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The Mental Health of Self-Employed During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison Between Self-Employed and paid-employed

코로나-19 팬데믹 상황에서 자영업자의 정신건강: 자영업자와 임금근로자의 비교

  • Received : 2024.06.16
  • Accepted : 2024.09.01
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

This study was analyzed by comparing it with paid-employed to understand the mental health level of self-employed people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The subjects of this study were 6,736 self-employed and 15,196 paid-employed using the 6th data of the Korean Working Conditions Survey(2020-2021). As a result of the study, self-employed people are more anxiety(F=-2.81, p=0.001) than paid-employed. Sleep disorders (F=-18.05, p=2.035), and depression levels(F=19.80, p=1.176) were all high, and the positive perception of subjective health(F=29.70, p=1.020) was also lower than that of paid-employed. Therefore, it is suggested that long-term and practical government policy and social security systems are needed for groups particularly disadvantaged by COVID-19.

본 연구는 코로나-19 팬데믹 상황에서 자영업자의 정신건강수준을 파악하기 위해 임금근로자와 비교하여 분석하였다. 연구대상은 한국근로환경조사 제6차(2020~2021년)자료를 이용하여 자영업자 6,736명, 임금근로자 15,196명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구결과 자영업자는 임금근로자에 비해 불안(F=-2.81, p=0.001)., 수면장애(F=-18.05, p=2.035), 우울수준이(F=19.80, p=1.176) 모두 높게 나타났고, 주관적 건강(F=29.70, p=1.020)에 대한 긍정적 인식도 임금근로자에 비해 낮은것으로 나타났다. 따라서 코로나-19에 의해 특별히 더 불리한 집단에 대한 장기적이고 실질적인 정부대책 및 사회보장제도 마련이 필요함을 제언한다.

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이 논문은 2024년도 남서울대학교 학술연구비 지원에 의해 연구되었음.

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