Two is worse than one: the mediating role of precariousness of life in the association between qualitative job insecurity and distress among Italian temporary employees
Nowadays, the labor market’s instability and flexibility has led to increased feelings of uncertainty, insecurity, and precariousness in the workforce. With respect to psychological health, available studies focused mainly on the consequences related to the fear of job loss as a whole (i.e., quantitative job insecurity), in comparison to the consequences of the threat of losing valued job features (i.e., qualitative job insecurity).