An integrative perspective on the psychological response of women and men to unemployment

Bartell, Marvin; Bartell, Riva

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“…It has also become a reality for a growing number of involuntarily unemployed men and women. However, most research on the topic has dealt with unemployed men, whereas unemployed women have seldom been considered (Bartell & Bartell, 1985;Harris, Heller, & Braddock, 1988;Marshall, 1984). To the extent that women have been represented in studies of joblessness, they are primarily the wives of unemployed male workers (Dew, Bromet, & Schulberg, 1987;Liem & Liem, 1988).…”

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“…issues such as strategies for coping with the problem (Bartell & Bartell, 1985;Leana & Feldman, 1988, 1991Nowak & Snyder, 1983).…”

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“…On the whole, ndings in this area are inconsistent. Bartell and Bartell (1985) suggest that the impact of unemployment is at least as complex for women as it is for men, if not more. In addition, the presence of mediating factors such as family status and alternative sources of income aVect responses to unemployment.…”

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Jobless men and women: A comparative analysis of job search intensity, attitudes toward unemployment, and related responses

Kulik

2000

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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The study examined gender diVerences in job search intensity, attitudes toward unemployment, and related responses among a sample of 594 Israelis. It was hypothesized that gender-based diVerences would be fewer among respondents with high levels of education than among those with low levels of education. At all levels of education, men spent more time searching for work and perceived the state of unemployment as more stigmatic. In contrast, women at all levels of education were more likely to believe that intensive job search eVorts will result in nding employment. In addition, the women were more likely to reject jobs due to con ict with family responsibilities and lack of extrinsic job rewards. Moreover, atypical gender characteristics of occupations may constitute a reason for rejecting potential employment among both sexes, although this tendency was more prevalent among the women. No signi cant diVerences were found between the sexes in psychological responses of unemployment, although the women reported a more severe decline in health than did the men. Widowed and divorced respondents expressed more negative responses toward unemployment than did married and never-married respondents.

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“…issues such as strategies for coping with the problem (Bartell & Bartell, 1985;Leana & Feldman, 1988, 1991Nowak & Snyder, 1983).…”

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Jobless men and women: A comparative analysis of job search intensity, attitudes toward unemployment, and related responses

Kulik

2000

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“…Warr & Parry (1982) found a lack of association between having a job and psychological well-being for women, except for some very specific groups. Bartell & Bartell (1985) have explained the differential response of women and men to unemployment in terms of gender role identity. Intuitively such an explanation is attractive in the context of West Isle where it may well be that women identify more with the home and the community and less with individual careers.…”

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Psychological health and employment status in an island community

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Sewel

1992

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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This study focuses on the relationship between psychological health and employment status in a rural island community. Comparisons are made between different groups within and between the island population and more urban populations reported in other studies. Within the island differences are reported between men and women. For men psychological health varied, especially between the employed and the unemployed. For women no such comparable differences emerged. Although the differences that were found in the island population were of the same kind as reported from urban populations, they were very much less pronounced. It is argued that the relationship between psychological health and employment status can be modified by and is better understood through reference to the local social and community context.

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“…Moreover, existing studies on unemployment in young adulthood have hardly addressed gender differences, probably due to the prevailing assumption that these differences are more prevalent among unemployed adults who are subject to family demands (e.g., the man's role as breadwinner, the woman's role as housewife; Bartell & Bartell, 1985; Leana & Feldman, 1988). In an attempt to fill the existing gap in knowledge, the present study assessed gender differences between single, unemployed young adults in Israel, in a wide range of areas that have received little attention in contemporary research.…”

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Assessing Job Search Intensity and Unemployment-Related Attitudes Among Young Adults: Intergender Differences

Kulik

2001

Journal of Career Assessment

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The study assesses intergender differences in job search intensity and attitudes toward unemployment among a sample of 225 single, childless, young adult Israelis applying for their first job. The findings revealed considerable gender differences in reasons for rejecting potential jobs. Young women are more likely than young men to reject jobs due to adverse job conditions, family considerations, and masculine sex-typed employment. In contrast, young men showed a greater tendency to reject potential jobs for only one reason, that is, feminine sex-typed employment. In addition, women's nonfinancial commitment to work is higher than that of men, whereas the latter perceived unemployment as a most stigmatic situation. The more popular job search strategies used by both men and women were answering ads by phone and asking friends about potential jobs. No significant gender-based differences were found for job search intensity.

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An integrative perspective on the psychological response of women and men to unemployment

Cited by 24 publications

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Jobless men and women: A comparative analysis of job search intensity, attitudes toward unemployment, and related responses

Jobless men and women: A comparative analysis of job search intensity, attitudes toward unemployment, and related responses

Psychological health and employment status in an island community

Assessing Job Search Intensity and Unemployment-Related Attitudes Among Young Adults: Intergender Differences

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