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Distress and unemployment: The related economic and noneconomic factors in a sample of unemployed adults
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Objectives To examine the associations between economic
and noneconomic factors and psychological distressin a group
of 748 unemployed adults during economic recession.
Methods Data were collected through a questionnaire.
Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were used to test
the associations between distress and the deprivation of
income and latent benefits of employment (time structure,
activity, status, collective purpose and social contact).
Results The participants’ mean of distress was higher than
the national population mean, and 46.5% of the participants
scored above that. All economic and noneconomic factors
emerged as strong predictors of distress; particularly financial
deprivation (OR 1.06; CI 95 % 1.04–1.09) and lack of
structured time (OR 1.07; CI 95 % 1.05–1.09). Women (OR
1.40; CI 95 % 1.04–1.86) and people with lower education
levels (OR 0.45; CI 95 % 0.34–0.61) were more affected.
Conclusions The unemployed individuals score high on
distress, especially those facing financial strain and lack of
structured time, and women and individuals with lower education
in particular. Given the recessionary context and high
unemployment rates, these insights raise awareness for policies
and actions targeting the needs of unemployed people.
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Economic recession Financial deprivation Mental health Psychological stress Time structure Unemployment
Contexto Educativo
Citação
International Journal Of Public Health, 61, 821–828. doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0806-z
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Springer Verlag