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Originally published in 1988, this book examines the psychological consequence of prolonged periods of joblessness among a national cohort of 16-19 year olds. It places the problem in a historical context and then examines evidence for the effect of unemployment on the motivation to work, psychological health, and early careers.
List of contents
1.Youth Unemployment in a Historical Context 2. The Youth Labour Market and Unemployment: Recent Changes 3. Youth Unemployment: A Brief Overview of Recent Research 4. The Present Research 5. Disadvantaged Youth and Early Careers 6. Unemployment, Psychological Well-Being and Personality 7. Unemployment, Labour Market Attitudes and Motivation to Seek Work 8. Good and Poor Copers: Variations in the Experience of Unemployment 9. Concluding Comments
About the author
Philip Ullah joined the research team at Sheffield University investigating the psychological impacts of unemployment shortly after completing his PhD at Birmingham University. In 1987 he was appointed Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Western Australia, where he continued this research before returning to the UK to take up a consulting role working in a wide range of industries. Since 2000 he has specialised in financial services, and in 2011 published his fourth book, Collaborative Leadership in Financial Services.
Summary
Originally published in 1988, this book examines the psychological consequence of prolonged periods of joblessness among a national cohort of 16-19 year olds. It places the problem in a historical context and then examines evidence for the effect of unemployment on the motivation to work, psychological health, and early careers.
