"Perceived job insecurity, unemployment and depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies"
by Kim, T J; von dem Knesebeck, O (2016)
Abstract
PURPOSE: It was shown that both job insecurity and unemployment are strongly and consistently associated with depressive symptoms. It is, however, less clear whether perceived job insecurity and unemployment constitute a comparable risk for the onset of depressive symptoms. A meta-analysis was conducted to explore this issue. METHODS: In December 2014, relevant records were identified through the databases MEDLINE, Embase and PsychINFO. Articles were included if they had been published in the last 10 years and contained a quantitative analysis on the prospective link between job insecurity and unemployment with depressive symptoms. RESULTS: In 20 cohort studies within 15 articles, job insecurity and unemployment were significantly related to a higher risk of depressive symptoms, with the odds ratio (OR) being modestly higher for job insecurity (1.29, 95% CI 1.06-1.57) than for unemployment (1.19, 95% CI 1.11-1.28). Sensitivity analyses revealed that the effects were strongest in studies that examined younger respondents (<40 years) and used an unadjusted statistical model. By considering the length of the observational period, it was shown that unemployment ORs were higher in shorter time lags (under 1 year), while ORs for job insecurity were increased in longer exposure-outcome intervals (3-4 years). Specifically for unemployment, ORs were highest in studies that did not control for potential health selection effects and that ascertained enduring unemployment. A statistically significant publication bias was found for studies on unemployment, but not for job insecurity. CONCLUSIONS: The analyses revealed that both perceived job insecurity and unemployment constitute significant risks of increased depressive symptoms in prospective observational studies. By comparing both stressors, job insecurity can pose a comparable (and even modestly increased) risk of subsequent depressive symptoms.
Keywords
Depressive Symptoms, Meta-Analysis, Perceived Job Insecurity, Systematic Review, UnemploymentThemes
Precarious Work, Depression, Pathologies of Work, Health and Work, UnemploymentLinks to Reference
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715495
- https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1
- http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1
- http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1
- http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1.pdf
- http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00420-015-1107-1/fulltext.html
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Perceived-job-insecurity%2C-unemployment-and-a-review-Kim-Knesebeck/8be5cac211450fe5c9753e238fdacc36d4d7c29e
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