Citation

Kim Y, Kim SS. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2018; 61(2): 140-147.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.22805

PMID

29226347

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Job insecurity, the subjective perception of fear due to uncertainty about job continuity, could have long-term health effects. We aimed to examine the effect of job insecurity on depression among automobile sales workers in South Korea.

METHODS: We analyzed data collected in 2007 and 2014 from a longitudinal cohort of 560 sales workers from an automobile company in South Korea. Change in job insecurity was classified into four groups: secure to secure; insecure to secure; secure to insecure; and insecure to insecure.

RESULTS: After adjusting for potential confounders, workers in the insecure to insecure group had a significantly higher likelihood of depression in 2014 than workers in the secure to secure group (OR: 2.74; 95%CI: 1.41, 5.31).

CONCLUSIONS: We found that chronic job insecurity may be a risk factor for developing depression among Korean automobile sales workers. This is the first longitudinal study examining the association between job insecurity and depression in South Korea.

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Language: en

Keywords

automobile sales worker; depression; job insecurity; psychosocial work factor