Social and Psychological Consequences of Unemployment in Young People, 1982-1983

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>This two-stage longitudinal aimed: <br> i) to assess the effect of duration of unemployment on labour market attachment;<br> ii) to assess the effect of duration of unemployment on psychological well-being;<br> iii) to determine the moderators of i) and ii), including social networks, social supports and pressures.<br> <br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>i) Sex, ethnic group and personal histories of unemployment, employment and special measures.<br> ii) Job search and aspirations.<br> iii) Labour market attitudes, and disaffection.<br> iv) Psychological well-being, health and personality.<br> v) Social supports, networks and pressures.<br> vi) Subcultural features of unemployment.<br> vii) Area differences.<br> viii) Prediction of success in finding employment.<br> ix) Training aspirations.<br> x) Perceptions of the unemployed.<br> Standard Measures:<br> i) General health Questionnaire, Zung Depression and Anxiety, sociability and achievement orientation measures.<br> ii) Item batteries on: employment commitment, unemployment orientation, labour market disaffection, job search attitude, attitudes to employment.<br> iii) Composite scales of social pressures and supports.<br> For a full account of origin of the measures see Warr P.B., Banks M.H. and Ullah P.B. (1985) 'The experience of unemployment among black and white urban teenagers' <i>British Journal of Psychology</i> 76, p.75-87.<br>