TY - JOUR
T1 - Welfare states, flexible employment, and health
T2 - A critical review
AU - Kim, Il Ho
AU - Muntaner, Carles
AU - Vahid Shahidi, Faraz
AU - Vives, Alejandra
AU - Vanroelen, Christophe
AU - Benach, Joan
N1 - Funding Information:
We appreciate the comments, on previous drafts, of Artazcoz L, Moncada S, Porthé V, Llorens C, González S, Iglesias M, Lucarda G, Recio A, Beechinor T; of personal de la biblioteca del Mar de la UPF. This research program is supported by FIS 02/0939, MEC/FEDER SEC2003-01189/PSCE, RSESP C003/09 i SCR. Support to CAMH for the salary of fellows and infrastructure has been provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care . The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this literature review is to identify whether differences between welfare regimes can manifest diverse consequences for the health effects of insecure and precarious employment, as well as to address challenging issues and implications for future research. Methods: By searching PubMed, PsychINFO, Stork Social Science Citation Index, and Index Lilac, from 1988 to June 2010, a total of 104 original articles were selected (65 on job insecurity; 39 on precarious employment). Results: After classifying selected empirical studies according to a six-regime welfare state typology (Scandinavian, Bismarckian, Southern European, Anglo-Saxon, Eastern European, and East Asian), this systematic review reveals that welfare regimes may be an important determinant of employment-related health. Precarious workers in Scandinavian welfare states report better or equal health status when compared to their permanent counterparts. By contrast, precarious work in the remaining welfare state regimes is found to be associated with adverse health outcomes, including poor self-rated health, musculoskeletal disorders, injuries, and mental health problems. Conclusions: Future research should be conducted by employing conceptual models that specify how macro-economic processes, country-level welfare factors, and individual employment histories and environments relate to employment-related health inequalities.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this literature review is to identify whether differences between welfare regimes can manifest diverse consequences for the health effects of insecure and precarious employment, as well as to address challenging issues and implications for future research. Methods: By searching PubMed, PsychINFO, Stork Social Science Citation Index, and Index Lilac, from 1988 to June 2010, a total of 104 original articles were selected (65 on job insecurity; 39 on precarious employment). Results: After classifying selected empirical studies according to a six-regime welfare state typology (Scandinavian, Bismarckian, Southern European, Anglo-Saxon, Eastern European, and East Asian), this systematic review reveals that welfare regimes may be an important determinant of employment-related health. Precarious workers in Scandinavian welfare states report better or equal health status when compared to their permanent counterparts. By contrast, precarious work in the remaining welfare state regimes is found to be associated with adverse health outcomes, including poor self-rated health, musculoskeletal disorders, injuries, and mental health problems. Conclusions: Future research should be conducted by employing conceptual models that specify how macro-economic processes, country-level welfare factors, and individual employment histories and environments relate to employment-related health inequalities.
KW - Health
KW - Job insecurity
KW - Precarious employment
KW - Welfare state
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84855596778&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.11.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22137444
AN - SCOPUS:84855596778
SN - 0168-8510
VL - 104
SP - 99
EP - 127
JO - Health Policy
JF - Health Policy
IS - 2
ER -