The impact of precarious jobs on mental health : a gender-sensitive literature review

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to analyse the extent to which research and knowledge production on a key occupational health issue-the impact of precarious employment on health-incorporates, and is sensitive to, a gender perspective.

METHODS: A systematic literature review was carried out to identify studies that analysed the relationship between precarious employment and mental health in the period January 2010-May 2018 through. A minimum of two independent reviewers assessed each article for quality and eligibility. A checklist was used to determine whether the articles included in the review incorporated a gender perspective.

RESULTS: The search retrieved 1522 papers, of which 54 (corresponding to 53 studies) met the inclusion criteria. Of these 54 papers, 22 (40.7%) stratified the analyses by sex. Only 5.4% of the total of articles both stratified by sex and considered variables of household composition and marital status, while only 33.3% incorporated an intersectional perspective. None considered the distribution of domestic work and only a quarter (25.9%) approached the study and interpreted the results in terms of gender.

CONCLUSION: Too few studies researching paid work and health include a gender perspective. This omission necessarily implies a biased interpretation of the reality of precarious employment and its impact on health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:94

Enthalten in:

International archives of occupational and environmental health - 94(2021), 4 vom: 25. Mai, Seite 577-589

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Valero, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Unai [VerfasserIn]
Bacigalupe, Amaia [VerfasserIn]
Utzet, Mireia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gender
Journal Article
Mental health
Precarious employment
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 20.10.2021

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00420-020-01605-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318029804