The relationship between nonstandard working and mental health in a representative sample of the South Korean population

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 566-574

  Kim, Il Ho ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^b   Khang, Young Ho ^c   Paek, Domyung ^a   Cho, Sung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gender; Job insecurity; Mental health; Nonstandard work arrangement; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT; WORK;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KOREA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SUICIDE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33744812725     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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