EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF JOB LOSS AS A FUNCTION OF GRIEF DEPRESSION, OPTIMISM, HOPE AND SELF-EFFICACY
Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education
Program
Education
Supervisor
Dr. Alan Leschied
Abstract
This study explored the impact of job loss within a framework of bereavement grief that links the negative effects of unemployment on both an individual’s physiological and psychological well-being. 519 participants who experienced involuntary job loss were examined through a series of demographic questions, a question on work centrality, and survey responses on scales of grief, depression, optimism, hope and self-efficacy.
The preliminary results suggest that at least 6.94% of the participant sample experienced a grief-type reaction immediately after their job loss while depression symptoms were more prevalent across the entire sample. Women appeared to have a greater grief reaction then men upon initial job loss. Work centrality scores showed a significant relationship with grief scores but not depression scores.
Results also indicate that the positive psychology factors of optimism, hope and self-efficacy may play a protective function from experiencing a grief- or depression-like reaction after job loss.
Recommended Citation
Isenor, Jessica Karrie Penley, "EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF JOB LOSS AS A FUNCTION OF GRIEF DEPRESSION, OPTIMISM, HOPE AND SELF-EFFICACY" (2011). Digitized Theses. 3371.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3371