Donnelly Rachel
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
J Health Soc Behav. 2022 Mar;63(1):142-158. doi: 10.1177/00221465211055090. Epub 2021 Nov 18.
Although prior research documents adverse health consequences of precarious work, we know less about how chronic exposure to precarious work in midlife shapes health trajectories among aging adults. The present study uses longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study to consider how histories of precarious work in later midlife (ages 50-65) shape trajectories of health and mortality risk after age 65. Results show that greater exposure to unemployment, job insecurity, and insufficient work hours in midlife predicts more chronic conditions and functional limitations after age 65. Characteristics of precarious work also predict increased mortality risk in later life. Findings indicate few gender differences in linkages between precarious work and health; however, women are more likely than men to experience job insecurity throughout midlife. Because precarious work is unlikely to abate, results suggest the need to reduce the health consequences of working in precarious jobs.
尽管先前的研究记录了不稳定工作对健康的不良影响，但我们对中年长期暴露于不稳定工作如何塑造老年人的健康轨迹了解较少。本研究使用来自健康与退休研究的纵向数据，来探讨中年后期（50至65岁）不稳定工作经历如何塑造65岁以后的健康轨迹和死亡风险。结果表明，中年时期更多地经历失业、工作不稳定和工作时间不足，预示着65岁以后会出现更多慢性疾病和功能受限。不稳定工作的特征也预示着晚年死亡风险增加。研究结果表明，不稳定工作与健康之间的联系几乎没有性别差异；然而，在整个中年时期，女性比男性更有可能经历工作不稳定。由于不稳定工作不太可能减少，结果表明有必要减少从事不稳定工作对健康的影响。
