Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective

Objective: The aim of this article was to examine the relationship between precarious employment (PE), welfare states (WS) and mental health in Europe from a gender perspective. Methods: Data were derived from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015. PE was measured through the Employment Precar...

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Autores: Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-, Vanroelen, Christophe, Muntaner, Carles, 1957-, Benach, Joan, Julià, Mireia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/54479
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01839-7
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Palabra clave:Europe
Gender
Mental health
Multi-level
Precarious employment
Welfare states
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spelling Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspectivePadrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-Vanroelen, ChristopheMuntaner, Carles, 1957-Benach, JoanJulià, MireiaEuropeGenderMental healthMulti-levelPrecarious employmentWelfare statesObjective: The aim of this article was to examine the relationship between precarious employment (PE), welfare states (WS) and mental health in Europe from a gender perspective. Methods: Data were derived from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015. PE was measured through the Employment Precariousness Scale for Europe (EPRES-E), validated for comparative research in 22 European countries, and categorized into quartiles. Countries were classified into Continental, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Southern and Central-Eastern WS. Mental health was assessed through the WHO-5 Well-Being Index and dichotomized into poor and good mental health. In a sample of 22,555 formal employees, we performed gender-stratified multi-level logistic regression models. Results: Results showed greater prevalences of PE and poor mental health among women. However, the association between them was stronger among men. Cross-country differences were observed in multi-level regressions, but the interaction effect of WS was only significant among women. More precisely, Central-Eastern WS enhanced the likelihood of poor mental health among women in high precarious employment situations (quartiles 3 and 4). Conclusions: These findings suggest the interaction between contextual and individual factors in the production of mental health inequalities, both within and across countries. They also call for the incorporation of gender-sensitive welfare policies if equitable and healthy labor markets are to be achieved in Europe.Springer20222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/54479http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01839-7reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésInt Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Sep;95(7):1463-80© Springer The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01839-7.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/544792026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
title Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
spellingShingle Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
Europe
Gender
Mental health
Multi-level
Precarious employment
Welfare states
title_short Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
title_full Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
title_fullStr Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
title_full_unstemmed Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
title_sort Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
Vanroelen, Christophe
Muntaner, Carles, 1957-
Benach, Joan
Julià, Mireia
author Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
author_facet Padrosa Sayeras, Eva, 1993-
Vanroelen, Christophe
Muntaner, Carles, 1957-
Benach, Joan
Julià, Mireia
author_role author
author2 Vanroelen, Christophe
Muntaner, Carles, 1957-
Benach, Joan
Julià, Mireia
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Europe
Gender
Mental health
Multi-level
Precarious employment
Welfare states
topic Europe
Gender
Mental health
Multi-level
Precarious employment
Welfare states
description Objective: The aim of this article was to examine the relationship between precarious employment (PE), welfare states (WS) and mental health in Europe from a gender perspective. Methods: Data were derived from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015. PE was measured through the Employment Precariousness Scale for Europe (EPRES-E), validated for comparative research in 22 European countries, and categorized into quartiles. Countries were classified into Continental, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Southern and Central-Eastern WS. Mental health was assessed through the WHO-5 Well-Being Index and dichotomized into poor and good mental health. In a sample of 22,555 formal employees, we performed gender-stratified multi-level logistic regression models. Results: Results showed greater prevalences of PE and poor mental health among women. However, the association between them was stronger among men. Cross-country differences were observed in multi-level regressions, but the interaction effect of WS was only significant among women. More precisely, Central-Eastern WS enhanced the likelihood of poor mental health among women in high precarious employment situations (quartiles 3 and 4). Conclusions: These findings suggest the interaction between contextual and individual factors in the production of mental health inequalities, both within and across countries. They also call for the incorporation of gender-sensitive welfare policies if equitable and healthy labor markets are to be achieved in Europe.
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