Study Kirchler (1984b): study AT 1983
- Public
- Unemployed, followed 6 months after job loss, Linz Austria, 1983
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 31
- Non Response
- Dropout due to refusal 23%
- Assessment
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Multiple assesment methods
Highly structured mood diary, questionnaire and personal interview
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Re-employed continuation of unemployment
- Our Classification
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- Operationalization
- 0 Found a job (N=17)
1 Remained unemployed (N=11)
Happiness was assessed at four times
after falling unemployed:
T1 1 month
T2 2 month
T3 3 month
T4 6 month
Observed Relation with Happiness
T1 Mt' = 7.99 --
T2 Mt' = 8.21 8.67
T3 Mt' = 8.12 8.73
T4 Mt' = 7.70 8.78
The newly employed remain equally happy after
finding a job, while the happiness of Ss who
remain unemployed decreases from T3 to T4.
The effect of unemployment is similar in three
personality types (social sensitive dependents and self-assured dominants). Insecure-submissive improve most after re-employment.