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  • Precarious employment (PE) is linked to poor mental health, but mechanisms remain understudied, particularly using qualitative methods.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has potentially exacerbated the mental health impacts of precarious work.

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  • To qualitatively examine the mechanisms linking precarious employment to mental health in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To understand how working conditions and the pandemic influence the mental well-being of precarious workers and their families.

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  • Conducted semi-structured interviews with 40 individuals aged 25-55 in precarious employment during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave.
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  • Precarious employment amplified mental health issues for workers and families, creating chronic stress.
  • Systemic factors including discrimination, racism, colonialism, workplace hierarchies, and gendered ideologies contributed to negative mental health outcomes.
  • Impacts included emotional stress from income instability, reduced well-being, and barriers to social connection.

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  • Precarious employment has multifaceted negative consequences on the mental health of workers and their families.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic intensified these existing vulnerabilities.
  • Addressing precarious work requires tackling systemic inequities to improve worker mental health.