Is There Any Relationship between Unemployment in Young Graduates and Psychological Resources? An Empirical Research from the Conservation of Resources Theory
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espanolRESUMEN La situacion de crisis que ha vivido el mundo occidental desde 2007 ha generado miles de desempleados. Uno de los paises mas afectados por el desempleo es Espana, en especial los jovenes (34.7%). A la vista de este contexto intentamos analizar el rol de los recursos psicologicos, el bienestar, el distres y el eustres en jovenes graduados empleados y desempleados. Hemos utilizado una muestra de 542 jovenes graduados, de los cuales el 48.3% estaban desempleados y los que trabajaban ocupaban puestos relacionados con su formacion academica. Nuestros resultados sugieren que: 1) es algo mas probable que los jovenes recien graduados encuentren trabajo si tienen puntuaciones altas en optimismo, 2) la resiliencia, el optimismo, la autonomia, la autoeficacia, el dominio del entorno y la satisfaccion general con la vida estan deteriorados en los jovenes sin trabajo, a la par que aumenta en ellos el afecto negativo y 3) el dominio del entorno juega un papel fundamental en los jovenes graduados desempleados, dado que su perdida guarda relacion con el distres mientras que su ganancia se relaciona con el eustres. Los resultados de esta investigacion son relevantes para implementar programas de entrenamiento que contribuyan a mejorar el bienestar y la calidad de vida de estas personas desempleadas, lo que les permitira estar en una mejor disposicion para encontrar trabajo. EnglishABSTRACT The recession suffered in the western world since 2007 has left thousands of people unemployed. One of the countries most affected by unemployment is Spain and specially its young population (34.7%). Considering this context, we try to find out the role of psychological resources, well-being, distress, and eustress, among young employed and unemployed graduates. We worked with a sample of 542 young graduates, of whom 48.3% were unemployed, and those employed held job positions related to their academic background. Our results suggest that: 1) it is somewhat likely for young recent graduates to find a job if they score high in optimism; 2) resilience, optimism, autonomy, self-efficacy, environmental mastery, and overall life satisfaction are deteriorated in unemployment youth, while negative affect is increased in this group; and 3) environmental mastery plays a fundamental role among young unemployed graduates, for its loss is related to distress while its gain is related to eustress. The results of this research are relevant with regards to the implementation of training programs that contribute to the improvement of the well-being and life quality of these unemployed individuals, therefore allowing them to be in a better position to find a job.