Behavioural plasticity and mental health outcomes for long-term unemployed attending occupational training programmes
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Article Title | Behavioural plasticity and mental health outcomes for long-term unemployed attending occupational training programmes |
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ERA Journal ID | 6440 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Creed, P. A. (Author), Hicks, R. E. (Author) and Machin, M. A. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology |
Journal Citation | 71 (2), pp. 171-191 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 1998 |
Place of Publication | Chichester, West Sussex. United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0963-1798 |
2044-8325 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1998.tb00671.x/pdf |
Abstract | This paper reports on immediate and delayed mental health outcomes for a group of long-term unemployed individuals who attended occupational skills/personal development training courses. Results for participants were compared with a waiting-list control group. Outcomes investigated were well-being (depression, psychological distress, self-esteem, life-satisfaction, guilt, anger, helplessness), attitude to work (employment expectations, employment commitment, employment value) and life-situation (social support, financial strain, use of community resources). Immediate benefits were identified for five of the well-being and one attitude-to-work variables. Few gains persisted at follow-up. Behavioural plasticity effects for well-being and attitude-to-work variables were identified by comparing outcomes for participants who had lower scores prior to the course with participants who reported higher scores at that time. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified |
420313. Mental health services | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Department of Psychology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q05ww/behavioural-plasticity-and-mental-health-outcomes-for-long-term-unemployed-attending-occupational-training-programmes
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