The impact of reemployment on access to the latent and manifest benefits of employment and mental health
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Article Title | The impact of reemployment on access to the latent and manifest benefits of employment and mental health |
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ERA Journal ID | 6440 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hoare, P. Nancey (Author) and Machin, M. Anthony (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology |
Journal Citation | 83 (3), pp. 759-770 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Leicester, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0963-1798 |
2044-8325 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1348/096317909X472094 |
Web Address (URL) | http://bpsoc.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/joop |
Abstract | This study focused on the impact of reemployment on access to both the latent and manifest benefits of employment, and mental health. Existing theories predicted that reemployment would positively affect these variables. One hundred and fifteen unemployed participants in South East Queensland, Australia, completed two paper-and pencil surveys administered 6 months apart that included measures of financial hardship, financial strain, access to the latent benefits (collective purpose, social contact, status, activity, and time structure), and mental health (as measured by the GHQ-12). Participants who gained employment (N = 58) were better off financially, reported greater access to social contact and time structure and had significant improvements in their mental health at Time 2. Participants who remained unemployed showed no change over time. Whilst these results highlight that there is a strong positive impact of reemployment, it is acknowledged that the picture is much more complex than what we have reported here. We recommend that structured programs be available before unemployment is experienced, particularly those that have a beneficial preventive effect on mental health among those participants most at risk of psychological disorders. |
Keywords | reemployment; access to the latent benefits; financial hardship; financial strain; mental health |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Careers and Employment |
Department of Psychology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q00v8/the-impact-of-reemployment-on-access-to-the-latent-and-manifest-benefits-of-employment-and-mental-health
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