Precarious employment: understanding an emerging social determinant of health

J Benach, A Vives, M Amable… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Employment precariousness is a social determinant that affects the health of workers,
families, and communities. Its recent popularity has been spearheaded by three main …

Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how health inequalities have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A Llop-Gironés, A Vračar, G Llop-Gironés… - Human Resources for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Nurses and midwives play a critical role in the provision of care and the
optimization of health services resources worldwide, which is particularly relevant during the …

Work organization, job insecurity, and occupational health disparities

PA Landsbergis, JG Grzywacz… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Changes in employment conditions in the global economy over the past 30
years have led to increased job insecurity and other work organization hazards. These …

What should we know about precarious employment and health in 2025? Framing the agenda for the next decade of research

J Benach, A Vives, G Tarafa, C Delclos… - International journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The generalization of flexible labour markets, the declining influence of unions and the
degradation of social protection has led to the emergence of new forms of employment at the …

Precarious employment and quality of employment in relation to health and well-being in Europe

M Julià, C Vanroelen, K Bosmans… - … Journal of Health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents an overview of the recent work on precarious employment and
employment quality in relation to workers' health and well-being. More specifically, the …

Employment precariousness and poor mental health: evidence from Spain on a new social determinant of health

A Vives, M Amable, M Ferrer… - … of environmental and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Evidence on the health‐damaging effects of precarious employment is limited
by the use of one‐dimensional approaches focused on employment instability. This study …

Globalization, work, and cardiovascular disease

PL Schnall, M Dobson… - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a global epidemic, is responsible for about 30% of all deaths
worldwide. While mortality rates from CVD have been mostly declining in the advanced …

Fifty years of research on psychosocial working conditions and health: From promise to practice

CRL Boot, AD LaMontagne… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective This paper presents an overview of 50 years of research on psychosocial working
conditions and health with regards to conceptualization, interventions and policy. We reflect …

Precarious employment and mental health across European welfare states: a gender perspective

E Padrosa, C Vanroelen, C Muntaner, J Benach… - International Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective The aim of this article was to examine the relationship between precarious
employment (PE), welfare states (WS) and mental health in Europe from a gender …

Initiatives addressing precarious employment and its effects on workers' health and well-being: A systematic review

V Gunn, B Kreshpaj, N Matilla-Santander… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of precarious employment has increased in recent decades and aspects
such as employment insecurity and income inadequacy have intensified during the COVID …