School-to-Work Transitions: Developmental and Mental Health Outcomes
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral and Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 2 April 2025 | Viewed by 2084
Special Issue Editor
Interests: youth development; career development; career indecision; career guidance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The school-to-work transition (SWT) is a crucial developmental task for young people. However, external shocks such as an economic recession could create diverging destinies during the SWT transition period. As reported by the International Labor Organization (2020), the COVID-19 economic crisis resulted in the major dislocation of young workers from the labor market. Unemployment is considered a health risk factor for young people.
Specifically, distress and increased risks of depression and anxiety are reported as consequences of youth unemployment. Likewise, adaptable school-to-work transition has important implications for an individual’s long-term career and personal development, and it is beneficial for mental health and protects against depression.
We urgently need to study how the difficulties in SWT create psychological vulnerabilities, mainly after the economic consequences of COVID-19.
This Special Issue aims to publish:
(a) incremental contributions to the STWT field in several highly original and innovative ways;
(b) longitudinal studies focused on the health consequences of youth unemployment condition (also defined as NEET status);
(c) applied studies that provide greater insight into the development of effective interventions.
Contributions must be one of the three types of papers (article, conceptual paper or review) accepted in the journal and address the topic of the Special Issue.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Societies.
Dr. Anna Parola
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- school-to-work transition
- unemployment
- NEET
- career transitions
- mental health
- psychological distress
