Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Subject "Unemployment"
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Do they adapt or react? A comparison of the adaptation model and the stress reaction model among South African unemployed
(Springer, 2014)This study investigates affective experience as a function of unemployment duration in South Africa. The study contrasts two models. The stress reaction model proposes a linear decrease of affective experience as unemployment ... -
The psychological consequences of unemployment in South Africa
(University of Pretoria, 2012)The objective of this study was to investigate the affective experiences, attitudes to work, and job application behaviour of unemployed people. A survey design was used and samples (N = 381) were drawn from unemployed ... -
Psychological dimensions of unemployment: a gender comparison between Belgian and South African unemployed.
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)This study sought to compare South African and Belgian unemployed in their subjective experience of unemployment, committed towards employment and job search behaviour. We also considered gender differences regarding the ... -
The effects of unemployment and perceived job insecurity: a comparison of their association with psychological and somatic complaints, self-rated health and life satisfaction
(Springer, 2016)Purpose: Research has provided convincing evidence for the adverse effects of both short- and long-term unemployment, and perceived job insecurity on individuals' health and well-being. This study aims to go one critical ... -
Voluntary work and the relationship with unemployment, health, and well-being: a two-year follow-up study contrasting a materialistic and psychosocial pathway perspective.
(Amer Psychological Assoc, 2015)In the present study we contrast materialistic (i.e., income and economic inequality) and psychosocial (i.e., social circumstances) pathway perspectives on whether volunteering while being unemployed mitigates the ...