Citation

Sulemana I, Doabil L, Anarfo EB. J. Health Psychol. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

GIMPA Business School, Ghana.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105319883911

PMID

31665929

Abstract

The detrimental consequences of unemployment to the psychological well-being of people have been well documented. However, much of this research has been conducted for developed countries. This study contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on this topic from a Ghanaian perspective. Our results revealed no significant association between unemployment and psychological distress. Rather, we found that part-time and full-time employees who were looking for a job were significantly more likely to suffer psychological distress. When we analysed the association between unemployment and psychological distress for males and females separately, we did not find a statistically significant relationship for either gender group.

Language: en

Keywords

Ghana; gender differences; psychological distress; psychological well-being; unemployment