In this paper we analyse the health effects of fixed-term contract status for men and women
in West-Germany and Spain using panel data. This paper asks whether changes in the …

Study objective: Many previous studies on socioeconomic inequalities in health have
neglected the causal interdependencies between different socioeconomic indicators. This …

Two contrasting theories of the relationship between paid employment and women's health
are examined using data from the 1975 and 1976 General Household Survey. The 'role …

Aims: Research often fails to ascertain whether men and women are equally hit by the
health consequences of unemployment. The aim of this study was to analyze whether men's …

Study objective: To describe the impact of changes between employment and various forms
of non-employment, and vice versa, on the psychological wellbeing of men and of women …

Background: Recent analyses have shown that adverse psychosocial working conditions,
such as job strain and effort–reward imbalance, vary by country and welfare state regimes …

OBJECTIVE--To review research relevant to understanding the psychological, social, and
biological pathways by which unemployment may affect health risk; to consider the …

This paper reviews the relationship between health and inadequate employment, especially
unemployment. Poor physical or mental health can lead, via poor work performance, to job …

Traditionally, research concerned with the relationship between paid employment and
women's experience of illhealth has focused on one or other of two competing explanatory …

Almost all studies on the effect on health from unemployment have concluded that
unemployment is bad for your health. However, only a few review articles have dealt with …