A1 Journal article (refereed)
Income and Career Concerns Among Emerging Adults From Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom During COVID-19 (2023)
Nuckols, J. A., Silinskas, G., Ranta, M., & Wilska, T.-A. (2023). Income and Career Concerns Among Emerging Adults From Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom During COVID-19. Emerging Adulthood, 11(3), 721-734. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231153691
The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Nuckols, Julia A.; Silinskas, Gintautas; Ranta, Mette; Wilska, Terhi-Anna
Journal or series: Emerging Adulthood
ISSN: 2167-6968
eISSN: 2167-6984
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 20/01/2023
Volume: 11
Issue number: 3
Pages range: 721-734
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231153691
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85911
Abstract
In this study, we examine the prevalence of income and career concerns among emerging adults in three different welfare states during COVID-19: Finland (n = 309), Sweden (n = 324), and the United Kingdom (n = 343). This study also delves into how factors such as one’s self-perceived financial situation, generalized mistrust, loneliness and socio-demographics are related to emerging adults’ income and career concerns. Results showed that individuals from the United Kingdom were more likely to experience increased income and career concerns than those in Finland and Sweden. Our results also suggest that income concerns were associated with one’s current financial situation, future financial situation, childhood financial situation, and loneliness. Also, career concerns were related to generalized mistrust, loneliness, and age. For both country-specific and general analyses, loneliness emerged as the most important for increased income and career concerns for emerging adults in all three countries.
Keywords: COVID-19; career; young people; income; adults
Free keywords: COVID-19; emerging adults; young people; income concerns; career concerns
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2023
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