Prolonged unemployment and depression in older workers: A longitudinal study of intervening variables

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Prolonged unemployment and depression in older workers: A longitudinal study of intervening variables. / Frese, Michael; Mohr, Gisela.
In: Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1987, p. 173-178.

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title = "Prolonged unemployment and depression in older workers: A longitudinal study of intervening variables",
abstract = "In this study, unemployed blue-collar workers over the age of 45 (N = 51) filled out a questionnaire in 1975 and in 1977. It was shown that prolonged unemployment or re-unemployment leads to depression, reduced hope, and financial problems, although none of these factors leads to prolonged unemployment. Being employed or retired leads to a reduction of depression and financial problems. Problems associated with the daily hassles of unemployment, such as financial problems and disappointed hope play a role in the development of depression with prolonged unemployment. Potential third variables that could cause both unemployment and depression--such as internal/external control, passivity, sickness, and age--do not affect the effect of unemployment on depression.",
keywords = "depression, financial situation, hope, unemployment, Business psychology",
author = "Michael Frese and Gisela Mohr",
year = "1987",
doi = "10.1016/0277-9536(87)90385-6",
language = "English",
volume = "25",
pages = "173--178",
journal = "Social Science and Medicine",
issn = "0277-9536",
publisher = "Elsevier Science B.V.",
number = "2",

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T1 - Prolonged unemployment and depression in older workers

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PY - 1987

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N2 - In this study, unemployed blue-collar workers over the age of 45 (N = 51) filled out a questionnaire in 1975 and in 1977. It was shown that prolonged unemployment or re-unemployment leads to depression, reduced hope, and financial problems, although none of these factors leads to prolonged unemployment. Being employed or retired leads to a reduction of depression and financial problems. Problems associated with the daily hassles of unemployment, such as financial problems and disappointed hope play a role in the development of depression with prolonged unemployment. Potential third variables that could cause both unemployment and depression--such as internal/external control, passivity, sickness, and age--do not affect the effect of unemployment on depression.

AB - In this study, unemployed blue-collar workers over the age of 45 (N = 51) filled out a questionnaire in 1975 and in 1977. It was shown that prolonged unemployment or re-unemployment leads to depression, reduced hope, and financial problems, although none of these factors leads to prolonged unemployment. Being employed or retired leads to a reduction of depression and financial problems. Problems associated with the daily hassles of unemployment, such as financial problems and disappointed hope play a role in the development of depression with prolonged unemployment. Potential third variables that could cause both unemployment and depression--such as internal/external control, passivity, sickness, and age--do not affect the effect of unemployment on depression.

KW - depression

KW - financial situation

KW - hope

KW - unemployment

KW - Business psychology

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JO - Social Science and Medicine

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