Family-Related Life Events as Predictors of Labor Market Marginalization Trajectories: A Cohort Study of Swedish Twins

J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Aug 1;65(8):627-634. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002869. Epub 2023 May 3.

Abstract

Objectives: The aims of the study are to investigate trajectories of labor market marginalization (LMM) and to examine the associations between family-related life events and LMM trajectories while accounting for familial factors.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of 37,867 Swedish twins. Data were analyzed by group-based trajectory modeling. Associations of family-related life events with trajectory groups were estimated by multinomial logistic regression.

Results: Most participants had no or low levels of LMM. Individuals who stayed married over time or changed from single without children to married with children had a decreased risk of LMM. The risk of LMM over time was higher among individuals who changed from married to being single.

Conclusions: Being or getting married as well as having children decreases the risk of LMM while divorce is a risk factor for LMM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cohort Studies*
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sweden / epidemiology