The Social Costs of Unemployment: Implications for Social Support

Atkinson, Thomas R.; Liem, Ramsay; Liem, Joan H.

doi:10.2307/2136947

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“…Previous research, for example, indicates that unemployment affects family well-being by increasing financial stress (e.g., Atkinson et al 1986;Broman et al 1990), reducing economic security (e.g., Farber 1993;Jacobson et al 1993;Stevens 1997), generating marital conflict (e.g., Conger and Elder 1994), and increasing the likelihood of divorce (e.g., Charles and Stephens 2004;Hansen 2005;Doiron and Mendolia 2012;Eliason 2012). Thus, we can expect that the mental health consequences of involuntary job loss will be shaped by the personal and financial situation that families find themselves in at the time the job loss occurs.…”

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Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

2017

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Panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey are used to examine the impact of involuntary job loss on the mental health of spouses and adolescent children. Estimates from fixed effects models show that the mental health of women (but not men) declines following a spouse's job loss, but only if that job loss results in a sustained period of non-employment or if the couple experienced prior financial hardship or relationship strain. A negative effect of parental job loss on the mental health of adolescent children is also found but is restricted to girls. JEL Classification: I31, J10, J65

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Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

2017

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“…It has been widely documented in sociological and associated literature that both support and stressors often reside in the same sets of interactions (Lynam 1990;Tilden and Gaylen 1987;Atkinson et al 1986;Hammer 1983). These observations seem to hold true in the case of hospice nurses who report that 'it's hard to talk about it at home', or as Maureen said: *my husband doesn't find it easy to talk about (death), he'll listen but he won't ask, so I don't bring my work home'.…”

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Threats to the good death: the cultural context of stress and coping among hospice nurses

McNamara

Waddell

Colvin³

1995

Sociology Health & Illness

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This study uses Australian data based on interviews with nurses and participant observation in an in-patient hospice and a community based hospice service to demonstrate how hospice nurses perceive stress in their work environment and cope with caring for dying patients. Stressors are discussed within a cultural context and are viewed as threats to the nurses' shared system of values which centres on the Good Death. The Good Death is conceptualised as a series of social events that involve the dying person as well as the other interactants who may include family, friends and health professionals. The death is defined as 'good' if there is an awareness, acceptance and preparation for death by all those concemed. The nurses' coping strategies and social supports are negotiated within the context of the hospice environment, and relate directly to the protection and affirmation of the nurses' shared value system.

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“…Job loss, especially when accompanied by a reduction in family income, can strain marriages (Atkinson, Liem, and Liem 1986;Broman, Hamilton, and Hoffman 1990), adversely affect the well-being of all family members, and potentially lead to marital separation and divorce (Hansen 2005;Doiron and Mendolia 2012;Eliason 2012). Furthermore, there may be spillovers between the mental health states of family members (Fletcher 2009;Mervin and Frijters 2014).…”

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A Family Affair: Job Loss and the Mental Health of Spouses and Adolescents

2014

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The Social Costs of Unemployment: Implications for Social Support

Cited by 197 publications

References 28 publications

Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

Job loss and the mental health of spouses and adolescent children

Threats to the good death: the cultural context of stress and coping among hospice nurses

A Family Affair: Job Loss and the Mental Health of Spouses and Adolescents

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