TY - JOUR AU - Aronsson, Gunnar AU - Taloyan, Marina AU - Westerlund, Hugo AU - Östergren, Per-Olof PY - 2019/09/21 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Associations Between Being ‘Locked-In’ and Health – An Epidemiological Study JF - Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies JA - NJWLS VL - 9 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.18291/njwls.v9i3.116057 UR - https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/116057 SP - AB - <p><strong>Objective</strong>. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between an individual’s level of perceived control over labor market position (locked-in and not locked-in) and self-rated health and psychological well-being.<br><strong>Methods</strong>. A representative sample (n = 11,675) of the working population in southern Sweden responded to a questionnaire.<br><strong>Results</strong>. Sixty-seven percent of the respondents worked in their preferred workplace and occupation. Nineteen percent reported being in a nonpreferred workplace and nonpreferred occupation (double locked-in). Twenty-three percent reported suboptimal health compared with 31% among the double locked-in. The risk of suboptimal health was elevated in all locked-in groups also after adjustment for background variables and job strain. In the double locked-in group, the fully adjusted odds ratio for suboptimal health was 1.72 (95% confidence interval 1.49–1.99) and for suboptimal psychological well-being 2.17 (95% confidence inter val 1.84–2.56). Odds ratio for the other locked-in groups was lower but still statistically significant.<br><strong>Conclusions</strong>. Being at a nonpreferred work-place or occupation was associated with impaired health.</p> ER -