Precarious employment and migrant workers' mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evidence suggests that precarious employment can have detrimental effects on workers' health, including mental health. Migrant workers are discussed to be especially vulnerable to such effects. Thus, we systematically reviewed existing research on the association between precarious employment and migrant workers' mental health.

Methods

Three electronic databases (Web of Science, PsycINFO and PubMed/Medline) were searched for original articles on quantitative and qualitative studies published from January 1970 to February 2022 in English, German, Turkish and Spanish. Multiple dimensions of precarious employment were considered as exposure, with mental health problems as outcomes. Narrative synthesis and thematic analyses were performed to summarize the findings of

SUBMITTER: Koseoglu Ornek O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527784 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature