The unemployed mid-career adult: stressors and support

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Gideon P De Bruin¹  Lynn Ribton-Turner¹ 

[1] University of Johannesburg;

关键词: Unemployment;    Retrenchment;    Self adjustment;   

DOI  :  10.4102/sajip.v32i2.235

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The high rate of unemployment in South Africa is of national concern yet the experience of being unemployed is little understood; not enough is known about the unemployed condition in South Africa. In this study eight unemployed mid-career adults who had been out of work for longer than six months were interviewed in order to explore their lived experience. A qualitative methodology was used and from the extensive interview data, using qualitative content analysis, themes relating to the unemployed condition emerged. Results support, to a large degree, the existing literature and studies on the stressors impacting on the unemployed. This study offers additional insight into the support structures available for the unemployed adult.

【 授权许可】

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