Growing Up With Unemployment - A Longitudinal Study of Its Psychological Impact

First published in 1993, this title describes a major long-term study of the psychological impact of unemployment. It surveys the theories and methods of studying the problem and will have key implications for policy. Importantly, the authors show how leaving school, rather than getting a job, is the more significant event for young people.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Methods Used to Study the Psychological Effects of Unemployment 4. The Psychological Impact of Unemployment and Unsatisfactory Employment on Young People: Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Data 5. Coping with Unemployment 6. Theoretical Implications 7. Predictors of Employment Status and Tertiary Education 8. The Prevalence of Psychological Ill Health and Suicidal Ideation 9. Drug Use, Health and Finances According to Employment Status 10. Overview. Appendix. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Anthony H. Winefield, Marika Tiggemann, Helen R. Winefield and Robert D. Goldney

Summary

First published in 1993, this title describes a major long-term study of the psychological impact of unemployment. It surveys the theories and methods of studying the problem and will have key implications for policy. Importantly, the authors show how leaving school, rather than getting a job, is the more significant event for young people.

Product details

• Authors: Robert D. Goldney, Goldney Robert D., Marika Tiggemann, Anthony H. Winefield, Anthony H. Tiggemann Winefield, Helen R. Winefield, Winefield Anthony H., Winefield Helen R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032384344
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238434-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PSYCHOLOGY / General, Poverty & unemployment, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Sociology: work & labour, Psychological methodology, Social and ethical issues, Age groups: adolescents, Sociology: work and labour, Poverty and precarity