Perceived job insecurity and risk of suicide and suicide attempts: a study of men and women in the Swedish working population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Whether perceived job insecurity increases the risk of suicidal behaviors is unclear. Improved understanding in this area could inform efforts to reduce suicide risk among those experiencing elevated job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as post-pandemic. We aimed to investigate if perceived job insecurity predicted increased risk of suicide mortality and suicide attempts.

Method

Employees (N=65 571), representative of the Swedish working population who participated in the Swedish Work Environment Survey in 1991-2003, were followed up through 2016 in the National Inpatient and Death Registers. Suicide deaths and suicide attempts were defined according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 and ICD-8/9 codes of underlying cause of death a

SUBMITTER: Blomqvist S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9524162 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature