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Unemployment and Identity in Adolescence: A Social Comparison Perspective
Author(s) -
Meeus Wim,
Deković Maja,
Iedema Jurjen
Publication year - 1997
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/j.2161-0045.1997.tb00540.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , unemployment , identity (music) , psychology , social identity theory , social psychology , sociology , developmental psychology , economics , computer science , social group , economic growth , art , aesthetics , artificial intelligence
This study (a) assesses whether employed young people, unemployed school‐leavers, and unemployed young people who have working experience differ in their psychological well‐being, that is stress, depression, and general feelings of happiness; (b) examines the effects of these three work conditions on development and structure of identity; and (c) investigates the effects of identity structure on psychological well‐being. The favorability hypothesis of social comparison theory seems fit to explain the relation between identity structure and psychological well‐being.