Depression and Employment among Men: A Study of Displaced Steelworkers

Authors

Maren Trowbridge, Brigham Young University
Dr. Marie Cronwall, Brigham Young University

Keywords

depression, employment, men, displaced steelworkers

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

Abstract

Many workers who find themselves without employment fall into serious depression. As job loss is common in our society, its human cost becomes increasingly widespread. These mental health problems reach even the well-being of the family as well as long-term financial stability. Often, those who are reemployed find themselves in less lucrative, more menial jobs that fail to provide the lifestyle or even the necessities that their previous employment provided. Thus, the underemployed frequently experience levels of depression similar to those of the unemployed (Dooley, Prause, and Ham-Rowbottom 2000).

Recommended Citation

Trowbridge, Maren and Cronwall, Dr. Marie (2013) "Depression and Employment among Men: A Study of Displaced Steelworkers," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 586.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/586