View Item 
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

        Browse

        All of UU Student Theses RepositoryBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

        Social Capital: a Possible Buffer for The Negative Effects of Unemployment on Well-Being

        Thumbnail
        View/Open
        Zwart, L.R. - Scriptie.pdf (641.6Kb)
        Publication date
        2021
        Author
        Zwart, L.R.
        Metadata
        Show full item record
        Summary
        The COVID-19 pandemic once again shows that unemployment continues to be a risk factor for subjective well-being due to the many negative effects it can have. Multiple theories and mechanisms are proposed to explain how unemployment leads to less subjective well-being. The role of social capital as an individual resource is explored as a moderator for the relation between unemployment on subjective well-being. The study makes use of the 2008 LISS data-set, using multiple linear regression to test for several hypothesis and is of cross-sectional design. The results show that no significant effect was found between unemployment and subjective well-being. Social capital did not prove a significant moderator between this relation, but did have a significant effect on unemployment on its own. Possible explanation for not finding a relation between unemployment and lower subjective well-being are explored and possible future research projects are addressed.
        URI
        https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/40017
        Collections
        • Theses
        Utrecht university logo