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Mental health and wellbeing under transformation of the transition process in Japan

In: Research Handbook on Transitions into Adulthood

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  • Tomohiko Asano

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In Japan, School-to-work transition was institutionalized through the period of high economic growth in the1960s, which is called ‘simultaneous recruiting of new graduates”. In this system new graduates had the greatest opportunity to get a job which means, if they lose the chance, they are at least likely to get a stable and highly paid job. This system, however, has gradually broken down through the 1990s due to the economic recession and the introduction of neoliberal policies. As this transition system had provided stable and decent life conditions to young people, its malfunction could have quite a negative effect on their mental health and well-being. This chapter is focused on three topics related to the effect among Japanese youth: 1) happiness and life satisfaction; 2) suicide; and 3) social withdrawal.

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  • Tomohiko Asano, 2024. "Mental health and wellbeing under transformation of the transition process in Japan," Chapters, in: Jenny Chesters (ed.), Research Handbook on Transitions into Adulthood, chapter 22, pages 285-295, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:19759_22
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