The effect of unemployment on self-reported health and mental health in Greece from 2008 to 2013: A longitudinal study before and during the financial crisis

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Austerity, precariousness, and the health status of Greek labour market participants: Retrospective cohort analysis of employed and unemployed persons in 2008–2009 and 2010–2011

“…This is consistent with Drydakis' study, which also shows that adverse health consequences of unemployment in Greece are greater among women. 12 Our results also suggest that 'austerity' had negative effects on the health of both men and women over and above the recession. Unlike the first cohort, among the second cohort there was a significant divergence between the employed and the unemployed, with the unemployed becoming much more likely to report poorer health.…”

“…Another study from Greece, by Drydakis, examined the periods 2008-2009 and 2010-2013 and found that, while unemployment was associated with worse health in both periods, the difference was greater in the second period, when unemployment was higher. 12 In that case, women were most affected. These contrasting findings on the role of gender reflect the wider literature, which also finds differences.…”

Is it Easier to Be Unemployed When the Experience Is More Widely Shared? Effects of Unemployment on Self-rated Health in 25 European Countries with Diverging Macroeconomic Conditions

“…Swedish studies on somatic and psychological symptoms (Novo, Hammarströ m and Janlert, 2000) and mortality risk (Å hs and Westerling, 2006) among the unemployed did not find any noticeable variation with overall unemployment level. A Greek study even found worse health effects of being unemployed when unemployment is common (Drydakis, 2015), and a Canadian study could not confirm that effects of unemployment on health vary with unemployment rates (Beland, Birch and Stoddart, 2002). Noelke and Beckfield (2014) found increased mortality among older American workers who lost their jobs during recessions, while job loss in booming economic conditions was not associated with higher mortality.…”

Employment insecurity and mental health during the economic recession: An analysis of the young adult labour force in Italy

“…Several scholars have examined the potential health consequences of a large-scale economic recession, such as the current downturn (see, among others, Reeves, Stuckler, McKee, Gunnel, Chang, & Basu, 2012;De Vogli, Marmot, & Stuckler, 2013;Drydakis, 2015). The hypothesis that the worsening economic climate might have negatively affected the psychological wellbeing of the labour force is in line with our general finding that the risks of reporting being in poor mental health were higher in 2013 than in 2005, especially among the unemployed.…”