Mousteri, Victoria and Daly, Michael and Delaney, Liam
(2018)
The scarring effect of unemployment on psychological well-being
across Europe.
Social Science Research, 72.
pp. 146-169.
ISSN 0049-089x
Abstract
Past unemployment may have a pervasive psychological impact that occurs across nations. We
investigate the association between unemployment events across working life and subsequent
psychological well-being across 14 European countries. Additionally, we consider the influence
of between-country differences in labour market institutions and conditions on the cross-country
well-being effects of unemployment. Data detailing life-long employment trajectories and contemporary life conditions are drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.
The well-being impact of unemployment is modeled using linear, multi-level specifications. Each
six-month spell of past unemployment is found to predict reduced quality of life and life satisfaction after the age of 50, having adjusted for a broad range of individual and country-specific
covariates. In contrast, the impact of past unemployment on depression is explained by individual demographic factors. We identify the first comparative long-term evidence that unemployment welfare scarring may be a broad, international phenomenon.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Cross-country survey;
Life satisfaction;
Quality of life;
Depression;
Unemployment;
Psychological scarring; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: |
13155 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.01.007 |
| Depositing User: |
Michael Daly
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| Date Deposited: |
31 Jul 2020 16:23 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Social Science Research |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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