The Influence of Person-Job Fit on Health Status and Depression Among Chinese Domestic Workers: Mediating Effect of the Employer-Employee Relationship.

Domestic workers usually perform manual work in households. Unlike fixed work, their work tends to be individualized and atomized. Their person-job fit and relationship with employers might exert some influence on their health, both physical and psychological. This quantitative study explores the association between person-job fit, health status, and depressive symptoms among Chinese domestic workers by identifying the employer-employee relationship as a mediator. Data is collected from a survey of Chinese domestic workers conducted in four cities of Nanjing, Wuxi, Guangzhou, and Foshan ( = 1,003) in 2019. We test our theoretical model by conducting structural equation modeling. The results show that demand-ability fit is indirectly related to heath status and depressive symptoms the employer-employee relationship. Need-supply fit is significantly associated with health status and depressive symptoms both directly (70% for health status and 72% for depressive symptoms, separately) and indirectly, the mediating effect of the employer-employee relationship (30% for health and 28% for depressive symptoms, separately). Our findings suggest that appropriate policy and vocational training should be implemented to improve the health status of Chinese domestic workers.