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Hammarstrom, Anne; Janlert, Urban – Journal of Adolescence, 1997
To investigate youth unemployment, followed 1,060 young people for five years following the last term of compulsory school. Findings, based on qualitative methods, show that unemployment correlated positively with changes in nervous complaints and depressive symptoms. No profound gender differences were evident. Focuses on self-confidence,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries