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Do they adapt or react? A comparison of the adaptation model and the stress reaction model among South African unemployed

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  • Yannick Griep

    (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)

  • Elfi Baillien

    (HU Brussel, Belgium; KU Leuven, Belgium)

  • Wouter Vleugels

    (KU Leuven, Belgium; Thomas More Antwerpen, Belgium)

  • Sebastiaan Rothmann

    (North-West University, South Africa)

  • Hans De Witte

    (KU Leuven, Belgium; North-West University, South Africa)

Abstract

This study investigates affective experience as a function of unemployment duration in South Africa. The study contrasts two models. The stress reaction model proposes a linear decrease of affective experience as unemployment prolongs. The adaptation model assumes a curvilinear pattern between affective experience and unemployment duration. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with contrast revealed no differences in affective experience between short-term ( N = 101), long-term ( N = 152) and very long-term ( N = 119) unemployed. The findings do not favour either of the models, yet indicate that unemployment is a severe stressor regardless of its duration. These results underline the need for structural changes (e.g. delivering unemployment benefits, stimulating job creation) in order to overcome the negative affective experiences of the South African unemployed.

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  • Yannick Griep & Elfi Baillien & Wouter Vleugels & Sebastiaan Rothmann & Hans De Witte, 2014. "Do they adapt or react? A comparison of the adaptation model and the stress reaction model among South African unemployed," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 35(4), pages 717-736, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:35:y:2014:i:4:p:717-736
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X13495719
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