Unemployment and underemployment: A narrative analysis about loss

(Re)Constructing Career Strategies After Experiencing Involuntary Job Loss

“…Narrating stories encourages individuals to reconstruct the equilibrium between what they were, what they are aspiring to and the demands of their environment (Bujold, 2004;Watson, 2008). The relevance of narrative inquiry for careers research is in its ability to assist people to make sense of their experiences, decisions and transitions (Blustein et al, 2013;Ezzy, 2000). Telling stories of these experiences aids identity (re)construction because narrating the self changes the self (Creed et al, 2010;Ibarra & Barbulescu, 2010).…”

“…Similar to other studies (e.g. Billett & Pavlova, 2005;Blustein et al, 2013;Creed et al, 2010;Dries, 2011;Watson, 2008), it seeks to take into consideration the macro-social context in which people enact their careers. Structural processes, specifically CE, have been identified as significant influences on the former professionals' views of their career experiences and how they enact their career outcomes (Mulhall, 2012(Mulhall, , 2013.…”

“…Zikic & Richardson, 2007) who are currently unemployed (e.g. Blustein, Kozan, & Connors-Kellgren, 2013) or have been re-employed in the private sector (e.g. Zatzick & Iverson, 2006).…”

“…One addresses the aftermath of job loss (see e.g. Zatzick & Iverson, 2006;Zikic & Richardson, 2007), specifically using an active labour market programme as a site to study the impact of involuntary job loss on individuals' perceptions of their career experiences, having previously encountered discontinuity in their careers (Blustein et al, 2013). The second attends to narrative constructions of identity and career experiences (see e.g.…”

Vulnerabilidad social percibida en contexto de crisis económica

“…c) El significado psicológico del empleo y del trabajo: también influye el significado psicológico que la persona otorgue al empleo, ya que las consecuencias derivadas de la pérdida del empleo serán distintas si éste "carece de sentido para la persona, es rutinario, alienante o explotador o, por el contrario, resulta satisfactorio" (Fagin y Little, 1984: 27) o viene a frustrar grandes expectativas (Villardón et al, 2011). d) El apoyo social: uno de los factores más destacados por la literatura especializada como factor mitigante del impacto del desempleo en el bienestar de las personas es la existencia y disponibilidad de apoyo social, especialmente del proveniente de las redes informales, elemento que, paradójicamente, se ve negativamente afectado por el desempleo y la escasez de recursos económicos (Buendía, 1990(Buendía, , 2010Blustein, Kozan y Connors-Kellgren, 2013;Dunst y Trivette, 1990;Fielden y Davidson, 1998;Huffman, Culbertson, Wayment e Irving, 2015;Jackson y Warr, 1987;Kabanoff, 1982;Kroll y Lampert, 2009;Linn et al, 1985;Roberts et al, 1997;Sèlebarska, Moser y Gunnesch-Luca;Schwarzer et al, 1994;Tiffon, 2001).…”