ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2024
Employment conditions and mental health of overseas female migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong: a parallel mediation analysis.
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- Workplace violence and mental health conditions among domestic workers in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study using the propensity score matching analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Assessing health disparities faced by female paid domestic workers in Peru before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Adverse health outcomes among migrant workers and transnational families in the Asia-Pacific: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- The Role of Stress and Perceived Social Support in the Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Mental Health Among Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Female migrant domestic worker experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- A study of Filipina migrant workers' subjective health in Hong Kong and an assessment of eight scoring methods for the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12).Frontiers in sociology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFemale migrant domestic workers (MDW), approximately 8.5 million globally, often live in their employer's home under vulnerable conditions. In Hong Kong, MDWs currently comprise 5% of the population. This study was conducted to assess the association between employment conditions and mental health, and the mediating roles stress and job satisfaction have, among female MDWs in Hong Kong.
methodsParticipants completed an online cross-sectional survey. A total of 1,965 survey were collected between August 2020 and August 2021. Questions in the survey were related to MDWs background information, employment conditions, stress, job satisfaction, and two mental health outcomes: anxiety and depression. An employment conditions score was created to assess the cumulative effect poor employment conditions had on mental health. A multicategorical parallel mediation analysis was used to assess the direct effect employment conditions have on mental health and the indirect effects through stress and job satisfaction.
resultsOverall, 17.7% of MDWs were reported to be suffering from anxiety and 30.8% from depression. An increase in poor employment conditions was statistically associated with an increase in both outcomes, while stress levels and job satisfaction mediated this association.
conclusionsThe findings call for increased scrutiny of employment conditions and mental well-being of MDWs.
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