To what extent does income explain the effect of unemployment on mental health? Mediation analysis in the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003580
Abstract: BACKGROUND Employment and income are important determinants of mental health (MH), but the extent that unemployment effects are mediated by reduced income is unclear. We estimated the total effect (TE) of unemployment on MH and… read more here.
Keywords: health; effect unemployment; mediation; unemployment ... See more keywords
Happiness in Hard Times: Does Religion Buffer the Negative Effect of Unemployment on Happiness?
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soaa018
Abstract: Two well-known findings are that the religious are happier than the non-religious, and people are less happy when they lose their job. We investigate a link between these by asking whether religion buffers against the… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; unemployment happiness; effect unemployment; negative effect ... See more keywords
Unemployment and political trust across 24 Western democracies: Evidence on a welfare state paradox
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DOI: 10.1177/00016993211008501
Abstract: Set against the backdrop of the Great Recession, the paper explores the interplay of unemployment experiences and political trust in the USA and 23 European countries between 2002 and 2017. Drawing on harmonized data from… read more here.
Keywords: unemployment; effect unemployment; political trust; trust ... See more keywords