Citation

Banks MH. J. Occup. Rehabil. 1995; 5(1): 37-53.

Affiliation

MRC/ESRC Social and Applied Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN, Sheffield, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF02117819

PMID

24469867

Abstract

The literature on the psychological and mental health effects of unemployment is reviewed in terms of its main effects and the factors that mediate its impact. Significant decrements in mental health for people of all ages are identified, with additional effects of prolonged unemployment, employment commitment, social relationships, gender, ethnic group, social class, local unemployment rate, and personal vulnerability. An integrative model is described and its applicability to models of adjustment to work-related disability is argued.

Language: en