Selenko E, Batinic B, Paul K (2011)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2011
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Volume: 84
Pages Range: 723-740
Journal Issue: 4
Unemployment has serious negative effects on psychological health, and yet the
underlying mechanisms remain unknown. According to the latent deprivation model,
it is the lack of latent benefits of work associated with unemployment, which leads
to psychological distress. In a four-wave study among employed persons, unemployed
persons, and persons out of the labour force (OLF) (NT1 = 1,026), this assumption was
tested cross-sectionally as well as longitudinally. Multiple mediation analyses show the
expected differences in distress between the employed, unemployed, and OLF persons
and indicate that part of this difference can be explained by differential access to the
latent benefits. Furthermore, cross-lagged structural equation modelling confirms that a
deprivation of latent benefits leads to a decrease in psychological health 6 months later.
Findings regarding the different quality of the latent benefits in relation to each other
and over time when predicting psychological health are discussed.
APA:
Selenko, E., Batinic, B., & Paul, K. (2011). Does latent deprivation lead to psychological distress? Investigating Jahodas model in a four-wave study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84(4), 723-740. https://dx.doi.org/10.1348/096317910x519360
MLA:
Selenko, Eva, Bernad Batinic, and Karsten Paul. "Does latent deprivation lead to psychological distress? Investigating Jahodas model in a four-wave study." Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 84.4 (2011): 723-740.
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