Mid-life job insecurity associated with subjective well-being in old age: results from the population-based MONICA/KORA study

Barrech, Amira; Baumert, Jens; Emeny, Rebecca T.; Gündel, Harald; Ladwig, Karl‐Heinz

doi:10.5271/sjweh.3546

Cited by 21 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…It is also noteworthy that an increasing trend in the precarious profile was found even when not controlling for profile change over the course of the study, which may be interpreted as the “scarring effect” (Clark et al, 2001). Previous studies have demonstrated that traumatic experiences in the labor market may indeed have pronounced and long-lasting negative outcomes (Barrech, Baumert, Emeny, Gündel, & Ladwig, 2016; Daly & Delaney, 2013). Hence, the present results may similarly indicate that experiencing precariousness at a certain point in time subsequently makes a person more sensitive in detecting insecurity-related cues in the environment, which could explain why job insecurity continues to increase slightly.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Precariousness Profile and Career Adaptability as Determinants of Job Insecurity: A Three-Wave Study

Urbanavičiūtė

Udayar

Maggiori

et al. 2018

Journal of Career Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study compares the mean levels and growth in job insecurity across employees’ precariousness profiles as defined by a combination of perceived employability and financial difficulties. Drawing on the labor market precariousness and workplace stress literature, we hypothesized that employees with the most precarious profile would report elevated levels of job insecurity followed by a growth trend. Moreover, career adaptability was expected to act as a resource for counteracting job insecurity. The study was based on three waves of a longitudinal “Professional Paths” survey (National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES) conducted in Switzerland. The data of 799 professionally active adults were analyzed using latent growth modeling. In line with our hypothesis, the findings showed the highest levels of job insecurity and the most pronounced growth trend among employees with the precarious profile. Interestingly, different career adaptability facets played differing roles in predicting job insecurity, potentially revealing some of its under-researched aspects.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Precariousness Profile and Career Adaptability as Determinants of Job Insecurity: A Three-Wave Study

Urbanavičiūtė

Udayar

Maggiori

et al. 2018

Journal of Career Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The contribution of Barrech et al (11) in this issue is an important and innovative addition to the literature on the consequences of job insecurity for occupational health. Based on the prospective analysis of a population-based dataset in Germany, they conclude that exposure to job insecurity during working life negatively influences subjective well-being after retirement, on average 20 years later.…”

Section: On the Scarring Effects Of Job Insecurity (And How They Can mentioning

confidence: 99%

On the scarring effects of job insecurity (and how they can be explained)

Witte¹

2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…In particular, there are concerns that adversity experiences will have substantial and lasting effects on physical and mental health 17,18 . Studies suggest that intimate partner violence 19 and socio-economic adversities such as poverty 20 , job loss 21 , economic recession 22,23 , and job insecurity 24 , have lasting impacts on mortality and physical and mental health outcomes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are adversities and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic related to sleep quality? Longitudinal analyses of 48,000 UK adults

Wright

Steptoe

Fancourt

2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There are concerns that both the experience of adversities during the COVID-19 pandemic and worries about experiencing adversities will have substantial and lasting effects on mental health. One pathway through which both experience of and worries about adversity may impact health is through effects on sleep. We used data from 48,723 UK adults in the COVID-19 Social Study assessed weekly from 01/04/2020-12/05/2020 to study the association between adversities and sleep quality. We studied six categories of adversity including both worries and experiences of: illness with COVID-19, financial difficulty, loss of paid work, difficulties acquiring medication, difficulties accessing food, and threats to personal safety. We used random-effect within-between models to account for all time-invariant confounders. Both the total number of adversity experiences and total number of adversity worries were associated with lower quality sleep. Each additional experience was associated with a 1.16 (95% CI = 1.10, 1.22) times higher odds of poor quality sleep while each additional worry was associated with a 1.20 (95% CI = 1.17, 1.22) times higher odds of poor quality sleep. When considering specific experiences and worries, all worries and experiences were significantly related to poorer quality sleep except experiences relating to employment and finances. Having a larger social network offered some buffering effects on associations but there was limited further evidence of moderation by social or psychiatric factors. Poor sleep may be a mechanism by which COVID-19 adversities are affecting mental health. This highlights the importance of interventions that support adaptive coping strategies during the pandemic.

show abstract

Mid-life job insecurity associated with subjective well-being in old age: results from the population-based MONICA/KORA study

Cited by 21 publications

References 29 publications

Precariousness Profile and Career Adaptability as Determinants of Job Insecurity: A Three-Wave Study

Precariousness Profile and Career Adaptability as Determinants of Job Insecurity: A Three-Wave Study

On the scarring effects of job insecurity (and how they can be explained)

Are adversities and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic related to sleep quality? Longitudinal analyses of 48,000 UK adults

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About