Unstable work-life linked to future mental health problems in youth
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Updated: Mar 06, 2021 17:12 IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a precarious, unstable initiation by young people to working life is associated with poorer future mental health.
The study was conducted by researchers from the Center for Research in Occupational Health (CISAL, a joint group of UPF and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) in Barcelona, Spain.
Amaya Ayala-Garcia, Laura Serra, and Monica Ubalde-Lopez are the authors of the study, which has been published in the journal BMJ Open.
Since the 1990s, Spain has been among the European countries with the lowest employment rates, which are accentuated in the young active population. Moreover, in 2017, Spain had the highest proportion of temporary contracts and one of the highest rates of precariousness. Previous studies show that unemployment, temporary employment, and job insecurity are related to a higher incidence of mental disorders.