Examining Psychological Self-Sufficiency Among Low-Income Jobseekers with Mental Health Barriers

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作者：
Philip Young P. Hong
Rana Hong
Sangmi Choi
David R. Hodge
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[1] Loyola University Chicago,Center for Research On Self
[2] Dongguk University,Sufficiency (CROSS), School of Social Work
[3] Arizona State University,School of Social Work
来源：
Community Mental Health Journal | 2021年 / 57卷
关键词：
Psychological self-sufficiency; Economic self-sufficiency; Employment hope; Employment barriers; Mental health; Structural equation modeling;
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The study is to investigate psychological self-sufficiency—the force within someone that activates cognitive and non-cognitive process of shifting perceived barriers into hope actions—as it relates to economic self-sufficiency among jobseekers with mental health barriers. Among a sample of 2455 low-income jobseekers in job readiness programs at six community-based agencies in Chicago, a subsample of 424 who self-identified as having mental illness barriers are selected to analyze the relationships between employment hope, employment barriers, and economic self-sufficiency using structural equation modeling. Results indicate that employment hope mediates the path between perceived employment barriers and economic self-sufficiency. The study further highlights the positive effects of employment barriers on employment hope among jobseekers with perceived mental illnesses. The findings support growing evidence that psychological self-sufficiency is positively associated with gaining economic self-sufficiency in workforce development programs.
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