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Effects of Occupational Status On the Mental Health of Young Italian Men and Women. a Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Paolo Crepet

    (National Research Council, Research Project on "Stress", Department of Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy)

  • Andrea Piazzi

    (Department of Psychiatry, Italian Institute of Social Medicine, Rome, Italy)

  • Guiseppe Vetrone

    (Department of Psychiatry, University of Ancona, Italy)

  • Massimo Costa

    (Italian Institute for Social Medicine, Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The study was carried out on 548 subjects (307 women, 244 men) between the ages of 21 and 26, who had all obtained secondary school certificates. The survey was conducted in two contrasting areas, one showing a high rate of unemployment, the other a rate below the national average. The sample was divided into three groups according to occupational status: employed persons, students and persons seeking their first employment. The subjects were given five questionnaires: a demographic form, the General Health Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Our findings revealed that unemployed women experience greater psychological distress while men are more subject to marked depressive states. There were no significant differences between the two areas surveyed.

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  • Paolo Crepet & Andrea Piazzi & Guiseppe Vetrone & Massimo Costa, 1993. "Effects of Occupational Status On the Mental Health of Young Italian Men and Women. a Cross-Sectional Study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 39(4), pages 303-312, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:39:y:1993:i:4:p:303-312
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409303900406
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