ArticleWorkplace health & safety2012
Occupational trajectories and immigrant worker health.
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- Suicide risk among native- and foreign-origin persons in Sweden: a longitudinal examination of the role of unemployment status.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2019Article
- The effect of perceived overqualification on job satisfaction and career satisfaction among immigrants: Does host national identity matter?International journal of intercultural relations : IJIR · 2017Article
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During their initial years in the receiving country, many immigrants experience occupational downgrading. Downgrading is a loss of occupational status between one's last job in the home country and first job in the receiving country, often resulting in overeducation or overqualification. Although the extent and determinants of such occupational trajectories have been characterized, the connection to immigrant worker health has not been widely examined. However, an emerging body of knowledge indicates that negative health outcomes are associated with overeducation and overqualification in general worker populations, suggesting similar experiences by immigrant workers. This article provides an overview of the magnitude and conceptualization of occupational downgrading, overeducation, and overqualification and discusses implications for immigrant worker health. Occupational health professionals should spearhead research efforts on occupational downgrading, raise public awareness about the issue, and serve as advocates for immigrant workers' rights.
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