title: The effects of temporary agency work contract transitions on well-being.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Theoretical and empirical research has provided mixed arguments and evidence for the effects of temporary agency work on workers' well-being. This study aims to go one critical step further by comparing the workplace and general well-being of workers who continue to have this employment status with others who obtain a direct contract and others who remain unemployed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Temporary agency workers longitudinal data (n = 289) was used, and three groups were compared: (1) maintaining a temporary agency contract (n = 187), (2) obtaining a direct contract (n = 57), and (3) remaining unemployed (n = 45).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Covariance analyses adjusted for background variables showed that those who obtained a direct contract experienced a decrease in job insecurity but experienced an increase in job demands, while those who continued to have a temporary agency contract maintained these job conditions. However, in terms of workplace well-being, the temporary agency contract was not found to be more detrimental than a direct contract, but in terms of life satisfaction, unemployment was found to be more detrimental than other transitions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A temporary agency contract does not have an inevitable negative effect on workers' well-being.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. mjchambel@psicologia.ulisboa.pt.
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chambel
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Josilene
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batista
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D032982:Contracts; D004651:Employment / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burnout; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal study; Temporary agency work; Work engagement