ACTIVE JOB SEARCH: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
ACTIVE JOB SEARCH: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Summary/Abstract: Unemployment is a stressful experience since it puts a person in an insecure situation and requires various changes in a person’s everyday life. Active job search is an important predictor of finding a job. Findings on the factors of differences in willingness for an active job search are significant and useful in creating counselling models for the unemployed. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on the choice of strategies used to cope with unemployment stress and on willingness to try out various forms of active job search, as well as to determine whether willingness for active job search can be predicted based on particular strategies for coping with stress caused by unemployment. The sample of participants included 304 unemployed persons registered with the Employment Service of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka.

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