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"Gender-specific differences in the frequency of depression to the disadvantage of women have been known for decades. In Germany, there is evidence that the prevalence of mental disorders also differs by occupation. The present study investigates whether for women working in male-dominated occupations and for men working in female-dominated occupations is related to depressive symptoms independently from other factors like work stress and work-family conflict. Special attention is paid to gender differences. Moreover, women are distinguished according to their working time (full-time or not). We use data from the first wave of the lidAstudy for our analyses. We make use of the applied Beck Depression Inventory, the effort-reward imbalance scales as well as the work-family conflict scale. Occupational gender segregation is defined as a share of 80 % of men and women per occupation, respectively. For women, the results of the multivariate analyses show an independent relationship between depressive symptoms and working in male-dominated occupations. Furthermore, significant interactions between occupational gender segregation and work stress are observed in both men and women regarding depressive symptoms."

"The aim of the study “lidA-leben in der Arbeit. German Cohort Study on Work, Age and Health” is to provide a database that enables the investigation of the relationship between work, ageing and health. lidA focuses on two birth cohorts of German baby boomers, born in 1959 and 1965. The longitudinal design of the study allows not only the differentiation between age groups but also identification of cohort and period effects. For this purpose, employees of the two cohorts are interviewed repeatedly at intervals of 3 years. The content of the survey is divided into three thematic fields: The first field concentrates on their current work situation and occupation and contains questions on work environment and individual evaluation of job demands. The second thematic field includes a range of questions on the health status of the interviewees. Additionally, a hand-grip strength test is conducted as an objective indicator for long-term development of muscle strength. The last set of survey questions goes into more detail on the household and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. This article gives an overview of the currently available first two waves of the lidA panel survey. The article is structured as follows. After an introduction, the main aims of the study are discussed. The subsequent sections describe the research and sampling design as well as the content of the survey. The paper concludes with an outlook, information on data access and the prospects of future research on the basis of lidA."

"In diesem Beitrag wird prekäre Beschäftigung als mehrdimensionales Konzept betrachtet, das vertragliche Rahmenbedingungen, die materielle Situation und arbeitsplatzbezogene Einschätzungen Beschäftigter umfasst. Als arbeitsplatzbezogene Dimensionen prekärer Beschäftigung werden Arbeitsplatzsicherheit, Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten bei der Arbeit, Einfluss bei der Arbeit, Anerkennung im Erwerbskontext und physische Arbeitsanforderungen berücksichtigt. Auf Basis der Angaben von 5.337 Beschäftigten, die im Rahmen der lidA-Studie befragt wurden, wird empirisch geprüft, ob das Vorliegen unterschiedlicher prekärer Arbeitsplatzcharakteristika in einem negativen Zusammenhang zur selbsteingeschätzten gesundheitsbezogenen Funktionsfähigkeit steht und ob sich diese Zusammenhänge für Männer und Frauen unterscheiden. Im Fokus unserer Analyse stehen erwerbstätige Männer und Frauen im mittleren Lebensalter. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass vor allem arbeitsplatzbezogene Dimensionen prekärer Beschäftigung mit der Gesundheit zusammenhängen und dass dabei auch Geschlechterunterschiede bestehen."

"Bedingt durch den demografischen Wandel wird die deutsche (Erwerbs-)Bevölkerung in den nächsten Jahren altern und langfristig schrumpfen. Gute Arbeitsbedingungen, gesund(heitserhaltend)e und alternsgerechte Arbeitsplätze sind wichtige Voraussetzungen, um ein gesundes Älterwerden in der Arbeit und eine lange Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben zu ermöglichen. Der Zusammenhang zwischen psychosozialen Arbeitsbelastungen und Gesundheit auch für ältere Beschäftigte sollte deshalb in den Blick genommen werden. Mit „lidA-leben in der Arbeit. Kohortenstudie zu Gesundheit und Älterwerden in der Arbeit“ wird eine Studie vorgestellt, die den Zusammenhang von Arbeit, Altern, Erwerbsteilhabe und Gesundheit bei erwerbstätigen Personen der Babyboomer-Generation untersucht. Künftig sollten psychosoziale Arbeitsbelastungen und der Erhalt der mentalen Gesundheit stärker in den Fokus von Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz rücken."

"Gender-specific differences in the frequency of depression to the disadvantage of women have been known for decades. In Germany, there is evidence that the prevalence of mental disorders also differs by occupation. The present study investigates whether for women working in male-dominated occupations and for men working in female-dominated occupations is related to depressive symptoms independently from other factors like work stress and work-family conflict. Special attention is paid to gender differences. Moreover, women are distinguished according to their working time (full-time or not). We use data from the first wave of the lidAstudy for our analyses. We make use of the applied Beck Depression Inventory, the effort-reward imbalance scales as well as the work-family conflict scale. Occupational gender segregation is defined as a share of 80 % of men and women per occupation, respectively. For women, the results of the multivariate analyses show an independent relationship between depressive symptoms and working in male-dominated occupations. Furthermore, significant interactions between occupational gender segregation and work stress are observed in both men and women regarding depressive symptoms."