News tagged with employment status

Husband's employment status threatens marriage, but wife's does not, study finds

A new study of employment and divorce suggest that while social pressure discouraging women from working outside the home has weakened, pressure on husbands to be breadwinners largely remains.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Impact of a bad job on mental health as harmful as no job at all

The impact on mental health of a badly paid, poorly supported, or short term job can be as harmful as no job at all, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The UK is a nation of happy couples

Researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research asked both individuals in the couple to rate their happiness on a seven point scale; from the lowest score of 'extremely unhappy' to the middle point of 'happy', ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly one in 10 in US depressed, employment a factor: study

Nearly one in 10 Americans is depressed, and one in 30 meets the criteria for major depression, with the rate higher among the unemployed or those who can't work, a study said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

HIV-positive women are less likely to find work than men affected by the virus

Juan Oliva, a researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) explores the relationship between the employment status of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive individuals and socioeconomic ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans remain divided on government involvement in health insurance: survey

Researchers from Indiana University's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 4