Stress and unemployment among young people

Abstract

Introduction: Unemployment is one of the most important problems in any country in the world, which has a negative impact on human health. Most of the unemployed population are young people, which prevents their development in the first place. The purpose of the study is to study stress related to unemployment among young people. Methodology: a focus group was conducted among unemployed youth aged 16-25 within the qualitative research. Results, Discussion: Stress has a significant impact on youth. Stress caused by unemployment among young people manifested itself in different ways: deterioration of health, mental problems. The research showed that family and close friends played a big role in helping the respondents overcome the problems related to unemployment.