Abstract:

This study aims to explore the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics of the unemployed and the household characteristics in which they live and the levels of life satisfaction. The research was carried out by the analysis of the data obtained from the four waves of the World Values Research (2001-2007-2011-2018) conducted in the quantial research pattern in the cutting-edge scan method. The research group has 650 unemployed people. According to the results of the study, unemployed life satisfaction scores don’t make differences according to gender and education levels. Among the unemployed, those in the middle age group and who are married according to their civic status have a lower life satisfaction score. Positive correlation between the income level of individuals and the detected health and life satisfaction points has been identified. As the number of children in possession increases and the social class that is perceived falls, the life satisfaction points decrease. The findings are expected to contribute to the content of psychosocial support services for unemployed.

Abstract:

This study aims to examine the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics and household characteristics of the unemployed and their life satisfaction. The research was carried out by analyzing the data obtained from four (2001-2007-2011-2018) waves of the World Values Research conducted in the quantitative research design in a cross-sectional method. The analysis included 650 participants. The findings indicated that the life satisfaction scores of the unemployed according to their gender and education level do not make a difference. Among the unemployed, life satisfaction scores of those in the middle age group and married according to their marital status were found to be lower. There was a positive correlation between the income level of individuals and their perceived health and life satisfaction scores. As the number of children owned and perceived social class decreases, life satisfaction scores decrease too. The findings of the research could have a significant contribution when designing the curriculum psychosocial support services for the unemployed.

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