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The effects of unemployment on the psycho‐social development of school‐leavers
Author(s) -
GURNEY ROSS M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1980.tb00026.x
Subject(s) - unemployment , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , work (physics) , psychology , developmental psychology , social change , youth unemployment , sociology , economic growth , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics
School‐leavers deal with important developmental tasks which are to some extent interwoven with the transition from school to the adult work world. But many school‐leavers are currently being denied work opportunities. This study used Erikson's notions of psycho‐social development to investigate the impact of unemployment on students leaving school and attempting to secure their first job. Those who found work, particularly girls, showed significant psycho‐social development while those who returned to school or were unemployed showed none.