This book is concerned with the psychological effects of unemployment. In writing it I had two
main aims:(1) to describe theoretical approaches that are relevant to understanding …

The widely accepted but little scrutinized explanatory framework for documented effects of
unemployment, the deprivation hypothesis, is based on the claim that unemployment …

This research has been carried out as an attempt at examining, in concrete terms, the mental
well-being of the unemployed in Finland in relation to other life conditions. At the beginning …

Sustainable human resource (HR) strategies could help companies manage their human
resources HRs to achieve “net optimality” of companies' objectives as well as a stable …

Both work and leisure are essential for well-being. Yet the ways in which we conceptualise
work, leisure and well-being are in flux, reflecting, in part, the changing societal, economic …

The purpose of this study was to investigate some psychological effects of unemployment in
school‐leavers using a longitudinal research design. Questionnaires which included mood …

The way that movements communicate with the general public matters for their chances of
lasting success. Deva Woodly argues that the potential for movement-led political change is …

Originally published in 1991, this study examines the views of politics presented by young
people in contemporary Britain. Bhavnani argues that previous studies of youth and youth …

This paper presents a multifaceted approach to unemployment stress experienced by male
and female managers, in the form of a literature review and comparative research model. In …

Results are presented from a longitudinal study of school leavers spanning the years 1980–
1987. Those who were unemployed in 1987 reported spending relatively more of their spare …