The impact of duration of unemployment on depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and alcohol users among graduate unemployed youths of Yeka sub-city
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2023-11
Authors
BethelehemTarekegn
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem,
and alcohol users of unemployed BSC/BA graduates of colleges and universities. It specifically
examines the level of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and alcohol users experienced by
unemployed graduates, explore gender difference on depression, anxiety, self-esteem level, and
alcohol users, and the relationship b/n depression, anxiety, self-esteem, alcohol users and
duration of unemployment. To that effect, a quantitative design was used. A total of 291
respondents were involved on the study who was selected by stratified random sampling
methods. Quantitative methods of analysis were applied. Quantitative data was generated from
the collected questionnaires which was screened and included (during data cleaning) on the
study finding. It was analyzed using SPSS V.20, and elaborate the data in narrative form.
Frequency and percentage were used to see general pattern of demographic profile and level of
depression, anxiety, self-esteem, alcohol users of the respondents. Independent sample T-test was
used to see if there was a gender difference in dependent variables. MANOVA was used to
provide information if there is a relationship on the duration of unemployment and dependent
variables. The participants of the study were 134 males and 157 were female. According to BDI
II, severe and extreme level of depression was seen on 57.7% of graduate unemployed youths.
The remaining 42.3% was moderate and low. 55% of them were on mild and moderate level of
anxiety. The majority of respondents, 77% were on a moderate level of self-esteem. Out of 291
participants, 22.3% don’t drink alcoholic beverages. According to CAGE questionnaire, out of
the alcohol consumer respondents 100% of the alcohol user respondents are levelled as
clinically significant alcohol consumers. The result of t-test indicates that there is no statistically
significant mean difference between male and female on depression, anxiety, self-esteem and
alcohol intake level of respondents. Regarding the duration of unemployment, there was
statistically significant difference on the duration of unemployment depression, anxiety, selfesteem
and alcohol users.