Naslov
Health impacts of prolonged unemployment and reemployment: A longitudinal study

Autori
Galić, Zvonimir ; Šverko, Branimir ; Maslić Seršić, Darja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
29th International Congress of Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Berlin, Njemačka, 20.07.2008. - 27.07.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
health; unemployment; reemployment

Sažetak
In a three-way longitudinal survey of initially unemployed persons (N=370), we examined the impact of prolonged unemployment and reemployment on a series of self-assessed measures of both physical and mental health (captured by the SF-36 Health Survey). Already at T1, on most of the health indicators, the participants who remained unemployed scored lower then those who later gained employment. The participants reemployed at T2 and T3 exhibited improved health, but only on the mental-health indicators. The results suggest that poor physical health contributes to prolonged unemployment, while poor mental health both contributes to and results from unemployment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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