Abstract
Mental health for each person is affected by individual factors and experiences, social interaction, societal structures and resources, and cultural values. The aim of present study was to examine Mental health of Educated unemployed. Mental Health Inventory were administered on 64 educated unemployed participants in age ranging from 22-35 years in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. Obtained data was analyzed with independent t-test. Results revealed that there was difference between unemployed male and female on positive self evaluation, perception of reality and integration of personality. The finding of the study can be useful in giving psychosocial intervention to the unemployed persons.
Highlights
According to a researcher mental health like physical health, may be viewed as existing on a continuum from healthy living to chronic illness [1]
Mental health for each person is affected by individual factors and experiences, social interaction, societal structures and resources, and cultural values
Anxiety, and somaticism occurring only as brief initial responses for some workers; for others the emotional strain did not abate even when unemployment ended [19]. Both the prevalence and type of mental health problems are different in men and women and the same goes for mental health outcomes and coping styles during unemployment [20,21]
Summary
According to a researcher mental health like physical health, may be viewed as existing on a continuum from healthy living to chronic illness [1]. The classical functionalistic model states that being employed satisfies physical needs by the means of income, and provides other, psychological benefits [4] These latent functions of employment, namely regular activity, time structure, status and identity, social contacts and participation in collective purpose; are lacking in an unemployment situation. In a detailed prospective study which focused directly on the worker facing unemployment, a scholar examined a variety of indicators of health and economic strain over a two-year period [18]. He found elevated depression, anxiety, and somaticism occurring only as brief initial responses for some workers; for others the emotional strain did not abate even when unemployment ended [19]. Related to mental health and unemployment ‘’ the investigator attempted to examine Mental health of educated unemployed persons
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