What is it about?
This study analyzes whether precarious work is associated with receiving disability pension (DP) due to depression and whether this differs according to gender. Key points: • Precarious work predicts an increased risk of receiving DP. • A higher risk of DP retirement due to depression was associated with previous unemployment and poor employability among men, but we found no corresponding association among women. • Promoting job quality and employability could offset the health risks associated with precarious work.
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Why is it important?
Precarious employment is a potent occupational health risk, but little is known about its association with work-related disability and its causes. This is one of the first studies to assess the gendered contours of precariousness in relation to the cause-specific risk of receiving DP.
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The main contribution of this paper — the finding that precarious work increases depression-based disability among male employees — was first observed by our dear colleague and mentor, Professor Jouko Nätti, who passed away while we were conducting the present study. This article is dedicated to his memory.
Pasi Pyöriä
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This page is a summary of: Precarious work increases depression-based disability among male employees, European Journal of Public Health, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab119.
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