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The benefits of a preventive job search program on re‐employment and mental health at 2‐year follow‐up
Author(s) -
Vuori Jukka,
Silvonen Jussi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/096317904x23790
Subject(s) - seekers , psychology , mental health , depression (economics) , vocational education , unemployment , supported employment , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , medicine , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , engineering , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
This study investigated whether a preventive, group‐based job search program has long‐term beneficial effects on the re‐employment and mental health of participants who have been unemployed for a prolonged period of time. A total of 1,227 unemployed Finnish job seekers participated in this randomly assigned experimental field study. Participation in the programme significantly decreased symptoms of depression, and increased the self‐esteem of the participants during the 2 years of follow‐up. Compared to the control group, the participants of the experimental group were engaged significantly more often in the labour market, either employed, or participating in vocational training.