Long-term unemployment amongst adolescents: a longitudinal study

Article Abstract:

Research on adolescents in Sheffield, England, has found that there may not be benefits to self-esteem from a move to employment from unemployment. The unemployed adolescents who were less affected by self-esteem problems tended to be those who had a strong social identity, and were less committed to employment. Self-esteem appeared to be linked to ability to find employment, and lack of improvement in self-esteem could reflect healthy levels to start with. Employment may also not be necessary for adolescents to develop an adult identity.

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Youth unemployment and mental health: some Dutch findings

Article Abstract:

A study of Dutch college graduates and school leavers has found that college graduates tend to cope with unemployment quite well. Unemployment affects school leavers' mental health, and their mental health improves when they obtain employment or start to study. Voluntary work and active job searching are more likely to lead to future employment. Success in finding a job is not linked to initial levels of mental health, so poor mental health appears to result from unemployment rather than being a cause of unemployment.

Demographic aspects, Mental health

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Effect of underemployment on school-leavers' self-esteem

Article Abstract:

Underemployment is increasingly common due to economic restructuring and the expansion of the service sector while manufacturing employment decreases. School leavers are likely to be affected by underemployment since jobs on offer have changed. Underemployment has an adverse effect on school leavers' self-esteem, and low self-esteem is linked to other problems. There may be social costs resulting from the trend of pushing school leavers into underemployment and these costs may not be wholly understood.

Underemployment

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