Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
job loss, health status, laid off, steel workers, job displacement
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
Job loss is a stressful life event that results in many changes in life. For some time, researchers have noted that there is a strong relationship between job loss and declines in health outcomes (Brenner 1979). When two things are related, such as job loss and poor health outcomes in this study, it is difficult to establish which one causes the other. That is, does job loss result in poor health or does poor health cause one to lose work? A number of researchers have examined this problem and have demonstrated, quite convincingly, that job loss does lead to declines in health (Brenner 1983; Joelson and Wahlquist 1987; Kessler, Turner, and House 1987; Mathers and Schofield 1998). What has not been clearly established is how job loss leads to declines in health status.
Recommended Citation
O'Neil, Brock and Cornwall, Dr. Marie
(2013)
"Job Loss and Health Status Among Laid Off Steel Workers,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 587.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/587