Are the self-employed more stressed? New evidence on an old question

Soo Hoon Lee, Pankaj C. Patel and Phillip Phan

Journal of Small Business Management, 2023, vol. 61, issue 2, 513-539

Abstract: Are the self-employed more stressed than the employed? Current research on entrepreneur stress are mixed. We utilize the age-adjusted telomere length to test the influence of human capital on self-employment and stress. Data from 3,580 adults in the 1999–2000 and 2001–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were fitted to a theoretical model. Our findings support previous studies showing a positive relationship between self-employment and psychological stress. Moreover, we find that job tenure strengthens this relationship, implying that the self-employed who experience mental stress may find it challenging to recover the longer they have been self-employed.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1796467

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