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The effect of job loss on depressive symptoms: The results from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (2007–2013)

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  • Hyo Jung Yoon
  • Jae Woo Choi
  • Suk-Young Jang
  • Sang Ah Lee
  • Eun-Cheol Park

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Background: Unemployment is closely associated with depressive symptoms. We conducted analysis to find whether the job loss increased the risk of depressive symptoms according to job status, occupation and tenure. Methods: Data were collected from Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS) from 2007 to 2013. To measure the increase in depressive score, we selected respondents who answered for at least 2 years of continuous waves. We performed a longitudinal analysis by generalized estimating equation (GEE) method with a total of 19,399 cases. Among them, 608 cases (3.1%) experienced job loss. Results: There was a significant rise in depressive score after job loss (β = 1.34, p  = .000). In subgroup analysis, precarious and low-tenure workers are considerably more depressed after job loss (precarious: β = 1.98, p  

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  • Hyo Jung Yoon & Jae Woo Choi & Suk-Young Jang & Sang Ah Lee & Eun-Cheol Park, 2017. "The effect of job loss on depressive symptoms: The results from the Korean Welfare Panel Study (2007–2013)," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 63(1), pages 57-62, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:63:y:2017:i:1:p:57-62
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764016681590
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