Impact of job insecurity on sexual desire: an exploratory analysis.
BACKGROUND
To explore, for the first time, the impact of job insecurity on sexual desire.


METHODS
Cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of 7247 individuals aged 20-64 years working as full or part-time employees in Switzerland.


RESULTS
The logistic regression analysis showed that workers aged 20-49 years perceiving high levels of job insecurity are exposed to a significantly higher risk of decrease of sexual desire compared to the reference group. The risk is 53% higher among men (OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.16-2.01) and 47% for woman (OR 1.47; 1.13-1.91). No increased risk was found for employees aged 50-64 years old.


CONCLUSIONS
An increasing fear of job loss is associated with a deterioration in sexual desire. These first preliminary findings should promote further epidemiological and clinical prospective studies on the impact of job insecurity on intimate relationships and sexual dysfunction.
Domenighetti
Gianfranco
G
Institute of Public Communication and Education, Institute of Microeconomics and Public Economics, University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland. gianfranco.domenighetti@lu.unisi.ch
Tomada
Angelo
A
Marazzi
Alfio
A
Abazi
Ornela
O
Quaglia
Jacqueline
J
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult