Employment status, material hardship, and mental health among low-income working-age adults in South Korea
- Authors
- Lee, RaeHyuck; Kim, Jaeseung; Shim, Joyce
- Issue Date
- Jun-2023
- Publisher
- 한국사회복지학회
- Keywords
- employment status; KOWEPS; low-income working-age adults; material hardship; mental health
- Citation
- Asian Social Work and Policy Review, v.17, no.2, pp 127 - 136
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- Asian Social Work and Policy Review
- Volume
- 17
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 127
- End Page
- 136
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/22258
- DOI
- 10.1111/aswp.12277
- ISSN
- 1753-1403
1753-1411
- Abstract
- The current study examines the associations between employment status and mental health and the mediating role of material hardship among low-income households in South Korea. This study uses regression models with a rich set of control variables and lagged dependent variable models with a nationally representative sample of 1113 low-income working-age household heads from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). We find that the nonstandard employment and unemployment statuses are associated with a higher level of depression and a lower level of self-esteem, when compared to a standard employment status. These negative associations are partially mediated by an increased material hardship risk. Policy implications to improve employment conditions and mitigate material hardship are discussed.
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