The Psychological Impact of Unemployment
This book is concerned with the psychological effects of unemployment. In writing it I had two main aims: (1) to describe theoretical approaches that are relevant to understanding unemployment effects; and (2) to present the re sults of studies from a program of research with which I have been clos...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Social Psychology
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction and Overview
- 2. Background Research
- Studies of the Great Depression
- More Recent Studies
- 3. Theoretical Approaches from the Study of Work, Employment, and Unemployment
- Stage Theories
- Jahoda’s Functional Approach
- Job Content and Locus of Control
- Agency Theory
- Warr’s Vitamin Model
- 4. Theoretical Approaches: Some Wider Frameworks
- Self-Concept Theory
- Stress and Coping Models
- Expectancy-Value Theory
- Attribution Theory
- Helplessness Theory
- Self-Efficacy Theory
- Life-Span Developmental Psychology
- Concluding Comments
- 5. Scales and Measures
- Self-Concept Measures
- Value Measures
- Affect and Psychological Well-Being
- Causal Attributions
- External Locus of Control
- Expectation and Valence Measures
- Time Structure
- Action Measures
- Financial Stress and Strain
- Unemployment History
- Social Support
- Conclusion
- 6. Youth Unemployment: Single-Group Studies
- Research with Unemployed Groups
- Research with Student Groups
- Concluding Comments
- 7. Youth Unemployment: Comparison-Group Studies
- Employed Versus Unemployed Groups: General Population
- Employed Versus Unemployed Groups: University Graduates
- Further Research on Time Structure
- Potential Social Action
- 8. Youth Unemployment: Longitudinal Studies
- Longitudinal Study of School-Leavers
- Transitions Between Employment and Unemployment
- Moderating Effects
- Job-Seeking Behavior
- Quality of Employment
- 9. Studies with Older-Age Groups
- Young Versus Middle-Aged Groups
- Reported Behavior Change in Older Men
- Job-Seeking Behavior: Further Findings
- Concluding Comments
- 10. Epilogue
- General Summary
- Some General Conclusions
- Theoretical Issues
- Research with Larger Units
- Final Comments
- References
- Author Index