Unemployment from the perspective of the psychology of working
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Article Title | Unemployment from the perspective of the psychology of working |
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ERA Journal ID | 6361 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kossen, Chris (Author) and McIlveen, Peter (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Career Development |
Journal Citation | 45 (5), pp. 474-488 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0894-8453 |
1573-3548 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845317711043 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0894845317711043 |
Abstract | Unemployment is a ubiquitous problem that is a complex of cultural, economic interpersonal, physical, and psychological dimensions. Whereas the pernicious negative outcomes of unemployment are empirically established in the literature, there is a need to better understand the psychological experiences of unemployment so as to inform interventions that ameliorate its impact. The present research is based on archival interview data and uses the psychology of working theory to understand 32 individuals’ experiences of unemployment. The findings include themes that are consistent with the hypothesized predictors posited in the theory, including: marginalization, economic constraints, volition, career adaptability, proactive personality, critical consciousness, social support, and economic conditions. The research findings affirm the conceptual precepts of the theory with regards to its predictors; thus this contribution to the literature on the psychology of working and unemployment opens new perspectives on a perennial problem. |
Keywords | unemployment, underemployment, decent work, workforce marginalization, age discrimination, mature-age workers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4443/unemployment-from-the-perspective-of-the-psychology-of-working
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