2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Introduction: There is the tendency in occupational health research of
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approximating the `changed world of work'' with a sole focus on the
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intrinsic characteristics of the work task, encompassing the job content
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and working conditions. This is insufficient to explain the mental
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health risks associated with contemporary paid work as not only the
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nature of work tasks have changed but also the terms and conditions of
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employment. The main aim of the present study is to investigate whether
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a set of indicators referring to quality of the employment arrangement
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is associated with the well-being of people in salaried employment.
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Associations between the quality of contemporary employment arrangements
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and mental well-being in salaried workers are investigated through a
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multidimensional set of indicators for employment quality (contract
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type; income; irregular and/or unsocial working hours; employment
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status; training; participation; and representation). The second and
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third aim are to investigate whether the relation between employment
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quality and mental well-being is different for employed men and women
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and across different welfare regimes.
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Methods: Cross-sectional data of salaried workers aged 15-65 from 21
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EU-member states (n = 11,940) were obtained from the 2010 European
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Social Survey. Linear regression analyses were performed.
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Results: For both men and women, and irrespective of welfare regime,
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several sub-dimensions of low employment quality are significantly
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related with poor mental well-being. Most of the significant relations
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persist after controlling for intrinsic job characteristics. An
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insufficient household income and irregular and/or unsocial working
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hours are the strongest predictors of poor mental well-being. A
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differential vulnerability of employed men and women to the
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sub-dimensions of employment quality is found in Traditional family and
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Southern European welfare regimes.
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Conclusions: There are significant relations between indicators of low
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employment quality and poor mental well-being, also when intrinsic
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characteristics of the work task are controlled. Gender differences are
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least pronounced in Earner-carer countries.'
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affiliation: 'De Moortel, D (Corresponding Author), Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept Sociol,
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Pl Laan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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De Moortel, Deborah; Vandenheede, Hadewijch; Vanroelen, Christophe, Vrije Univ Brussel,
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Dept Sociol, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Vanroelen, Christophe, Univ Pompeu Fabra, Hlth Inequal Res Grp, Employment Condit
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Knowledge Network GREDS Emconet, Barcelona 08002, Spain.'
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article-number: '90'
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author: De Moortel, Deborah and Vandenheede, Hadewijch and Vanroelen, Christophe
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author-email: ddemoort@vub.ac.be
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author_list:
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- family: De Moortel
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given: Deborah
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- family: Vandenheede
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given: Hadewijch
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- family: Vanroelen
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given: Christophe
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12939-014-0090-6
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eissn: 1475-9276
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files: []
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
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keywords: 'Employee well-being; Europe; Gender inequalities; Employment quality;
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Welfare regimes'
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keywords-plus: 'PSYCHOSOCIAL WORKING-CONDITIONS; GENDER INEQUALITIES; PRECARIOUS
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EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH; WELFARE REGIMES; FAMILY; SYMPTOMS;
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POLICIES; WORKERS'
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language: English
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month: OCT 28
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number-of-cited-references: '44'
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orcid-numbers: 'Vandenheede, Hadewijch/0000-0002-1134-8155
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Vanroelen, Christophe/0000-0001-8619-8553
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De Moortel, Deborah/0000-0002-8542-128X'
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papis_id: 1c60e6a8abdcdb6e310a9baca3a22788
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ref: Demoortel2014contemporaryemployme
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researcherid-numbers: 'Vanroelen, Christophe/O-6731-2017
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times-cited: '34'
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title: 'Contemporary employment arrangements and mental well-being in men and women
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across Europe: a cross-sectional study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000345538000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '38'
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volume: '13'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2014'
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