Multidimensional employment precariousness mediates the association between low educational attainment and poor subjective well-being: results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This paper explored how multidimensional employment precariousness (MEP) mediates the relationship between educational attainment and subjective well-being.

Methods

A nationwide sample of 46 919 Korean workers participated in surveys between 2017 and 2020. Educational attainment was divided into four categories: elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. Subjective well-being was assessed using the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index, and MEP was evaluated using a modified version of the Employment Precariousness Scale (ERPES-E), with scores ranging from 0 to 100 and higher scores indicating worse employment precariousness. A counterfactual-based logistic mediation analyses were used to estimation.

Results

The mean MEP score wa

SUBMITTER: Baek SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10833203 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature