Factors Influencing the Ability to Achieve Valued Outcomes among Older Long-Term Unemployed People

This qualitative study aims to explore the valuable functionings - things that people consider to be important- of the older long-term unemployed and their ability to achieve valued outcomes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 long-term unemployed people aged 45 and over. Participants were included through purposeful sampling. The theoretical frameworks of the latent deprivation theory and the capability approach were used to develop an interpretive analysis. Nine valuable functionings were identified: social contact, feeling appreciated, structure, feeling useful, meaningfulnes... Mehr ...