C. Bambra
Work, health, and welfare: The association between working conditions, welfare states, and self-reported general health in Europe
Bambra, C.; Lunau, T.; Eikemo, T.A.; van der Wel, K.A.; Dragano, N.
Authors
T. Lunau
T.A. Eikemo
K.A. van der Wel
N. Dragano
Abstract
This article is the first to examine the association between self-reported general health and a wide range of working conditions at the European level and by type of welfare state regime. Data for 21,705 men and women ages 16 to 60 from 27 European countries were obtained from the 2010 European Working Conditions Survey. The influence of individual-level sociodemographic, physical, and psychosocial working conditions and of the organization of work were assessed in multilevel logistic regression analyses, with additional stratification by welfare state regime type (Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Eastern European, Scandinavian, and Southern). At the European level, we found that "not good" general health was more likely to be reported by workers more exposed to hazardous working conditions. Most notably, tiring working positions, job strain, and temporary job contracts were strongly associated with a higher likelihood of reporting "not good" health. Analysis by welfare state regime found that only tiring or painful working conditions were consistently associated with worse self-reported health in all regimes. There was no evidence that the Scandinavian welfare regime protected against the adverse health effects of poor working conditions. The article concludes by examining the implications for comparative occupational health research.
Citation
Bambra, C., Lunau, T., Eikemo, T., van der Wel, K., & Dragano, N. (2014). Work, health, and welfare: The association between working conditions, welfare states, and self-reported general health in Europe. International Journal of Health Services, 44(1), 113-136. https://doi.org/10.2190/hs.44.1.g
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Apr 8, 2014 |
Publicly Available Date | May 26, 2014 |
Journal | International Journal of Health Services |
Print ISSN | 0020-7314 |
Electronic ISSN | 1541-4469 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 113-136 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2190/hs.44.1.g |
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Bambra, C. and Lunau, T. and Eikemo, T.A. and van der Wel, K.A. and Dragano, N. (2014) 'Work, health, and welfare : the association between working conditions, welfare states, and self-reported general health in Europe.', International journal of health services., 44 (1). pp. 113-136. © 2014, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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