Adverse psychosocial working conditions and subjective health in freelance media workers |
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Authors: | Michael Ertel Eberhard Pech Peter Ullsperger Olaf Von Dem Knesebeck Johannes Siegrist |
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a Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Subdivision 'Mental Workload, Stress and Work Design', Berlin, Germany
b Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Institute of Medical Sociology, University of Hamburgr-Eppendorf, Germany
c Department of Medical Sociology, University of Duesseldorf, Germany |
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Abstract: | In recent years there has been a steady growth of non-standard work contracts in advanced societies. These contracts are characterized by increased flexibility of work arrangements and increased job instability, which holds particularly true for the media industry. This pilot study analyses associations of work stress with subjective health in a group of German freelancers (N = 290) working in the media industry. The measurement of work stress is based on the effort-reward imbalance model. Results of logistic regression analyses indicate significant effects of high effort in combination with low reward (money, esteem, promotion prospects, job security) on subjective health in men and women, with the effects being higher in men. Moreover, among men a critical pattern of coping with work stress enhanced the reported effect. In conclusion, the preliminary evidence from this study indicates an elevated risk of poor subjective health among freelance workers who are exposed to adverse psychosocial work conditions. |
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Keywords: | Effort-reward imbalance flexibility freelance media workers subjective health insecure work reduced ability to relax |
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