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Moneyt r oubl esar emor edamagi ngt owel l bei ng oft hesel f empl oyed Moneyt r oubl esar emor edamagi ngt owel l bei ngoft hesel f empl oyed Fi nanci aldi st r essi smor edamagi ngt ot hewel l bei ngoft hesel f empl oyedt hant hosei nempl oyment ,f i ndsnewr esear chf r om Tr i ni t y Busi nessSchool . Accor di ngt ot her esear ch,aut hor edbyDrMar t haO’ HaganLuf f ,Assi st antPr of essori nFi nanceatTr i ni t yBusi nessSchool ,al ongsi de f el l owTr i ni t yacademi cs,DrJennyBer r i l landDrAndr éVanSt el ,and DrDami enCassel l sf r om Technol ogi calUni ver si t yDubl i n,f i nanci al pr obl emsar emor est r ongl yassoci at edwi t hl owerl evel sofwel l bei ng f ort hoset hatar esel f empl oyed. Thest udy ,whi chcompar edhowt her el at i onshi pbet weenf i nanci aldi st r essandwel l bei ngdi f f er edbet weent hosei nempl oymentandt he sel f empl oyed,aswel lascompar i nghowt hi sr el at i onshi pdi f f er edbet weensel f empl oyedi ndi vi dual swi t handwi t houtempl oyees,r eveal ed agr eat ernegat i veassoci at i onbet weenf i nanci alt r oubl esandt he over al lheal t handl i f esat i sf act i onoft hesol osel f empl oyedcompar ed t owageear ni ngempl oyees. I twasal sor eveal edt hatanegat i vei mpactonment alheal t handqual i t yofl i f ewasmostpr onouncedi nt hesel f empl oyedwhot hemsel ves hadempl oyees.
I nunder t aki ngt her esear ch,t heacademi csuseddat af r om t heSur vey ofHeal t h,Agei ngandRet i r ementi nEur ope( SHARE)dat abase,aEur opeandat asetofwageempl oyedandsel f empl oyedwor ker saged 50andover . Har nessi ngf ourmeasur esofwel l bei ng–over al lheal t h,ment al heal t h,l i f esat i sf act i onandqual i t yofl i f e,t hest udyof f er sl ar gescal e evi denceoft her el at i onshi pbet weenf i nanci aldi st r essandwel l bei ng andhowt hi sr el at i onshi pmaydi f f erbet weendi f f er entt ypesofi ncome andsel f empl oyment . Mar t haO’ HaganLuf f ,Assi st antPr of essori nFi nanceatTr i ni t yBusi nessSchool ,says: “ Thef i ndi ngsofourst udyar epar t i cul ar l yr el evantdur i ngcr i si sper i ods suchasdur i ngt heCovi dpandemi c,demonst r at i ngt hei mpor t anceof pr ovi di ngadequat ef i nanci alsuppor tf ort hesel f empl oyed,gi vent hat wef i ndt hatf i nanci aldi st r esshasamor epr onouncednegat i veef f ect ont hei rwel l bei ngt hant hewageempl oyed. ” Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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Mar i agi ovannaGi ul i anoandFeder i coMor i si oadvi sed:“ Ther ei sast r ongconnect i onbet weent heheal t hofourseasandour s.I ft heseasar enotheal t hy , wecannotl i veaheal t hyl i f eont hi spl anet .Weneedt ost ar tf r om smal lact i ons t hatdonotr evol ut i oni seourl i f est yl e,butcanbedoneconst ant l ybyeachone ofusandbr i ngabi gchange. ” Gugl i el moMar zet t i ,ESCPst udent ,Pr oj ectLeaderandHeadofGEASust ai nabi l i t yESCPatt heTur i nCampussai d: " I twasi ncr edi bl et oseesomanyst udent st aki ngpar ti nt hi seventwi t hi nt er estandcur i osi t y ,hi ghl i ght i ngt hecommi t mentt hatt heyoungergener at i onhas t owar dssust ai nabi l i t yi ssuesourwor l di sf aci ng.Havi ngt heoppor t uni t yt oi nt er actwi t ht hepr est i gi ousguest swasani ncr edi bl epr of essi onalexper i ence whi chemphasi sesonceagai nt headdedval ueofbei ngpar tofGEASust ai nabi l i t yESCP. ” Theeventwasor gani sedi ncol l abor at i onwi t hJETESCP,whi chsuppor t ed GEAwi t haccesst ot hei rZoom Pr emi um accountf orabet t erconf er enceexper i ence,andwi t hBeyondBusi ness,whowi l lshar et her ecor di ngsoft he eventont hei rpl at f or ms. Youcanr eadmor eonmar i nepol l ut i oncausedbyCOVI D19i nanar t i cl epubl i shedbyTheWor l dEconomi cFor um. Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyEducat i on
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