MENTAL HEALTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN NOWADAYS ROMANIA
MENTAL HEALTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN NOWADAYS ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: Globalisation and regional economic imperatives have led to problems like “not enough work” and even “no work” for an increasing number of people. This paper attempts to highlight the main emotional effects in the manifestation of stress due to unemployment in pre-accession Romania. The core variables are optimism, positive and negative affect, and the main coping mechanisms. Previous results (Baciu, 2008) showed that unemployed persons have higher levels of stress. The present study highlights differences in coping strategies for optimists and pessimists and tries to underline the influence of positive and negative affect on stress management. Data showed that pessimistic persons are using more often mental disengagement, substance abuse, instrumental support and behavioural disengagement.

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