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Author: Owens, Shanise
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1. Hawkinson, Colin B.
Andrea, Sarah B.
Hajat, Anjum
Minh, Anita
Owens, Shanise
Blaikie, Kieran
Seiler, Jessie
Molino, Andrea R.
Oddo, Vanessa M.
A Cross-sectional Analysis of Work Schedule Notice and Depressive Symptoms in the United States
SSM - Population Health published online (24 April 2023): 101413.
Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827323000782
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Depression (see also CESD); Gender Differences; Modeling, Poisson (IRT–ZIP); Racial Differences; Work Hours/Schedule

The implementation of last-minute work scheduling practices, including fluctuations in work hours, shift cancellations, and short notice, reflects a new norm in employment in the United States. This study aimed to investigate whether work schedule notice of ≤2 weeks was associated with high depressive symptoms. We used data from the 2019 cycle of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (N = 4963 adults aged 37-42 years). Using adjusted gender-stratified modified Poisson models, we tested the association between schedule notice (≤2 weeks, >2 weeks, consistent scheduling) and high depressive symptoms. Presence of high depressive symptoms was assessed using the 7-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale and defined as CES-D ≥8. Respondents reporting >2 weeks schedule notice (versus ≤2 weeks) were disproportionately non-Hispanic Black or Latinx and resided in the South and/or in a rural area. High depressive symptoms were 39% more prevalent among women with schedule notice of ≤2 weeks compared to those with >2 weeks notice (Prevalence Ratio [PR]: 1.39, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.07, 1.80). We did not observe an association among men (PR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.75, 1.50). Schedule notice of ≤2 weeks was associated with a greater burden of high depressive symptoms among US women. Policies to reduce precarious work scheduling practices should be further evaluated for their impacts on mental health.
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Hawkinson, Colin B., Sarah B. Andrea, Anjum Hajat, Anita Minh, Shanise Owens, Kieran Blaikie, Jessie Seiler, Andrea R. Molino and Vanessa M. Oddo. "A Cross-sectional Analysis of Work Schedule Notice and Depressive Symptoms in the United States." SSM - Population Health published online (24 April 2023): 101413.