FINANCIAL STRESS AS PERCEIVED JOB LOSS POTENTIAL IN PERU DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; Estrés financiero según la percepción de poder perder el trabajo en el Perú durante la pandemia COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused insecurity in many aspects, mainly because of the possibility of losing one’s job. Objective: To determine whether financial stress was associated with the perception of losing one’s job in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, in which 507 respondents participated. The main variable was obtained from a validated survey measuring job insecurity, which was crossed with financial stress and other socio-labor variables. Results: In the multivariate analysis, those with financial stress had greater job insecurity (RPa: 2.46; 95%CI: 2.20-2.75; p-value<0.001), while the younger the age, the greater the job insecurity (RPa: 0.992; 95%CI: 0.985-0.999; p-value=0.024), adjusted for marital status and type of work. Conclusion: The strong association between financial stress and job insecurity is confirmed. This finding may have repercussions on the occupational health of workers, generating an inadequate work environment. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.