The Impact of Unemployment on Psychological Health

Authors

  • Dr. Prabhunath Prasad Saket   Counselling Psychologist, (M.Phil, PGDGC., Ph.D.), SDMC, Education Department New Delhi India

Keywords:

Unemployment Youth of Rewa M.P., Psychological problem, Anxiety, Depression

Abstract

The current study was carried out to investigate the psychological Health level of the unemployed youth persons of Rewa (M.P.) India. Material and methods: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and other psychological tools were used to evaluate psychological health status of the subjects. The sample consisted of 100 respondents of unemployed were taken into consideration. Unemployed showed higher level of anxiety, depression, and loss of behavioural/emotional, psychological distress, and have showed lower levels of life satisfaction and psychological well-being Conclusion: In the present study it was found that unemployed youth are more prone to mental health disorders and health related issues.

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2017-06-30

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Volume 3, Issue 4, May-June-2017

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Dr. Prabhunath Prasad Saket , " The Impact of Unemployment on Psychological Health, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 4, pp.599-602, May-June-2017.