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Comparing Depressive Symptoms, Emotional Exhaustion, and Sleep Disturbances in Self-Employed and Employed Workers: Application of Approximate Bayesian Measurement Invariance
Stockholm University, Sweden.
Stockholm University, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Neurosci, Div Psychol, Solna, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6968-6157
Stockholm University, Sweden.
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2021 (English)In: Frontiers in Psychology, E-ISSN 1664-1078, Vol. 11, article id 598303Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Studies investigating differences in mental health problems between self-employed and employed workers have provided contradictory results. Many of the studies utilized scales validated for employed workers, without collecting validity evidence for making comparisons with self-employed. The aim of this study was (1) to collect validity evidence for three different scales assessing depressive symptoms, emotional exhaustion, and sleep disturbances for employed workers, and combinators; and (2) to test if these groups differed. We first conducted approximate measurement invariance analysis and found that all scales were invariant at the scalar level. Self-employed workers had least mental health problems and employed workers had most, but differences were small. Though we found the scales invariant, we do not find them optimal for comparison of means. To be more precise in describing differences between groups, we recommend using clinical cut-offs or scales developed with the specific purpose of assessing mental health problems at work.

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA , 2021. Vol. 11, article id 598303
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self-employed, Entrepreneurship, Sweden, emotional exhaustion, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, mental health problems, approximate measurement invariance
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53574DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.598303ISI: 000618211800001PubMedID: 33603692Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100872612OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-53574DiVA, id: diva2:1534411
Available from: 2021-03-05 Created: 2021-03-05 Last updated: 2022-10-28Bibliographically approved

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