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Sense of coherence predicts employment outcomes after job loss
Author(s) -
Vastamäki Jaana,
Paul Karsten I.,
Moser Klaus
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2011.tb01115.x
Subject(s) - unemployment , seekers , psychology , job loss , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , baseline (sea) , social psychology , clinical psychology , demographic economics , economics , political science , economic growth , physics , quantum mechanics , law
This study investigated sense of coherence (SOC) as a potential predictor of employment outcomes of unemployed job seekers. Ninety‐eight unemployed persons were surveyed at 2 measurement points 6 months apart. The findings showed that strong SOC at baseline predicted positive outcomes (reemployment or being a student) 6 months later. SOC evidently is an important personal resource that enhances the chances of escaping unemployment.