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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Unemployment as a source of mental distress to individuals and their family: Unemployed parents’ perceptions during the economic recession
Contributor:
Frasquilho, Diana;
de Matos, Margarida Gaspar;
Santos, Teresa;
Gaspar, Tânia;
Caldas de Almeida, JM
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2016
Published in:
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62 (2016) 5, Seite 477-486
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0020764016650469
ISSN:
1741-2854;
0020-7640
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Background: Due to the economic recession, several people in Europe became unemployed. This situation may risk their mental health. Aim: This study explored parents’ perceptions about their unemployment’s effects in daily life during the recession. Methods: A total of 59 unemployed parents (40.7% fathers and 59.3% mothers), ageing 44.4 years (±6.2), answer a question on how the unemployment affected their family lives. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Results: The findings suggest that unemployment is a source of adult and youth mental distress and of economic hardship and changes in family relations. Conclusion: Support to unemployed individuals and their families could benefit from these insights when granting the needed financial and socioemotional assistance.