@article{ref1,
title="On the moderation of the relation between overeducation and depressive symptoms through labor market and macro-economic factors",
journal="Health and place",
year="2019",
author="Dudal, Pieter and Bracke, Piet",
volume="56",
number="",
pages="135-146",
abstract="Empirical research has consistently shown that overeducation is positively associated with depressive symptoms. However, little is known about the cross-national variation of this association. This study investigates the issue by examining how macro-economic factors and labor-market policies moderate the link between two objective measures of overeducation (the realized-matches and job-analyst methods) and depressive symptoms. Analysis is based on individual-level data from the European Social Survey, Rounds 3, 6, and 7 (N = 51,054). <br><br>RESULTS from 20 countries, based on a sample of respondents between the ages of 20 and 65 years, indicate that higher unemployment rates are the primary factor strengthening the relationship between overeducation and depressive symptoms. The realized-matches method reveals one important exception for women. This exception is reported and discussed in light of the literature on gender discrimination. Our results provide no evidence that labor-market policies (unemployment benefits and employment-protection legislation) have any impact on the relationship under study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.12.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.12.009"
}