Title
The effectiveness of the JOBS program among the long-term unemployed: A randomized experiment in the Netherlands
Author
Brenninkmeijer, V.
Blonk, R.W.B.
Publication year
2012
Abstract
Given the adverse effects of long-term unemployment, it is of major concern that evidence-based interventions are available for the long-term unemployed. Therefore, we examined the effectiveness of the JOBS program, a group training for the unemployed [Caplan, R. D., Vinokur, A. D., Price, R. H. and Van Ryn, M. (1989). Journal of Applied Psychology, 74, 759769], among long-term unemployed individuals. In a randomly controlled trial, JOBS was compared with a control condition and a voucher intervention, in which individuals were given the opportunity to spend a certain budget on services that could help them reintegrate. After 6 months JOBS participants had more often found a job and were more satisfied with the intervention. After 12 months effects were still visible, but less pronounced. © 2011 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Subject
Healthy Living
WE - Work & Employment
Themalijn
Healthy for Life
Workplace
Healthy Living
Intervention study
Self-efficacy
Unemployment
Vocational guidance
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar033
TNO identifier
460441
ISSN
0957-4824
Source
Health Promotion International, 27 (2), 220-229
Document type
article