Psychosocial pathways to poor health: The sociopsychological impact of insecure work on health and the reproduction of reduced self-efficacy and self-esteem as pathways to poor health

In this paper, we cons ider the implications of working under non-standard employment arrangements for workers ' psychosocial health, with a particular focus on their opportunities to experience self-efficacy and self-esteem through their work. Previous research has highlighted a number of concerns about the rise of non-standard employment for workers ' health, most notably in relation to the potential for non-standard workers to be more exposed to physical environment health hazards such as working in painful and tiring positions . There is also evidence that non-standard workers receive poorer occupational health and safety training and that they suffer more frequent and severe work-related injuries. However, less attention has paid to understanding how subjective features of workers ' experiences of non­ standard work , such as their degree of perceived job insecurity and control over work, may influence their health.