Temporary work and depressive symptoms: A propensity score analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1982-1987

  Quesnel Vallée, Amélie ^a   DeHaney, Suzanne ^b   Ciampi, Antonio ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Sociology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Employment; Health selection; Job security; Temporary work; USA

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; SYMPTOM; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952671447     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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