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Training for the unemployed: differential effects in white- and blue-collar workers with respect to mental well-being

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  • Antti Saloniemi

    (University of Tampere, Finland)

  • Katri Romppainen

    (University of Tampere, Finland)

  • Mattias Strandh

    (University of Umeå, Sweden)

  • Pekka Virtanen

    (University of Tampere, Finland)

Abstract

In this study we investigate the effects of active labour market policy measures on health and well-being and how these effects are connected with socioeconomic status. The data were collected among the participants (n = 212) in 24 conventional vocational training courses in Finland. According to the results, training was accompanied by improvements in health and well-being among participants with a higher socioeconomic status, whereas for blue-collar workers the changes were neutral or even detrimental. The results raise questions about the role of active labour market policy measures as a public service. There seems to be a risk that these types of measures maintain or even produce health differences between socioeconomic groups.

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  • Antti Saloniemi & Katri Romppainen & Mattias Strandh & Pekka Virtanen, 2014. "Training for the unemployed: differential effects in white- and blue-collar workers with respect to mental well-being," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 28(4), pages 533-550, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:28:y:2014:i:4:p:533-550
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