Non-linear Transitions: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Study of Today’s Young Women in Education and Work

Young ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 468-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Walsh ◽  
Anne Keary ◽  
Joanne Gleeson
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
School Life ◽  
Youth Studies ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Women In Education ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Temporal Dimensions

Labour markets are characterized by uncertainty and youth transitions by change. This longitudinal study of three generations of Australian women from nine families suggests something more nuanced, featuring continuities and discontinuities threaded throughout the lives of daughters, mothers, grandmothers and aunts interviewed over three decades. Discussion focuses on the most recent generation of interviewees, following some of the threads of their testimonies back through previous generations of family to reveal similarities and some differences in their navigation of education and work. The findings suggest that the pathways of women today are more fluid but no more disrupted than previous generations, urging continued wider reflection on the concept of transition in youth studies and related relational, spatial and temporal dimensions of study and working life. Though problematic, the transitions metaphor still has meaning in the non-linear journeys of women as they navigate their ways from school to post-school life.

scholarly journals Health-promoting factors in higher education for a sustainable working life – protocol for a multicenter longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Lindmark ◽  
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I. Ahlstrand ◽  
A. Ekman ◽  
L. Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Working Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Promoting

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has highlighted the importance of health promotion for health service providers in order to ensure sustainable working life for individuals involved in providing health services. Such sustainability begins when students are preparing to manage their own future health and welfare in working life. It has been suggested that universities, employees and trainee health professionals should adopt or follow a salutogenic approach that not only complements the providing of information on known health risks but also favors health promotion strategies. This paper describes the study design and data collection methods in a planned study aiming to explore health-promoting factors for a sustainable working life among students in higher education within healthcare and social work. Methods This protocol describes a multicenter longitudinal study involving Swedish students on higher education programs in the healthcare and social work sectors. In 2018, the study invited students on seven education programs at six universities to participate. These programs were for qualification as: biomedical laboratory scientists (n = 121); dental hygienists (n = 87); nurses (n = 1411); occupational therapists (n = 111); physiotherapists (n = 48); radiographers (n = 60); and, social workers (n = 443). In total, 2283 students were invited to participate. Participants completed a baseline, a self-reported questionnaire including six validated instruments measuring health-promoting factors and processes. There are to be five follow-up questionnaires. Three while the students are studying, one a year after graduating, and one three years after graduating. Each questionnaire captures different health-promoting dimensions, namely: health-promoting resources (i.e. sense of coherence); occupational balance; emotional intelligence; health and welfare; social interaction; and work and workplace experiences/perceptions. Discussion This study focuses on the vastly important aspect of promoting a sustainable working life for healthcare and social work employees. In contrast to previous studies in this area, the present study uses different, validated instruments in health promotion, taking a salutogenic approach. It is hoped that, by stimulating the implementation of new strategies, the study’s findings will lead to education programs that prepare students better for a sustainable working life in healthcare and social work.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of blood folate levels and depressive symptoms among young women in the Southampton Women's Survey

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 966-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Kendrick ◽  
N Dunn ◽  
S Robinson ◽  
A Oestmann ◽  
K Godfrey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Women

scholarly journals A Longitudinal Study of Sleep Stages in Young Women During Pregnancy and Postpartum

SLEEP ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen S. Driver ◽  
Colin M. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Sleep Stages ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum

Choice or Chance – Late Retirement in Finland

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raija Gould
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Pension Reform ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Flexible Retirement ◽  
Economic Trends

The Finnish pension reform of 2005 introduced the concept of a flexible retirement age. Drawing upon a longitudinal study of older Finnish employees, this article examines the extent to which individual propensity to delay retirement is influenced by choice or by chance, and examines the effects of the interplay between chances and choices in affecting longevity of employment. The results suggest that the flexibility in the organisation of the end of the working life is biased towards the better off. They also show that the interplay of choice and chance in the retirement process is firmly tied to the existing age-arrangements and economic trends. The conclusions examine the implication of these findings for divergent routes towards late retirement.

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of the bi-directional relationship between tobacco smoking and psychological distress in a community sample of young Australian women

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1273-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Leung ◽  
C. Gartner ◽  
W. Hall ◽  
J. Lucke ◽  
A. Dobson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Smoking History

BackgroundTobacco smoking and poor mental health are both prevalent and detrimental health problems in young women. The temporal relationship between the two variables is unclear. We investigated the prospective bi-directional relationship between smoking and mental health over 13 years.MethodParticipants were a randomly selected community sample of 10 012 young women with no experience of pregnancy, aged 18–23 years at baseline (1996) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Follow-up surveys over 13 years were completed in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009, allowing for five waves of data. Measures included self-reported smoking and mental health measured by the Mental Health Index from the 36-item short-form health questionnaire and the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Sociodemographic control variables included marital status, education level and employment status.ResultsA strong cross-sectional dose–response relationship between smoking and poor mental health was found at each wave [odds ratio (OR) 1.41, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.17–1.70 to OR 2.27, 95% CI 1.82–2.81]. Longitudinal results showed that women who smoked had 1.21 (95% CI 1.06–1.39) to 1.62 (95% CI 1.24–2.11) times higher odds of having poor mental health at subsequent waves. Women with poor mental health had 1.12 (95% CI 1.17–1.20) to 2.11 (95% CI 1.68–2.65) times higher odds of smoking at subsequent waves. These results held after adjusting for mental health history and smoking history and sociodemographic factors. Correlation analysis and structural equation modelling results were consistent in showing that both directions of the relationship were statistically significant.ConclusionsThe association between poor mental health and smoking in young women appeared to be bi-directional.

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