Employment and women's health
Effects of paid employment on women's mental and physical health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18918754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rena L Repetti (0000-0003-1322-5826, University Settlement, corresponding author), Karen A Matthews (0000-0001-8193-2202), Ingrid Waldron (0000-0001-9173-957X) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1394-1401 |
| Publication date | 1989-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0003-066x.44.11.1394 |
| OpenAlex | W2021773587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 107 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article reviews empirical evidence con- cerning the effects of paid employment on women's mental and physical health, with special attention to variations in the effects of employment depending on the character- istics of women and their jobs. We highlight methodolog- ical issues and focus primarily on studies with longitudinal data for representative samples of women. We conclude that women's employment does not have a negative effect on their health, on the average. Indeed, employment ap- pears to improve the health of unmarried women and married women who have positive attitudes toward em- ployment. Possible mediators linking employment to health outcomes are discussed. Current evidence suggests that increased social support from co-workers and super- visors may be one important mediator of the beneficial health effects of employment. Given the paucity of avail- able longitudinal studies, we encourage additional pro- spective research examining the mental and physical health consequences of employment according to job characteristics, personal characteristics, and disease out- come. We also recommend research on several promising mediators of employment-health relationships
Demographic economics · Economics · Empirical research · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Physical health · Psychiatry · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 107 |
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| Citations per year | 2,89 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 106 |