Date of Award

1-1-2009

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Educational Psychology and Methodology

Content Description

1 online resource (vii, 102 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

LaRae Jome

Committee Members

Sally Hage, Matthew Miller

Keywords

career, grief, Job loss, unemployment, Employees, Unemployment, Grief, Loss (Psychology)

Subject Categories

Psychology | Social Psychology

Abstract

Adults in the workforce face various psychosocial challenges over the course of their career. One of the most stressful life experiences is the involuntary loss of employment (Holmes & Rahe, 1967). This study explored psychological reactions to involuntary job loss and the overlap between reactions to job loss and bereavement loss. It was hypothesized that the pattern of symptoms reported by a job loss group would not differ significantly from a bereavement group. In addition, a second research question explored three specific contextual variables (social support, work salience, and time since loss) and their correlation with psychological outcomes of the job loss.

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