Employment, Unemployment, and Response to the General Health Questionnaire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13652003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clive Layton (University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 807-810 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1986.58.3.807 |
| PMID | 3726033 |
| OpenAlex | W2024191416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
The 60-item General Health Quesitonnaire was given to 101 men facing compulsory redundancy, and again 6 mo. later, to investigate the possible causal link between unemployment and mental ill-health. Those subjects who subsequently reported being jobless showed a significant increase in general, minor, nonpsychotic psychiatric morbidity, and in particular endorsed items forming the derived subfactor Anhedonia. For subjects who reported being reemployed, a significant improvement in general mental health was noted. Change scores between groups were significant on the gross GHQ scale, Anhedonia, and Social dysfunction + loss of confidence
Anhedonia · General Health Questionnaire · Mental health · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Unemployment · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Workplace Health and Well-being
Unemployment and risk of minor psychiatric disorder in young people
Moderating factors of the psychological impact of unemployment
The use of the General Health Questionnaire as an indicator of mental health in occupational studies
The effects of unemployment on the mood, self‐esteem, locus of control, and depressive affect of school‐leavers
Comparison of unemployed and employed workers on work values, locus of control and health variables
Sociological Methodology 1972
The psychological effects of unemployment
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2005 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |