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The Psychological Impact of Work Re‐entry Training for Female Unemployed Sole Parents
Author(s) -
Harry Jan M.,
Tiggemann Marika
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1992.tb01279.x
Subject(s) - workforce , unemployment , psychology , affect (linguistics) , project commissioning , depressive mood , population , clinical psychology , mood , publishing , demography , sociology , political science , communication , law , economics , economic growth
This study examined the psychological effects of short ‘re‐entry to the workforce’ courses on the population of female sole parents, neglected in previous unemployment research. The data for the study were obtained from 118 female sole parents participating in the course, who were compared with a waiting list control group at the beginning and end of the course, and at a follow‐up four weeks after the course had ended. Results indicated that the course produced decreases in depressive affect, negative mood and minor psychiatric symptomology. On all psychological measures, increases in well‐being were shown to be maintained several weeks after the course had ended. It was concluded that the course offered significant and enduring psychological benefits to participants.