Correlates of employment among welfare recipients: Do psychological characteristics and attitudes matter?

被引：27

作者：

Kalil, A

Schweingruber, HA

Seefeldt, KS

机构：

[1] Univ Chicago, Irving B Harris Grad Sch Publ Policy Studies, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

[2] Rice Univ, Houston, TX 77251 USA

[3] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | 2001年 / 29卷 / 05期

关键词：

psychological well-being; employment; welfare reform;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1010413101010

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study examines whether and how a wide range of potential barriers to work, including psychological characteristics and attitudes, are associated with current employment in a recent sample of welfare recipients in Michigan (N = 672). Psychological factors include measures of depressive symptoms, work attitudes, and perceived risks associated with leaving welfare. Over and above demographic, economic, and contextual factors, positive psychological characteristics and attitudes were found to be moderately associated with currently being employed. Implications for welfare-to-work programs and policy are discussed.

引用

页码：701 / 723

页数：23

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