Work-Related Self-Concept and Family Relations in Unemployed Married Men

Abstract

It was hypothesized that unemployed men ( n = 50) would have significantly lower mean scores on work-related self-concept and family relations than employed men ( n = 50). Secondary hypotheses looked at the effect of the period of unemployment, method of job loss, and education on work-related self-concept. No significant differences were found between scores on work-related self-concept and family relations of the employed and the unemployed groups. The unemployed men with less education tended to have higher work-related self-concept scores than those with more education.