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Estime de Soi, Solitude et Dépression Chez Les Chômeurs Diplômés D'Université Selon La Durée du Chômage: Une Comparaison Avec Les Non Diplômés

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1986

Abstract

The present research studies the level of self-esteem, loneliness and depression in a sample of unemployed university graduates, taking into consideration the duration of unemployment. Thus, the subjects are divided into three groups: recently unemployed (1 month and less), moderately unemployed (6-7 months), and chronically unemployed (11-12 months). The instruments used are The Social Self-Esteem Inventory, The U.C.L.A. Loneliness Scale, and the Beck Depression Scale. The results show that the level of self-esteem is significantly lower for the chronically unemployed as compared to the recently unemployed. On the other hand, loneliness is significantly greater for chronically unemployed than for recently unemployed. Finally, depression is significantly greater for the moderate group as compared to the recent one, and for chronically unemployed than for the recently unemployed. The results for the unemployed university graduates are significantly different from those obtained from non graduates on two variables: the recently unemployed graduates have a greater self-esteem than recently unemployed non graduates. Moreover, the chronically unemployed graduates experience more depression as compared to their non graduate counterparts.

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Cette recherche vise à étudier le niveau d'estime de soi, de solitude et de dépression chez un échantillon de chômeurs diplômés d'université, en tenant compte de la durée du chômage. Ainsi les sujets sont répartis en trois groupes soit, récents (un mois et moins), moyens (6-7 mois), et chroniques (11-12 mois de chômage). Les instruments utilisés sont le Social-Self Esteem Inventory, le U.C.L.A. Loneliness Scale et le Beck Depression Scale. Les résultats démontrent que l'estime de soi est significativement plus faible chez les chômeurs chroniques que chez les chômeurs récents. D'autre part, la solitude est significativement plus forte chez les chômeurs chroniques que chez les chômeurs récents. Enfin, la dépression est significativement plus forte chez les chômeurs moyens que chez les chômeurs récents, de méme que chez les chômeurs chroniques par rapport aux chômeurs récents. Les résultats des chômeurs diplômés diffèrent significativement de ceux obtenus par les non diplômés à deux variables: les chômeurs récents diplômés ont une estime de soi plus élevée que les chômeurs récents non diplômés. De plus, les chômeurs chroniques diplômés vivent plus de dépression que leurs collègues non diplômés.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 5Number 1April 1986
Pages: 99 - 109

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Gaston-R De Grâce
Purushottam Joshi

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