Making the Most of Job Loss: Individual and Marital Features of Underemployment

This exploratory project examined how married couples adjusted to income loss. Twenty respondents from two predominantly rural counties were referred to the study by a retraining agency. Two-hour qualitative interviews were held with each participant and were content analyzed. Five features of under...

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Published in:Family relations 1988-01, Vol.37 (1), p.56-61
Main Authors: Zvonkovic, Anisa M., Guss, Tom, Ladd, Linda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Communities
Employment
Family relations
Husbands
Job loss
Marital Adjustment
Marriage
Sons
Spouses
Underemployment
Underemployment and Unemployment in Rural Families
Unemployment
Wives
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Summary:This exploratory project examined how married couples adjusted to income loss. Twenty respondents from two predominantly rural counties were referred to the study by a retraining agency. Two-hour qualitative interviews were held with each participant and were content analyzed. Five features of underemployment were identified: interpretation of the situation, personal resources, health and stress, marital relationship, and family and social support. All features except personal resources were related to the strength of the marital relationship. From this material, strategies for building on the strengths and skills of the underemployed were presented.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.2307/584430