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Summary

Overemployment, working more hours than desired, significantly harms mental health and wellbeing. These negative effects worsen over time, indicating a need for policy changes regarding working hours.

Keywords:

Health Hedonic adaptation Overemployment Wellbeing Working-hours mismatch

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Area of Science:

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Public Health

Background:

Overemployment affects nearly one-third of European workers.
The long-term consequences of overemployment on wellbeing and health are understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between overemployment and declines in wellbeing and health.
To determine if adverse impacts of overemployment persist or if individuals adapt.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP, 1984-2019).
Employed individual fixed-effects models with leads and lags for analysis (N=43,570).

Main Results:

Overemployment is linked to a significant decline in mental health, worsening over time.
Mental health impacts intensify, with SF-12 scores declining substantially and persistently.
Similar negative associations were found for work, leisure, health, and life satisfaction.

Conclusions:

Overemployment poses a risk for persistent poor mental health and low wellbeing.
Findings suggest overemployment negatively impacts overall life satisfaction and health.
Implications for working time regulations and workplace health policies are highlighted.