Employment Quality: A Social Determinant of Health and Well-Being in a Changing Labor Market in Korea
发布日期：2024-12-31
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Abstract：Against the background of increased labor market flexibilization, health issues amongst employees have become a pressing social concern in Korea. Yet, little is known about the diversity in employment experiences and the associated health implications amongst employees. To accurately gauge labor market segmentation, whilst simultaneously accounting for health-risk factors, we employ the multidimensional Employment Quality (EQ) concept in a typological manner. This method differentiates various employment segments, with the Standard Employment Relationship (SER) serving as a benchmark. Using the 2017 Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), we employ Latent Class Cluster Analysis on a sample of the salaried workforce (N = 25.376) to construct a typology of EQ. Via logistic regression, we link the EQ typology to poor mental well-being and poor self-rated general health. As a result, we find six distinct types of EQ arrangements in Korea: SER-like, Instrumental, SER Intensive, Instrumental Intensive, Precarious Intensive, and Precarious Unsustainable. We find that deviations from the SER-like segment are associated with poorer health and well-being outcomes, even when accounting for confounding factors, with precarious EQ segments showing the most pronounced adverse health and well-being associations. This study furthers our understandings of health disparities within the salaried workforce. Our findings underscore the need for targeted reforms of workplace- and employment-related health policies to foster a healthier working population in Korea.
摘要中译：在劳动力市场日益灵活化的背景下，雇员的健康问题已成为韩国社会迫切关注的问题。然而，人们对雇员就业经历的多样性及其对健康的影响却知之甚少。为了准确衡量劳动力市场的细分情况，同时考虑到健康风险因素，我们采用了多维就业质量（EQ）概念，并将其进行了类型化。这种方法以标准雇佣关系（SER）为基准，区分了不同的就业细分市场。利用2017年韩国工作条件调查（KWCS），我们对受薪劳动力样本（N = 25.376）进行潜类聚类分析，构建了一个就业质量类型学。通过逻辑回归，我们将情商类型与不良心理健康和不良自评一般健康联系起来。因此，我们在韩国发现了六种不同类型的EQ安排： 类SER、工具型、SER密集型、工具型密集型、不稳定型密集型和不稳定型不可持续型。我们发现，即使考虑到混杂因素，偏离类似SER部分也与较差的健康和幸福结果相关，而不稳定EQ部分与健康和幸福的不利关联最为明显。这项研究进一步加深了我们对受薪劳动力健康差异的理解。我们的研究结果表明，有必要对工作场所和就业相关的健康政策进行有针对性的改革，以促进韩国劳动人口的健康。
作者：Julie Vanderleyden, Hyojin Seo, Christophe Vanroelen & Deborah De Moortel
文章来源：《Social Indicators Research》29 November 2024
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