Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 777-785

  Burgard, Sarah A ^a   Brand, Jennie E ^b   House, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Perceived job insecurity; Self rated health; USA

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMPLOYMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB SECURITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68849096353     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.029     Document Type: Article

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