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1Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, Anteater Instruction and Research Building (AIRB), 653 E. Peltason Road, Room 2036, Irvine, CA 92697-3957, United States.
Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|September 21, 2017
Summary
Job loss impacts immigrant health, especially for men experiencing downward employment. Women's unemployment poses risks to both partners, highlighting employment change as a household health event.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- Immigration Studies
Background:
- Unemployment and job loss are linked to negative health outcomes.
- Immigrant employment challenges include underemployment relative to education/expertise.
- Previous research noted gender differences in employment-health links for immigrants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how personal and spousal post-migration employment changes affect immigrant health.
- To explore gender differences in the health implications of employment changes within immigrant couples.
- To account for the interdependence of employment trajectories within immigrant households.
Main Methods:
- Utilized dyadic data from the New Immigrant Survey (NIS) (n=5682 individuals/2841 spousal pairs).
- Employed the Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) to analyze cross-partner effects.
- Assessed relationships between employment changes (personal/spousal) and self-rated health/depressive symptoms.
Main Results:
- Men's downward employment trajectories were associated with poorer personal health.
- Women's employment trajectories showed fewer significant associations with their own or husbands' health.
- Women's current unemployment was linked to poorer health for both partners, indicating unmet work needs.
Conclusions:
- Employment change is a significant household event impacting immigrant well-being.
- Men's employment downturns directly affect their health.
- Women's unemployment can create health risks for the entire immigrant household.
Keywords:
Depressive symptomsEmployment and healthFamily and healthImmigrant healthSelf-rated healthWomen's healthMore Related Videos
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