..., such as autonomy, self-fulfilment, and economic opportunities, it also entails significant psychological risks that can contribute to severe mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts and behaviours. Design/methodology/approach This study employs an inductive research design, analysing web-scraped media...

...Ute Stephan; Jun Li; Jingjing Qu Purpose Past research on self-employment and health yielded conflicting findings. Integrating predictions from the Stressor-Strain Outcome model, research on challenge stressors and allostatic load, we predict that physical and mental health are affected by self...