Short- and long-term health effects of job insecurity. Fixed effects panel analysis of German data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous research has linked job insecurity to health deterioration. The risk accumulation model suggests that health effects of job insecurity may persist even after job security is restored, yet long-term empirical analyses are scarce. Our study evaluates the long-term effects of accumulated exposures to affective job insecurity on mental and physical health among the working-age population in Germany.

Method

Using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (12 624 individuals; 84 219 observations), we applied panel regression models with individual fixed effects to assess short- and long-term health changes associated with affective job insecurity. Job insecurity was measured by respondents' worries about job security. Mental and physical health was recorded with

SUBMITTER: Mikucka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature