Observational studyInternational journal of epidemiology2018
Re-employment, job quality, health and allostatic load biomarkers: prospective evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
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- Working time variation and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in China.SSM - population health · 2023Article
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- Effectiveness of interventions to improve employment for people released from prison: systematic review and meta-analysis.Health & justice · 2023Article
- Who Gains Mental Health Benefits from Work Autonomy? The Roles of Gender and Occupational Class.Applied research in quality of life · 2023Article
- Changes in health among 45-64-year-old Dutch persons before, during and after becoming unemployed or employed: a seven year follow-up study.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- A multi-center study on the association between serum magnesium levels and allostatic load in hemodialysis patients.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- A Plea for the Need to Investigate the Health Effects of Gig-Economy.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the health and safety of immigrant hospitality workers in the United States.Tourism management perspectives · 2020Article
- Greater tree cover near residence is associated with reduced allostatic load in residents of central North Carolina.Environmental research · 2020Article
- Is Being Employed Always Better for Mental Wellbeing Than Being Unemployed? Exploring the Role of Gender and Welfare State Regimes during the Economic Crisis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Social and spatial inequalities in allostatic load among adults in China: a multilevel longitudinal study.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background: There is little evidence on whether becoming re-employed in poor quality work is better for health and well-being than remaining unemployed. We examined associations of job transition with health and chronic stress-related biomarkers among a population-representative cohort of unemployed British adults. Methods: A prospective cohort of 1116 eligible participants aged 35 to 75 years, who were unemployed at wave 1 (2009/10) of the UK Household Longitudinal Study, were followed up at waves 2 (2010/11) and 3 (2011/12) for allostatic load biomarkers and self-reported health. Negative binomial and multiple regression models estimated the association between job adversity and these outcomes. Results: Compared with adults who remained unemployed, formerly unemployed adults who transitioned into poor quality jobs had higher levels of overall allostatic load (0.51, 0.32-0.71), log HbA1c (0.06, <0.001-0.12), log triglycerides (0.39, 0.22-0.56), log C-reactive protein (0.45, 0.16-0.75), log fibrinogen (0.09, 0.01-0.17) and total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio (1.38, 0.88-1.88). Moreover, physically healthier respondents at wave 1 were more likely to transition into good quality and poor quality jobs after 1 year than those who remained unemployed. Conclusions: Formerly unemployed adults who transitioned into poor quality work had greater adverse levels of biomarkers compared with their peers who remained unemployed. The selection of healthier unemployed adults into these poor quality or stressful jobs was unlikely to explain their elevated levels of chronic stress-related biomarkers. Job quality cannot be disregarded from the employment success of the unemployed, and may have important implications for their health and well-being.
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