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ArticleBMC public health2018

Experiences with multiple job holding: a qualitative study among Dutch older workers.

S Bouwhuis, A De Wind, A De Kruif, G A Geuskens, A J Van der Beek, P M Bongers, C R L Boot

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Article in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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S BouwhuisAmsterdam UMC, VU University, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. stef.bouwhuis@tno.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9819-9983
A De WindAmsterdam UMC, VU University, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
A De KruifDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Unviversiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
G A GeuskensNetherlands Organisation of Applied Sciences TNO, Schipholweg 77, 2316, ZL, Leiden, the Netherlands.
A J Van der BeekAmsterdam UMC, VU University, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
P M BongersAmsterdam UMC, VU University, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
C R L BootAmsterdam UMC, VU University, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081, BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple job holding (MJH) is a common and growing phenomenon in many countries. Little is known about experiences with MJH among older workers. The objective of the present study is to gain insight in experiences with MJH among Dutch workers aged 45 years and older.

methodsMultiple job holders were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability, and Motivation (STREAM), a Dutch cohort study among persons aged 45 years and older. Purposive sampling was applied to assure heterogeneity regarding gender, educational level, health, financial situation, willingness to continue MJH, and type of MJH (only jobs as employee or also being self-employed). Interviews were conducted until data saturation occurred. Fifteen multiple job holders participated in this study (eight men, seven women). Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed, along with field notes, using thematic content analysis. The data were openly coded, after which codes were aggregated into themes, which formed a thematic map. In each phase of the analysis at least two researchers were involved to increase reliability.

resultsExperiences with MJH varied from positive to negative. They were influenced by characteristics of individual jobs, e.g. social support at work, as well as characteristics of the combination of jobs, e.g. positive spill-over effects, and conflicts between work schedules. The personal context of multiple job holders, e.g. their age, or reason for MJH, affected how work characteristics influenced experiences. Negative experiences with one job often coincided with negative experience in the other job(s), and problems in the personal context. Some multiple job holders were able to make changes to their situation when desired. For some, this was not possible, which augmented their negative experience.

conclusionsThis study adds to existing knowledge that experiences with MJH are not only influenced by work characteristics but also by the personal context of multiple job holders, and that some workers are able to change their situation when desired, while others are not. Future research should study how different combinations of work and personal characteristics influence sustainable employability of multiple job holders. Policies facilitating life-long learning could increase opportunities to change the MJH situation when desired.

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Cohort StudiesEmploymentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsQualitative ResearchAging employeeDual job holdingInterviewsMoonlightingMultiple job holdingQualitative studySustainable employability

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PMID30134871
PMCPMC6106811

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