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The psychological meaning of job insecurity and job loss: Results of a longitudinal study

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  • Joelson, Lars
  • Wahlquist, Leif

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This paper presents some results from a longitudinal intensive study of 26 shipyard workers during a period of two years. Unemployment was found to comprise a process consisting of a series of psychological crisis due to loss of important factors contributing to identity. The anticipatory phase was found to be a very burdening phase of unemployment due to the prolonged uncertainty. Despite good economic compensation depressive reactions were noticed. Other psychological reactions were irrational job seeking behaviour. The attitudes towards work were investigated. The central concepts of meaning of work was found to be unconscious and mediated early during childhood and to change very slowly. The shipyard workers tried to maintain an old working identity but especially the old, single men had difficulties to stand firm to it. Some of them intensifies alternative to work, like fishing, hunting and other activities and, in a way, continue to work. The single, older unemployed men were found to be a risk group.

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  • Joelson, Lars & Wahlquist, Leif, 1987. "The psychological meaning of job insecurity and job loss: Results of a longitudinal study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 179-182, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:25:y:1987:i:2:p:179-182
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    1. Burgard, Sarah A. & Brand, Jennie E. & House, James S., 2009. "Perceived job insecurity and worker health in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 69(5), pages 777-785, September.
    2. Cheng, Yawen & Chen, Chun-Wan & Chen, Chiou-Jong & Chiang, Tung-liang, 2005. "Job insecurity and its association with health among employees in the Taiwanese general population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 41-52, July.
    3. Sarah Curtis & Ben Cave & Adam Coutts, 2002. "Is Urban Regeneration Good for Health? Perceptions and Theories of the Health Impacts of Urban Change," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 20(4), pages 517-534, August.
    4. Retno DWIYANTI & Sekar KUSUMA ABDILLA, 2018. "The Effect of Job Insecurity on Organizational Commitment in Impermanent Temporary Employees of an Indonesian Company," Expert Journal of Business and Management, Sprint Investify, vol. 6(1), pages 40-48.

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