The social stigma of unemployment: consequences of stigma consciousness on job search attitudes, behaviour and success

verfasst von

Gerhard Krug, Katrin Drasch, Monika Jungbauer-Gans

Abstract

Studies show that the unemployed face serious disadvantages in the labour market and that the social stigma of unemployment is one explanation. In this paper, we focus on the unemployed’s expectations of being stigmatized (stigma consciousness) and the consequences of such negative expectations on job search attitudes and behaviour. Using data from the panel study “Labour Market and Social Security” (PASS), we find that the unemployed with high stigma consciousness suffer from reduced well-being and health. Regarding job search, the stigmatized unemployed are more likely to expect that their chances of re-employment are low, but in contrast, they are more likely to place a high value on becoming re-employed. Instead of becoming discouraged and passive, we find that stigmatized unemployed individuals increase their job search effort compared to other unemployed individuals. However, despite their higher job search effort, the stigma-conscious unemployed do not have better re-employment chances.

Externe Organisation(en)

Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung (DZHW)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal for Labour Market Research

Band

53

ISSN

2510-5027

Publikationsdatum

12.07.2019

Publikationsstatus

Elektronisch veröffentlicht (E-Pub)

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie, Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehungen, Organisationslehre und Personalmanagement

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 8 – Anständige Arbeitsbedingungen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-019-0261-4 (Zugang: Offen)