Open AccessFactors influencing the impact of unemployment on mental health among young and older adults in a longitudinal, population-based survey
Author(s) -
F. Curtis Breslin,
Cameron Mustard
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.698
Subject(s) - unemployment , mental health , depression (economics) , workforce , psychology , demography , population , young adult , association (psychology) , longitudinal study , gerontology , psychological distress , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics , economic growth
This study examined the relationship between unemployment and mental health. It particularly emphasized the potential differences in mental health status between younger workers entering the labor market and older workers with established laborforce involvement.