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- Title
Transition to Work: Effects of Preparedness and Goal Construction on Employment and Depressive Symptoms KOIVISTO, VUORI, AND VINOKUR TRANSITION TO WORK.
- Authors
Koivisto, Petri; Vuori, Jukka; Vinokur, Amiram D.
- Abstract
This study examines the mediating role of employment preparedness in improving employment, mental health, and construction of work-life goals among young vocational school graduates who participated in the School-to-Work effectiveness trial. The trial included a 1-week intervention program that focused on enhancing employment preparedness. In this trial, 416 graduates of secondary vocational institutes were randomized into a control and experimental group. All the study participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 10 months later. The results showed that the School-to-Work intervention increased employment preparedness, which in turn increased employment at the 10-month follow-up. Furthermore, employment predicted work-life-related personal goals and lower financial strain, which in turn was associated with lower depressive symptoms. The implications for theory and practice are discussed.
- Subjects
VOCATIONAL education planning; VOCATIONAL guidance; MENTAL depression -- Social aspects; EMPLOYMENT; PREPAREDNESS; GOAL (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Research on Adolescence (Wiley-Blackwell), 2010, Vol 20, Issue 4, p869
- ISSN
1050-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00667.x