Sospesi nel tempo. Inattività e malessere percepito in giovani adulti NEET

Parola, Anna; Donsì, Lucia

doi:10.3280/pds2018-003003

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“…For the young people in the school-to-work transition phase, quarantine has also imposed a limitation on the time horizon, forcing aspirations and plans for the future to be blocked. This scenario has occurred at a time of difficulty for young people in the transition from school to the labor market, which already represents a risk factor for mental health (McKee-Ryan et al, 2005;Paul and Moser, 2009), specifically in the Italian context (Parola and Donsì, 2018).…”

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Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and Career Development: A Narrative Approach Into the Meaning for Italian University Graduates

Parola

2020

Front. Psychol.

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In times of economic crisis, the literature shows that young people have always been in the high-risk category. The COVID-19 outbreak and the consequence on the economic level have increased the sense of uncertainty and precariousness experienced by young people. The current scenario has forced young people at the school-to-work transition point to rethink their career plans. Although the difficulties of the school-to-work transition already lead to distress and mental health problems in young people, the slowdown imposed by the coronavirus could add up to these difficulties. The present study aimed to explore the process of career development and career planning in the coronavirus era. Twenty Italian university graduates were involved. Methods: A quantitative measure was used to evaluate the affective (positive/negative) experience. A narrative prompt was used to understand the individual dimensions of career planning. Cluster analysis was carried out by an unsupervised ascendant hierarchical method to explore the themes of the narration. Results: Italian young adults have tended to experience negative affects in the recent weeks of quarantine. The themes highlighted in the narratives showed that Italian young adults experience feelings of fear, uncertainty, and anxiety about the post-pandemic future. Conclusion: The results appear as a starting point to rethink possible interventions for this group post-lockdown and post-pandemic.

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Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and Career Development: A Narrative Approach Into the Meaning for Italian University Graduates

Parola

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…The deterioration of employment perspectives is a major threat to the mental health of those facing the transition [9], which is already considered a challenging and stressful developmental stage [10,11]. The effects of the pandemic have marked aggravation of precariousness, eliciting a more severe decline in mental health [2,12].…”

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The Storm Doesn’t Touch me!—The Role of Perceived Employability of Students and Graduates in the Pandemic Era

2022

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Perceived Employability acquires growing relevance as a psychological protective resource now that new entrants in the labour market from higher education are experiencing a deterioration of their occupational prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings worries and jeopardises psychological well-being. This study aims to extend research on perceived employability among Italian University students and graduates. Perceived employability is posited to predict flourishing directly and indirectly by reducing material, social, and health worries related to COVID-19. Moreover, this study contends that perceived employability buffers the positive impact of perceived adverse conditions of the labour market on worries, changing the effect on flourishing. In total, 471 university students and graduates completed an online survey. The analyses reveal that perceived employability positively influences flourishing directly and indirectly by reducing COVID-19-related worries. Nevertheless, the results do not support the moderating action of perceived employability. Despite some limitations (e.g., a cross-sectional design), this study significantly advances the exploration of perceived employability as a critical personal resource to deal with the transition to work under pandemic-related crises. This study draws on its results to advise higher education to increase perceived employability, such as through career guidance activities and work-based learning experiences.

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“…NEET status is explained not only by individual choices and characteristics (e.g., female gender, school attainment) but also by family background characteristics (e.g., parental education and jobless condition, sibling labour force status, immigrant parents) and socioeconomic factors [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Despite the NEET concept itself being somewhat problematic (e.g., it refers to a heterogeneous group of people, it defines young people in negative terms highlighting what they are not, it is associated with negative connotations) [12], the NEET phenomenon guarantees increasing attention from mental and public health experts [11,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Long-term (more than five months) NEET status is associated with risk factors, such as taking a career role, seclusion at home, involvement in deviant activities, and addiction or health problems [11].…”

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“…Long-term (more than five months) NEET status is associated with risk factors, such as taking a career role, seclusion at home, involvement in deviant activities, and addiction or health problems [11]. Inactivity and discomfort and a sense of uncertainty and instability are associated with the NEET condition [16]. Peer problems and symptoms of psychopathology generally precede the NEET condition [13,14,[17][18][19] despite the fact that the inverse path has also been demonstrated [15].…”

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Macro-Determinants of NEET: An Ecological Study at the Country Level of Analysis for the Period 1997–2020

Amendola

2022

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The aim of the present study was to examine macro-determinants of the Not Engaged in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) rate with the country as the unit of analysis. Data from 40 countries were extracted from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) database. Linear mixed models were used to examine associations between the NEET rate and gross domestic product (GDP), population density, life expectancy, social spending, homicide rate, part-time employment, poverty, social inequality (GINI index), and education spending. As part of a sensitivity analysis, the analysis was repeated using open data from the World Bank Group. GDP and social spending were uniquely associated with the NEET rate after controlling for the effects of other factors. Social inequality, poverty, and education spending showed borderline significant associations with the NEET rate. The findings of the present ecological study showed associations between environmentally unfavourable conditions or harshness and the NEET rate at the country level and may inform appropriate policy measures to contain and promote a decrease in the NEET rate.

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Sospesi nel tempo. Inattività e malessere percepito in giovani adulti NEET

Cited by 12 publications

References 62 publications

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and Career Development: A Narrative Approach Into the Meaning for Italian University Graduates

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak and Career Development: A Narrative Approach Into the Meaning for Italian University Graduates

The Storm Doesn’t Touch me!—The Role of Perceived Employability of Students and Graduates in the Pandemic Era

Macro-Determinants of NEET: An Ecological Study at the Country Level of Analysis for the Period 1997–2020

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