Growing up with unemployment : a longitudinal study of its psychological impact /
The transition from school to work is a major developmental stage for young people. Yet in recent years this rite of passage has been hindered by the lack of jobs for school leavers. Growing Up with Unemployment describes a major long-term study of the psychological impact of unemployment. It broadl...
| Други автори: | Winefield, Anthony H. 1937- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
1993.
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| Серия: |
Adolescence and society.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=139085 |
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Print version::
Growing up with unemployment. |
Съдържание:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; 1 Introduction; THE CONTEXT: UNEMPLOYMENT IN OECD COUNTRIES SINCE 1980; PREVIEW; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 2 Background; SOCIAL ATTITUDES TO THE UNEMPLOYED; UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT; INDIVIDUAL COSTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL COSTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF UNEMPLOYMENT; FACTORS MODERATING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT; THEORIES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT; FOUR SPECIFIC THEORIES; Stage theory; Deprivation theory; Agency theory; The vitamin model
- FOUR GENERAL THEORIESLife-span developmental theory; The theory of learned helplessness; Attribution theory; Expectancy-value theory; 3 Methods used to study the psychological effects of unemployment; OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; AGGREGATE STUDIES; STUDIES FOCUSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL; Case studies; Cross-sectional studies; Retrospective and longitudinal studies; Prospective longitudinal studies; WHAT NEXT?; METHOD IN THIS STUDY; Design; The sample; Measures (1980-1983); Measures (1984-1987); Interviews (1984); Measures (1988); Measures (1989); A PROFILE OF OUR SAMPLE: 1980
- Background characteristicsWork attitudes and expectations; Relations between background characteristics and work attitudes and expectations; Sex; Socio-economic status; Family unemployment; Ethnic origin; Year at school; Academic potential; Summary: background characteristics and work attitudes and expectations; 4 The psychological impact of unemployment and unsatisfactory employment on young people; RESULTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE LONGITUDINAL STUDY; BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS; LONGITUDINAL FINDINGS: FIRST PHASE (1981-1983); Self-esteem; 1981; 1982; 1983; Depressive affect; 1981; 1982
- 1983Locus of control; 1981; 1982; 1983; Negative mood; 1981; 1982; 1983; LONGITUDINAL FINDINGS: SECOND PHASE (1984-1989); Self-esteem; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; Depressive affect; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; Locus of control; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; Negative mood; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; Group differences; Conclusions; Sex differences; CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA; The General Health Questionnaire; Hopelessness; Anomie; OVERALL CONCLUSIONS; 5 Coping with unemployment; THE EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL MODERATING VARIABLES AT TWO DIFFERENT AGES; Regression analyses; The younger sample
- The older sampleSummary of findings; OVERVIEW; TIME USE AS A MODERATING FACTOR; Unemployed group: first phase (1981-1983); Employed group: first phase (1981-1983); Unemployed group: second phase (1984-1988); Dissatisfied employed group: second phase (1984-1988); Satisfied employed group: second phase (1984-1988); Conclusion; OTHER MODERATING FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION; Different results according to age; CONCLUSIONS; 6 Theoretical implications; STAGE THEORY; DEPRIVATION THEORY; AGENCY THEORY; VITAMIN MODEL; ERIKSON'S LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS THEORY