Milosh Raykov UNDEREMPLOYMENT - Quality of Life

Slide 1 RESEARCH STUDIES ON LIFELONG LEARNING AND WORK Milosh Raykov UNDEREMPLOYMENT & Quality of Life Centre for the Study of Education and Work Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Underemployment and Quality of Life 3 Milosh Raykov UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Centre for the Study of Education and Work University of. [...] In addition to the commonly examined factors related to employment and health (control-demand and social capital), my study explores the impact of the work environment (hazards, discomfort and physical demands) and economic class to determine the specific effects of underemployment on an employee’s health-related quality of life. [...] In a critical article on the measurement of job stressors and the impact of the work environment on stress, Kasl (1998) underlines the differences between the environmental and psychological research traditions in exploring the relationships between stress and health. [...] Kasl proposes a broader taxonomy of the dimensions of the work environment and multiple alternative medical and psychological approaches to the measurement of job strain and to subjective and objective measures of work characteristics. [...] In a recently published study on the long-term impact of inadequate employment on health that was based on the 1994 wave of the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Dooley and Prause (2004) documented the significant relationship between unemployment and underemployment and mental health, depression, self-esteem, and alcohol abuse.