] or newly developed under COVID‐19 pandemic) was examined using a nationally representative cross‐sectional study in Japan. Methods An Internet survey was conducted from August to September 2020. The participants’ inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: (i) 20–65 years old, (ii) employees (excluding self‐employed, students, retired, housewives, and unemployed). The associations of suicidal ideation with the employees’ factors were analyzed using the multinomial logistic regression model, adjusting for covariates (sex, age, marital status, education, company size, industries, and a history of psychiatric disease). Results Of total 12 249 participants, 72.4% were permanent and 27.6% were temporary employees. The prevalence was 8.5% for persistent suicidal ideation and 3.2% for newly developed suicidal ideation in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Temporary employment was significantly associated with persistent suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.36 [95% confidence interval, CI: 1.16–1.59]; P < .001), but not associated with newly developed suicidal ideation (aOR = 1.10 [0.85–1.42]; P = .457) after adjusting the covariates. Sensitivity analysis showed temporary employment was significantly associated with persistent suicidal ideation only in women. Newly developed suicidal ideation was significantly higher among participants of a young age, employees in drinking/eating/hotel business industry, and those having a history of psychiatric disease than among the counterparts. Conclusions Working on a temporary employment contract was associated with persistent suicidal ideation under conditions of COVID‐19 outbreaks in Japan. However, the result showed no significant difference in newly developed suicidal ideation. Further longitudinal study will be needed to examine the risk of being employed on an unstable occupational contract in the prolonged pandemic.

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Influence of lack of full-time employment on attempted suicide in Manitoba, Canada

Cited by 32 publications

References 27 publications

Precarious employment and the risk of serious psychological distress: a population-based cohort study in Japan

Precarious employment and the risk of serious psychological distress: a population-based cohort study in Japan

A controlled trial of individual cognitive behavior therapy for unipolar mood disorders with suicidal ideation outpatients: exploring risk and protective factors

Temporary employment and suicidal ideation in COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A cross-sectional nationwide survey

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