%0 Journal Article
%T Youth Unemployment and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Embodiment
%A Bram Spruyt
%A Christophe Vanroelen
%A Kelly Huegaerts
%J -
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/soc8020043
%X Abstract Background: This study investigates the association between forms of capital and mental health among unemployed youth, with a specific focus on the mediating role of feelings of deprivation and self-esteem as ¡°mechanisms of embodiment¡±. Methods: The study is based on a primary data collection among unemployed Brussels youth in the transition from education to employment (2015; 18- to 29-year-olds; N = 1151). Multi-group Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to explore the association between forms of capital, mechanisms of embodiment and mental health. Results: Our results show that different forms of capital are related to the mental health of unemployed youth. These associations are partly mediated by feelings of deprivation and self-esteem. Clear gender differences in these relations are found. Conclusions: The results of this study contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the mental health situation during the transition from education to employment, by showing how ¡°subjective mechanisms¡± are explaining the relations between ¡°objective resources¡± and mental health. View Full-Tex
%K youth unemployment
%K transitions in youth
%K mental health
%K forms of capital
%K embodiment
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/2/43