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Temporary work and depressive symptoms in South Korean workers

Authors
 W. Kim  ;  T. H. Kim  ;  T.-H. Lee  ;  Y. J. Ju  ;  S. Y. Chun  ;  E.-C. Park 
Citation
 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, Vol.67(6) : 421-424, 2017 
Journal Title
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
ISSN
 0962-7480 
Issue Date
2017
MeSH
Adult ; Contracts ; Depression/epidemiology ; Employment/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Keywords
Depression ; employment ; inequality ; temporary work
Abstract
Background:

In many countries, including South Korea, labour market changes have led to an increase in unstable, temporary jobs. There is evidence that workers in such jobs may experience poorer mental health than those in more stable employment.

Aims:

To investigate the association between temporary employment and depressive symptoms in South Korean workers.

Methods:

We analysed data from the 2010-2014 Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). Employment type was categorized into workers paid per day of labour (day labourers), those on short-term contracts (fixed-term workers) and permanent workers. The association between employment type and depressive symptoms, measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D 11), was examined using the generalized estimating equation model.

Results:

A total of 3756 workers aged 20-59 were included in the 2010 baseline population. Day labourers had the highest mean CES-D 11 score, followed by fixed-term workers and permanent workers. With the day labourer group as reference, fixed-term workers (β: -1.5027, P < 0.001) and permanent workers (β: -2.1848, P < 0.001) showed statistically significant decreases in depression scores.

Conclusions:

Compared with day labourers, fixed-term workers and permanent workers had progressively lower depression scores. The findings of this study suggest that mental health inequalities based on employment type exist in South Korea.
Full Text
https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/67/6/421/3806580
DOI
10.1093/occmed/kqx050
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
4. Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Tae Hyun(김태현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1053-8958
Park, Eun-Cheol(박은철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/160682
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