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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1470611
This article is part of the Research Topic Emotional Resilience for Wellbeing and Employability: The Role of Learning and Training – Volume II View all 10 articles

Employability Resources of Unemployed Adults: Longitudinal Effects of a Group Career Intervention

Provisionally accepted
Catarina Luzia de Carvalho Catarina Luzia de Carvalho 1João Marôco João Marôco 2Maria do Céu Taveira Maria do Céu Taveira 1Ana Daniela Silva Ana Daniela Silva 1*
  • 1 University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
  • 2 ISPA – University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal

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    This study evaluates the efficacy of a group-based career intervention designed to promote employability resources among unemployed individuals conducted in face-to-face and online modalities. Employing a longitudinal quasi-experimental design, with two intervention groups and a control group, data was collected pre-, post, and two months post-intervention. Conditional Latent Growth Curve analysis revealed a significant decline in employability resources over time, mitigated by both intervention groups. Human capital and professional development were key at baseline and follow-up, while social capital and networking were crucial post-intervention. Career identity selfcareer management, and environmental monitoring resources significantly contributed to employability post-intervention. These findings highlight the intervention's effectiveness in counteracting the negative trend among the general population, underscoring the critical role of ongoing participation in career development activities for unemployed individuals. More empirical research on this type of initiative is encouraged, along with civil society taking responsibility for addressing the psychological challenges of unemployment.

    Keywords: Career intervention, employability, unemployed individuals, group modality, faceto-face intervention, online intervention, conditional latent growth curve

    Received: 25 Jul 2024; Accepted: 10 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Carvalho, Marôco, Taveira and Silva. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Ana Daniela Silva, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

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