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The Impact of Underemployment on Psychological Health, Physical Health, and Work Attitudes

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For many individuals, work plays a significant role not only in satisfying their economic needs but also in improving their self-esteem, enhancing their involvement in the community, and developing their identity (Erikson, ; Jahoda, , ). Given the importance of work in people’s lives, researchers have shown a great deal of interest in improving our understanding of the impact of employment status on psychological well-being, health, and work attitudes. This is reflected in the abundance of literature in work psychology that has investigated this topic (Dooley & Prause, , ; Feather, ; Fryer & Ullah, ; Warr & Jackson, 1987; Winefield, Tiggemann, & Winefield, ).

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Anderson, S., Winefield, A.H. (2011). The Impact of Underemployment on Psychological Health, Physical Health, and Work Attitudes. In: Maynard, D., Feldman, D. (eds) Underemployment. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9413-4_9

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