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Impact of job insecurity on sexual desire: an exploratory analysis
Gianfranco Domenighetti1, Angelo Tomada, Alfio Marazzi
1Institute of Public Communication and Education, Institute of Microeconomics and Public Economics, University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland. gianfranco.domenighetti@lu.unisi.ch
Principles:
To explore, for the first time, the impact of job insecurity on sexual desire.
Methods:
Cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of 7247 individuals aged 20-64 years working as full or part-time employees in Switzerland.
Results:
The logistic regression analysis showed that workers aged 20-49 years perceiving high levels of job insecurity are exposed to a significantly higher risk of decrease of sexual desire compared to the reference group. The risk is 53% higher among men (OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.16-2.01) and 47% for woman (OR 1.47; 1.13-1.91). No increased risk was found for employees aged 50-64 years old.
Conclusion:
An increasing fear of job loss is associated with a deterioration in sexual desire. These first preliminary findings should promote further epidemiological and clinical prospective studies on the impact of job insecurity on intimate relationships and sexual dysfunction.
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