Precarious Work and Mental Health among Young Adults: A Vicious Circle?

Anja Umicevic, Ana Arzensek and Valentina Franca
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Anja Umicevic: University of Primorska, Slovenia
Ana Arzensek: University of Primorska, Slovenia
Valentina Franca: University of Primorska, Slovenia

Managing Global Transitions, 2021, vol. 19, issue 3 (Fall), 227-247

Abstract: An increasing number of studies and practical experience confirm that employment quality and security affect the mental and physical wellbeing of workers. This applies even more to those who are included in precarious types of work, as these are marked by work process inclusion uncertainty and lower quality in several dimensions of work performance. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to analyse mental health self-perception in individuals who have described their work as precarious. The study involved 201 participants aged 18 to 40 years old working in Slovenia. This is one of the first studies focusing on this topic on a Slovenian sample. Results evidence that those performing precarious work report low life satisfaction, including higher depression, anxiety and emotional exhaustion symptom incidence, confirming that performing precarious work is connected with poorer emotional health indicators in young adults.

Keywords: mental health; precarious work; young adults; Slovenia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 J79 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26493/1854-6935.19.227-247

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