Predictors of transitions from single to multiple job holding: Results of a longitudinal study among employees aged 45‐64 in the Netherlands. Issue 8 (August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bouwhuis, Stef; Geuskens, Goedele A.; Boot, Cécile R. L.; Bongers, Paulien M.; van der Beek, Allard J.
• Is Part Of: American journal of industrial medicine. Volume 60:Issue 8(2017)
• Page Start: 696
• Page End: 710
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Subjects: ageing employee -- dual job holding -- employability -- moonlighting -- multi‐jobbing -- predictors; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Médecine du travail -- Périodiques; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22738
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0271-3586

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: To construct prediction models for transitions to combination multiple job holding (MJH) (multiple jobs as an employee) and hybrid MJH (being an employee and self‐employed), among employees aged 45‐64. Methods: A total of 5187 employees in the Netherlands completed online questionnaires annually between 2010 and 2013. We applied logistic regression analyses with a backward elimination strategy to construct prediction models. Results: Transitions to combination MJH and hybrid MJH were best predicted by a combination of factors including: demographics, health and mastery, work characteristics, work history, skills and knowledge, social factors, and financial factors. Not having a permanent contract and a poor household financial situation predicted both transitions. Some predictors only predicted combination MJH, e.g., working part‐time, or hybrid MJH, e.g., work‐home interference. Conclusions: A wide variety of factors predict combination MJH and/or hybrid MJH. The prediction model approach allowed for the identification of predictors that have not been previously studied.