근로자의 주관적 사회계층인식 및 사회계층 이동성과 주관적 건강 및 우울상태와의 관계: 정규직과 비정규직 근로자 집단의 비교

Objectives: This study aims to identify employees’ subjective social class and social class mobility and the associations with their self-rated health and depression focusing on the differences between standard workers and nonstandard workers. Methods: 3,117 samples were selected from a secondary data regarding social and psychological factors of anxiety and mental health in Korea. Multiple regression analyses were used to test the associations of subjective social class and social class mobility with self-rated health and depression. This study also examined the relationships between subjective social class, social class mobility and health outcomes by employment types. Results: Nonstandard workers perceived their subjective social class and social class mobility lower than did standard workers. Results from multiple regression showed that social class mobility significantly predicted levels of self-rated health and depression. Finally, the types of employment had significant moderating effects which indicates nonstandard workers were more likely to have worse self-rated health and be more depressed compared to standard workers when they perceived subjective social class and social class mobility lower. Conclusions: It is necessary to consider how to reduce health disparities between standard workers and nonstandard workers through narrowing down gaps in subjective social class and social class mobility.