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Investigating the relationship between mental health, resilience and self-compassion among Greek unemployed people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

T. Paralikas ,
K. Vagiatis ,
M. Gouva ,
M. Malliarou ,
S. Kotrotsiou ,
D. Theofanidis  and
E. Kotrotsiou
T. Paralikas*
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, General Department-program Of Nursing Studies, LARISSA, Greece
K. Vagiatis
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, Postgraduate Studies In Mental Health, LARISSA, Greece
M. Gouva
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA, Nursing, IOANNINA, Greece
M. Malliarou
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, Nursing, LARISSA, Greece
S. Kotrotsiou
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, General Department Program Of Nursing Studies, LARISSA, Greece
D. Theofanidis
Affiliation:
INTERNATIONAL HELLENIC UNIVERSITY, Nursing, SINDOS THESSALONIKI, Greece
E. Kotrotsiou
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, General Department-program Of Nursing Studies, LARISSA, Greece
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Unemployment is considered to be one of the most stressful life events that a person may experience. There are a plethora of studies that highlighted the negative effects of unemployment on people’s overall mental health and well-being. Yet, psychological resilience and self-compassion contribute positively in coping with stressful situations and seem to be particularly supportive mechanisms when one is confronted with unemployment.

Objectives

This study intended to investigate the relationships between resilience, self-compassion and mental health in Greek unemployed people and the contribution of specific sociodemographic characteristics in this ‘equation’.

Methods

The study followed a survey design where a sample of 345 Greek unemployed participants completed an online questionnaire, examining the variables under study.

Results

According to the findings, people who reported being unemployed for more than six months showed decreased levels of mental health. Also, the unemployed with higher levels of resilience and self-compassion reported statistically significant higher levels of mental health and vice versa. Finally, self-compassion and psychological resilience were found to be statistically positive related to each other and are predictive factors of mental health with which they are statistically negative related.

Conclusions

The results of this study may contribute to the implementation of interventions aiming at improving mental health and the overall well-being of people affected by long-term unemployment.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

self-compassionresiliencemental healthunemployment
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S624
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