The Association between Unstable Employment and Suicidal Behavior in Young-Adult Precarious Workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Precarious workers have increased over the past two decades in South Korea. Employment instability, especially among young adults, is considered a serious social problem. The unstable employment status of precarious workers has negative impacts on their mental health, such as suicidal behavior. This study aims to identify the effect of the unstable employment conditions on the suicidal behavior of precarious workers.

Methods

An online survey was conducted with a panel sample of South Korean adults (n=797) who were precarious workers aged between 25-34 years. We applied Model 6 of SPSS PROCESS MACRO 3.5 to examine the multiple mediation effects of depression and anger in the relationship between employment instability and suicide.

Results

Unstable employment

SUBMITTER: Seong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8328832 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature