Naslov
Job insecurity and perceived employability: a comparison of public and private sector

Autori
Koren, Helena ; Dežmar Krainz, Karmen ; Bradvica, Karmen ; Bubaš, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
32nd Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), Dublin, Ireland / Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 75, Suppl. 2 / - : BMJ, 2018, A519-A520

Skup
32nd Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)

Mjesto i datum
Dublin, Irska, 29.04.2018. - 04.05.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
job insecurity ; perceived employability ; private sector ; public sector

Sažetak
Introduction: Job insecurity is one of the most critical work stressors related to poor health and wellbeing, while perceived employability is considered to be a resource increasing workers’ control over working life and buffering adverse outcomes of job insecurity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between job insecurity, perceived employability and mental health among workers in the public and private sector. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1038 Croatian workers from 6 different organisations. Healthcare and public transport service workers from the public sector and industrial workers from the private sector were included in this research. Correlational and regression analyses have been performed in SPSS. Results: Workers in the public sector experience a lower level of job insecurity and a higher level of perceived employability in comparison to workers in the private sector. Job insecurity is related to poor mental health in both groups, while a positive correlation of perceived employability and mental health was found only in the public sector. Moderating effect of perceived employability on the relationship between job insecurity and mental health was found among public sector workers. Discussion: Significant differences were found in experiences of job insecurity, perceived employability and their relation to workers’ mental health between sectors. In the public sector, perceived employability was recognised as a moderator that can buffer the harmful effects of job insecurity on mental health. This finding can have practical implications. In the private sector, a significantly higher level of job insecurity has been found, while there was no relationship between perceived employability and mental health. A possible explanation is that industrial workers are one of the most vulnerable groups in the labour market. On average, they are less educated, dependent on their job, with fewer resources to cope with job insecurity. Further investigation of other occupational groups within sectors should be conducted.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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