Configurations of unemployment, reemployment, and psychological well-being: A longitudinal study of unemployed individuals in Portugal

Joaquim A. Ferreira; Matthias Reitzle; Bora Lee; Raquel A. Freitas; Eduardo R. Santos; Luís Alcoforado; Fred W. Vondracek

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2015.09.004

Configurations of unemployment, reemployment, and psychological well-being: A longitudinal study of unemployed individuals in Portugal

Joaquim A. Ferreira, Matthias Reitzle, Bora Lee, Raquel A. Freitas, Eduardo R. Santos, Luís Alcoforado, Fred W. Vondracek

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Abstract

This study examined how four different configurations of unemployment and reemployment (defined by history of past unemployment and unemployment/reemployment 3 years later) related to changes in psychological well-being. The longitudinal sample consisted of 566 Portuguese men and women who were unemployed at the beginning of the study. Using true change score models, we found that individuals who reported a long period of unemployment at T1 but were reemployed at T2 showed meaningful gains in positive affect and life satisfaction compared to those who had a shorter history of unemployment and were reemployed. An examination of gender differences revealed that the women who were reemployed after a long history of unemployment showed the greatest relative gains in positive affect. We conclude by noting limitations of this research and suggesting future research to address these limitations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	54-64
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	91
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.09.004
Publication status	Published - 2015 Dec 1

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by a grant from the Programa Operacional de Assistência Técnica/Fundo Social Europeu (POAT/FSE) [Operational Program of Technical Support/European Social Fund], grant 611402012 , to Joaquim A. Ferreira, Principal Investigator.

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Keywords

Life-satisfaction
Positive and negative affect
Reemployment
Unemployment configurations

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Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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