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Examining the health and wellness of solo self-employed workers through narratives of precarity: a qualitative study

BMC public health, 2024-03, Vol.24 (1), p.717-717 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2024. The Author(s). ;2024. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;The Author(s) 2024 ;EISSN: 1471-2458 ;DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18179-5 ;PMID: 38448837

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  • Title:
    Examining the health and wellness of solo self-employed workers through narratives of precarity: a qualitative study
  • Author: Khan, Tauhid Hossain ; MacEachen, Ellen
  • Subjects: Anger ; Anomie ; Anxiety ; Anxiety Disorders ; Capitalism ; Data analysis ; Economic growth ; Employment ; Flexibility ; Future work ; Gig economy ; Health ; Humans ; Labor market ; Manufacturing ; Market positioning ; Narratives ; Part time employment ; Postmodernism ; Precariat class ; Precarity ; Qualitative analysis ; Qualitative Research ; Self employment ; Social structure ; Society ; Solo Self-Employment ; Subnational government ; Trends ; Uncertainty ; Wellness ; Work life balance ; Workers ; Workforce ; Working hours
  • Is Part Of: BMC public health, 2024-03, Vol.24 (1), p.717-717
  • Description: In recent decades, there has been a significant transformation in the world of work that is characterized by a shift from traditional manufacturing and managerial capitalism, which offered stable full-time employment, to new forms of entrepreneurial capitalism. This new paradigm involves various forms of insecure, contingent, and non-standard work arrangements. Within this context, there has been a noticeable rise in Self-Employed individuals, exhibiting a wide range of -working arrangements. Despite numerous investigations into the factors driving individuals towards Self-Employment and the associated uncertainties and insecurities impacting their lives and job prospects, studies have specifically delved into the connection between the precarious identity of Self-Employed workers and their overall health and well-being. This exploratory study drew on a 'precarity' lens to make contributions to knowledge about Self-Employed workers, aiming to explore how their vulnerable social position might have detrimental effects on their health and well-being. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 24 solo Self-Employed people in Ontario (January - July 2021), narrative thematic analysis was conducted based on participants' narratives of their work experiences. The dataset was analyzed with the support of NVIVO qualitative data analysis software to elicit narratives and themes. The findings showed that people opt into Self-Employment because they prefer flexibility and autonomy in their working life. However, moving forward, in the guise of flexibility, they encounter a life of precarity, in terms of job unsustainability, uncertainties, insecurities, unstable working hours and income, and exclusion from social benefits. As a result, the health and well-being of Self-Employed workers are adversely affected by anger, anomie, and anxiety, bringing forward potential risks for a growing population. Neoliberalism fabricates a 'precariat' Self-Employed class. This is a social position that is vague, volatile, and contingent, that foreshadows potential threats of the health and wellbeing of a growing population in the changing workforce. The findings in this research facilitate some policy implications and practices at the federal or provincial government level to better support the health and wellbeing of SE'd workers.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: EISSN: 1471-2458
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18179-5
    PMID: 38448837
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