An uncertain future
The health effects of threats to employment security in white-collar men and women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11034522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane E Ferrie (0000-0001-6498-174X, University College London), M J Shipley, M Shipley, Michael Marmot (0000-0002-2431-6419), M G Marmot, Stephen Stansfeld (0000-0001-8716-3897), S A Stansfeld, Gregory D Smith (0000-0002-1407-8314) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1030-1036 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1030 |
| PMID | 9663149 |
| OpenAlex | W1973378284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 32 |
OBJECTIVES: This study examined changes in the health status of civil servants whose employment security was threatened. METHODS: Data were derived from a longitudinal cohort of 10,308 men and women, office staff in 20 British civil service departments. Physiological measurements, self-reported morbidity, and health-related behaviors for 530 members of the department under threat were compared with those of 19 other departments, during the period of uncertainty and during stable employment 5 years earlier. RESULTS: From a position of advantage or no difference at baseline, self-reported morbidity and physiological risk factors tended to increase among respondents from the threatened department compared with those from other departments. For both sexes, increases were significant for body mass index (P
Blood pressure · Body mass index · Cohort · Collar · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Odds ratio · Public health · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology
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| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |