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Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008-2021.

Eric W LundstromAbay AsfawAndrea L SteegeAnasua BhattacharyaMatthew Groenewold
Published in: Preventive medicine (2024)
Increasing levels of employment precarity were associated with poor/fair self-rated mental health, findings potentially indicative of a dose-response relationship between the two. These nationally representative findings suggest employment precarity is an important social determinant of mental health. Future research could investigate how best to mitigate the negative effects of precarity on workers' lives and well-being, particularly regarding mental health.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness