Multidimensional employment trajectories and dynamic links with mental health: Evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Low-quality and precarious employment have been associated with adverse mental health and wellbeing. More evidence is needed on how the quality of employment trajectories - including transitions in and out of unemployment, inactivity, and employment of varying quality - are associated with individuals' mental health over time. This paper aimed to derive a typology of multidimensional employment trajectories and assess associations with mental health in the UK.

Methods

Data from waves 1-9 of the UK Household Longitudinal Study were used (2009-2019). Individuals aged 30-40 at baseline were included (N=1603). Using multichannel sequence and clustering analyses, we derived a typology of employment trajectories across employment statuses and four employment quality ind

SUBMITTER: Balogh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature