Exploring the link between perceived job insecurity and sickness absence for common mental disorders.
Perceived job insecurity is associated with poor mental health, but whether it affects sickness absence is not well understood. The present study examines the association between perceived job insecurity and sickness absence due to common mental disorders and whether changes in perceived job insecur...
| Published in: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 650 - 657 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2025
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