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Impact of COVID‐19 on Employment: Exploring the Perspectives of Job Loss and Mental Health of Individuals From Minimal‐Resource Communities
Author(s) -
Wright Galaxina G.,
Herbert Lea,
Hilaire Breahannah,
Campbell Laurie O.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/cdq.12275
Subject(s) - covid-19 , mental health , resource (disambiguation) , job loss , set (abstract data type) , psychology , pandemic , qualitative research , social psychology , unemployment , sociology , medicine , psychotherapist , economic growth , social science , disease , economics , computer network , pathology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language , virology , outbreak
This qualitative study examines the experiences of COVID‐19 job loss by individuals from minimal‐resource communities. Six participants were interviewed regarding their experience with becoming unemployed during the global pandemic. In general, participants described experiences that aligned with the core tenets of Gowan and Gatewood's (1997) model of response to job loss, as well as additional subthemes, including (a) internal support, (b) external support/resources, (c) survival, (d) mind‐set, (e) emotion regulation, and (f) mental health effects. Implications are provided to career practitioners with consideration of these experiences when working with unemployed individuals who have limited resources.