Sick and tired: A quantitative analysis of paid sick leave access and psychological distress by race and gender

• Key Term: Paid sick leave. • Having no PSL benefits is related to higher psychological distress for all workers. • Women without PSL have higher psychological distress scores than men without PSL. • PSL benefits are related to different distress levels for each race/ethnicity. • U.S. policymakers should pass a universal PSL policy to improve worker well-being.

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SSM - Mental Health
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2024-11-19
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100372
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Employment and Welfare Studies
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Sick and tired: A quantitative analysis of paid sick leave access and psychological distress by race and gender

Resha T. Swanson-Varner, Melanie Nadon
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Employment and Welfare Studies
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Sick and tired: A quantitative analysis of paid sick leave access and psychological distress by race and gender

Resha T. Swanson-Varner, Melanie Nadon
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Abstract

• Key Term: Paid sick leave. • Having no PSL benefits is related to higher psychological distress for all workers. • Women without PSL have higher psychological distress scores than men without PSL. • PSL benefits are related to different distress levels for each race/ethnicity. • U.S. policymakers should pass a universal PSL policy to improve worker well-being.

SSM - Mental HealthVol. 6
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US), University of Chicago (US)
Gender equality
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