The interplay of gender, social context, and long-term unemployment effects on subjective health trajectories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While a strong negative impact of unemployment on health has been established, the present research examined the lesser studied interplay of gender, social context and job loss on health trajectories.

Methods

Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel was used, which provided a representative sample of 6838 participants. Using latent growth modelling the effects of gender, social context (East vs. West Germans), unemployment (none, short-term or long-term), and their interactions were examined on health (single item measures of self-rated health and life satisfaction respectively).

Results

Social context in general significantly predicted the trajectories of self-rated health and life satisfaction. Most notably, data analysis revealed that West German women

SUBMITTER: Altweck L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature