sychological study. The real gaps in information in this matter are mentioned only in the last paragraph, when Crombie cites "cultural and social conditions [that] may modify the effect of unemployment in different countries" (415). Indeed, social and cultural variables, imprecise as they area, seem far more useful avenues of study for obtaining useful psychological information than statistical charting from which no definite conclusions can be drawn. The studies may be more difficult to interpret, but that surely is at least partly a function of more thoughtful research design.
Dew, M.A., Bromet, E.J., & Penkower, L. (1992). Mental health effects of job loss in women. Psychological Medicine, 22, 751-64.
As the title indicates, this study has direct relevance for the connection between psychology and unemployment. One key finding is that emotional support from significant psychological others is expected from women as wives and mothers but much less available to them, and ironically least available from their immediate families. Another finding is i
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