title: Work characteristics and suicidal ideation in young adults in France.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Job insecurity, unemployment, and job strain can predict psychological distress and suicide risk. Young people, who are particularly at risk of suicide, may be especially vulnerable to the deterioration of labor market conditions as a result of the current economic crisis in Europe. We aimed to examine the effects of work and employment characteristics on suicidal ideation in a contemporary sample of young adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using data from a sample of French young adults surveyed in 2011 (TEMPO study, N = 1,214, 18-37 years old) and their parents who took part in a longitudinal cohort study, we used multiple logistic regression to examine the relationship between job insecurity, lifetime and recent unemployment and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months. Our analyses were adjusted for factors associated with suicidal risk including age, sex, educational attainment, living with a partner, insufficient social support, alcohol abuse, depression and parental history of depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five percent of the sample reported suicidal ideation in the preceding 12 months. Controlling for all covariates, the likelihood of suicidal ideation was associated with job insecurity (OR 2.24, 95% CI 1.08-4.63), lifetime unemployment (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.17-4.29), and recent unemployment (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.04-4.25). After stratifying by educational attainment, the association between suicidal ideation and job insecurity was particularly notable for participants with low educational attainment (OR 9.28, 95% CI 1.19-72.33).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Young adults who have unstable and unfavorable employment characteristics are disproportionately likely to be suicidal, which should be monitored, particularly in times of economic downturn.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dalglish
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melchior
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Younes
authors.forename: Pamela J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Surkan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology*; D014937:Work; D055815:Young Adult