“…Jarvis & Wardle (1999) showed that the deterioration in lifestyle sometimes observed in the event of a negative shock can be explained by the individual's need to compensate "psychologi cally" for their short-term social and economic difficulties. The experience of unemployment has been said to be associated with an increase in stress, a greater preponderance of somatic, depressive and anxiety syndromes and a more general deterioration in mental health (Linn et al, 1985;Osipow & Fitzgerald, 1993;Bartley & Owen, 1996;Thomas et al, 2005;Burgard et al, 2007;Tefft, 2011;Gathergood, 2013;Blasco & Brodaty, 2016). The psychological shock caused by job loss might then lead to an increase in risky behaviour through excessive consumption of alcohol, cigarettes or medicinal substances (Peck & Plant, 1986;Lee et al, 1991;Morris et al, 1992;Montgomery et al, 1998;Falba et al, 2005;Kuhn et al, 2009;Browning & Heinesen, 2012;Classen & Dunn, 2012;Ahmed & Peeran, 2016).…”