ABSTRACT
Hepworth suggested a number of such factors, and, in a study of unemployed men, she showed that length of unemployment was negatively correlated with mental health and psychological well-being, and that the semi-skilled and unskilled had poorer psychological well-being than those of higher occupational status. Employment commitment was another potential predictor variable, as was attributional style. Looking at the statistically significant predictors of psychological well-being in the satisfied employed group, as with the younger sample, they are less useful than those in the dissatisfied and unemployed groups. Social support has been widely studied as a moderating factor in relation to stress generally, and several studies have looked at its possible role in alleviating the stress of unemployment. Economic factors may also contribute to an age effect.
