Does Unstable Employment Have an Association with Suicide Rates among the Young?

ABSTRACT: Although a growing body of literature has indicated that unemployment has a positive association with suicide, the dynamic aspects of unstable employment have not yet been considered in suicidology. This study explored the association between employment stability and completed suicide among people aged 25-34 years in 20 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries with time-series data (1994-2010). In order to consider the different aspects of unstable employment, we tested the impacts of employment protection legislation indicators as another proxy of job insecurity (employed, but unstable) apart from unemployment rates. Covariates, including economic growth rates, GDP per capita, fertility rates, and divorce rate, were controlled for. The analysis was designed t

SUBMITTER: Kim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451921 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature