Work Experience, Mental Health, and Behavioral Adjustment in Adolescence

Mortimer, Jeylan T.; Finch, Michael; Shanahan, Michael J.; Ryu, Seongryeol

doi:10.1207/s15327795jra0201_2

Cited by 80 publications

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“…Three scales assessing personal and interpersonal features of the work environment were constructed from items used in previous research (Mortimer et al 1992b;Pearlin and Schooler 1978;Quinn and Staines 1979). Interpersonal conflict/support deficits at work is a four item measure assessing whether the respondent has had serious disagreements with people at work, whether he/she has had difficulty feeling at ease with people at work, whether people treated him/her in an unfriendly or mean way, and whether he/she was treated unfairly by a person he/she works with.…”

Section: Work Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Young Women's Social and Occupational Development and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse

Schilling

Aseltine

Gore

2007

American J of Comm Psychol

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We examined social role functioning and depressive symptoms of young adults who were abused as children in data from a longitudinal community sample. Sexually abused women and men were more depressed during their senior year of high school, and this difference was more pronounced 2 years later. We then examined a mediational model to determine whether social functioning explained the course of depressive symptoms over this transitional period. Focusing only on young women, for whom the prevalence of abuse was much higher, results indicated that two-thirds of the effect of abuse on depressive symptoms was explained by experiences and choices in the domains of work, education and intimate relationships. Having less supportive intimate relationships and lower rates of attendance at 4-year colleges were particularly important. Findings reveal the key role played by early adult interpersonal and occupational development in perpetuating the mental health impact of childhood trauma.

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Section: Work Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Young Women's Social and Occupational Development and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse

Schilling

Aseltine

Gore

2007

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Young people who did go out every evening reported the highest levels of illicit substance use. In relation their financial situation and spending ability, all young people reported receiving pocket money on a weekly basis (mean ¼ £13.33) with twenty-nine saying that they received additional income from working (mean ¼ £10.44 per week) a factor sometimes associated with higher levels of drug use in adolescence (Greenberger, Steinberg & Vaux, 1981;Mortimer, Finch, Shanahan & Ryu, 1992;Steinberg, Greenberger, Garduque & McAuliff, 1982). They have more money to spend than those in the school survey (mean pocket money ¼ £9.49 and mean earning of £6.67 from working).…”

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confidence: 99%

Adolescent substance abuse among young people excluded from school in Belfast

McCrystal

Higgins

Percy

et al. 2005

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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The lifestyles of young people excluded from school have received much attention recently, particularly in relation to illicit drug use. Commentators have acknowledged that they constitute a high-risk group to social disaffection and substance abuse. This paper reports on a group of 48 young people living in Belfast aged 13-14 years who are considered to be at a particularly high risk to substance abuse because they are excluded from school. The evidence in this paper suggests that many are already exhibiting potentially high-risk behaviours to problem drug use compared with their contemporaries in mainstream education. This paper examines the evidence within the context of a limited existing literature base on this group of young people. It suggests that a more focused approach is required for the development of appropriate drug-prevention strategies to meet their needs.

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“…For this study, WAC was assessed using a one item measure "my job interferes with my work," to which participants' ratings ranged from 'agree strongly' to 'disagree strongly.' Mortimer and Finch (1992) examined the gender differences for WAC outcomes. Specifically, in their study of 1,001 ninth graders, girls reporting greater WAC tended to also report significantly lower self-esteem (ß = -.255, p < .001), greater depressive affect (ß = .305, p < .001), and reduced general psychological well-being (ß = -.208, p < .001).…”

Section: Goal Conflictmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work-nonwork goal conflict: A self-regulatory expansion of work-life conflict

McKee

2009

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This goal-based conceptualization of WLC was used within the current study in order to explore the relationship between work-nonwork goal conflict and worker well-being. Participants were guided through an on-line personal project analysis, in which they elicited goals within work and nonwork domains and then provided ratings of conflict between all work and nonwork goals. Results of this research support the utility of examining life domains, such as social life, academics, and selfcare when attempting to understand the relationship between intergoal conflict and employee well-being.iv

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Work Experience, Mental Health, and Behavioral Adjustment in Adolescence

Cited by 80 publications

References 21 publications

Young Women's Social and Occupational Development and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse

Young Women's Social and Occupational Development and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse

Adolescent substance abuse among young people excluded from school in Belfast

Work-nonwork goal conflict: A self-regulatory expansion of work-life conflict

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