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Essay Proposal On Unemployment

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ASSIGNMENT ON PSY 701 STATISTICS

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

UNEMPLOYMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG GRADUATES

BY UGWU KELECHI ESUT/PG/Msc/011/11785

LECTURER; CHIEDOZIE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

This research project titled unemployment and psychological distress among graduates is interested in investigating the causal relationship between unemployed graduates who are seeking for job and onset or manifestation of distress …show more content…

For this study, the symptom distress checklist 90 (SCL 90) developed by Derrogates (1977) adapted and validated for Nigerian use will be employed to obtain data from the unemployed and the employed group. This study will investigate gender difference in psychological distress manifestation among the unemployed group.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study is proposed to look at the relationship between unemployment and the manifestation of distress symptom among graduates.

It will look at the gender differences in the manifestation of distress symptoms.

The study will also establish a link between unemployment and psychological distress.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study is to explore the psychological state of our unemployed graduates who are seeking for a job To determine which gender is more affected, such an understanding is essential to the counseling, clinical and social psychologists to enable them provide cognitive support for the unemployed.
To understand unemployment as psychological distress which makes individuals vulnerable to mental disorder?

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

Graduates; Holder of university degree (Bsc) and holders of higher national diploma
(HND) and has completed their national youth service program.

Psychological distress; it consist of negative emotions and related conditions which include, depression, anxiety, aggression, worry, minor physical symptoms, such as headache,

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