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33 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 9 (2006)
The Effects of Prolonged Job Insecurity on the Psychological Well-Being of Workers

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw33 and id is 457 raw text is: The Effects of Prolonged Job Insecurity on the Psychological Well-Being of Workers CYNTHIA ROCHA University of Tennessee College of Social Work JENNIFER HAUSE CROWELL Virginia Commonwealth University ANDREA K. MCCARTER University of Tennessee College of Social Work Job insecurity has been increasing since the 1980s. While re- searchers have found job insecurity to be negatively associ- ated with multiple indicators of well-being for workers and their families in cross sectional studies, less is known about the long term effects of prolonged job insecurity. Specifically, there is a need to collect measures of both insecurity and its consequences at multiple time periods. The current study followed workers for 3 1/2 years to assess the effects of chronic job insecurity on psy- chological distress. Results indicate that while workers reported increased feelings of security over time, there were longer term negative effects on workers' depression levels. The importance of government regulations to decrease insecurity is discussed. Keywords: job insecurity, well-being, workers, psychological dis- tress As employment continues to shift in the U.S., more and more workers face uncertainty in their jobs. Almost four million U.S. workers who were previously in long tenured positions Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, September 2006, Volume XXXIII, Number 3

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