Well-Being without Employment? Promoting the Employability of Refugees
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study 1: Population Needs Assessment
2.1. Method
2.1.1. Participants
2.1.2. Instruments
2.1.3. Procedure
2.1.4. Data Analysis
2.2. Results
3. Study 2: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Intervention
3.1. Method
3.1.1. Participants
3.1.2. Instruments
3.1.3. Data Analysis
3.1.4. Psychosocial Intervention Program
3.2. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations and Future Research
4.2. Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Dimensions | M | SD |
---|---|---|
Employment protective behavior | 4.12 | 0.42 |
Employment risk | 2.51 | 0.42 |
Job-seeking behavior | 2.2 | 0.52 |
Self-control | 2.27 | 0.39 |
Self-learning | 4.36 | 0.78 |
Employability perception | 3.56 | 0.51 |
Dimensions | fi | ni |
---|---|---|
Job-seeking expectations | 3 | 0.25 |
Job-seeking behavior deficits | 3 | 0.25 |
Specific education | 1 | 0.08 |
Job-interviews coping | 2 | 0.17 |
Economic stability | 1 | 0.08 |
Poor self-control | 2 | 0.17 |
Activities | Content |
---|---|
Curriculum Vitae (CV) | Motivation. Positive interaction. CV’s preparation. Assertiveness. |
Employability expectations | Knowledge about the Spanish labor market. Reflection. Realistic expectations. |
Job-seeking sources | Active seek. Knowledge about job-seeking sources. Stress/frustration management. |
Interview questions | Active seek. Knowledge about job-seeking sources. Stress/frustration management. |
Interview abilities | Interview abilities. Verbal and nonverbal behavior in the interview. |
Putting into practice | Interview abilities. How to answer questions. Verbal and nonverbal behavior in the interview. |
Dimensions | Pretest | Post-Test | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | n | M | SD | n | |
Employment risk | 2.51 | 0.42 | 11 | 2.38 | 0.53 | 8 |
Job-seeking behavior | 2.2 | 0.52 | 11 | 2.94 | 0.23 | 8 |
Self-control | 2.27 | 0.39 | 11 | 2.78 | 0.49 | 8 |
Employability perception | 3.56 | 0.51 | 12 | 3.69 | 0.77 | 8 |
Dimensions | Skewness | Kurtosis | K-S Test | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sk | SE | K | SE | Z | p-Value | |
Employability | −0.9 | 0.52 | 0.77 | 1.01 | 0.14 | 0.200 |
Employability perception | 1.09 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 0.000 |
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Llinares-Insa, L.I.; Roldán-Pardo, M.; González-Navarro, P.; Benedito-Monleón, M.D. Well-Being without Employment? Promoting the Employability of Refugees. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217775
Llinares-Insa LI, Roldán-Pardo M, González-Navarro P, Benedito-Monleón MD. Well-Being without Employment? Promoting the Employability of Refugees. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(21):7775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217775
Chicago/Turabian StyleLlinares-Insa, Lucía I., Manuel Roldán-Pardo, Pilar González-Navarro, and María Desamparados Benedito-Monleón. 2020. "Well-Being without Employment? Promoting the Employability of Refugees" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 21: 7775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217775