The Social and Psychological Consequences of Unemployment on University Graduates in the Palestinian Community: Field Study on a Sample of University and College Graduates.

Abstract

The researcher aimed to reveal the reality of the problem of

unemployment in the Palestinian community, its social and psychological

causes and consequences, and to identify the role of private and governmental

institutions in the Palestinian society to provide solutions to the problem of

unemployment among university graduates.

The study examined the following assumptions: there are no differences

of statistical significance at the level (a ≥ 0.05) between the social and

psychological effects of unemployed university graduates in Palestinian

society attributed to the variables of sex, place of residence, type of housing,

monthly income of the family, the type of work required familiarity of the

graduate with the employment opportunities.

The study used the descriptive methodology as well as the questionnaire

as a tool to collect data from the field, and applied on a random sample

stratified with a total number of (154) graduates.

The study concluded the following results:

1. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological effects on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are

attributed to the variable of sex.

2. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are also

attributed to the variable of GPA.

3. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are also

attributed to the variable of place of residence.

4. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are also

attributed to the variable of type of housing.

5. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are also

attributed to the variable of monthly income.

6. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are also

attributed to the variable of type of work.

7. There are some statistically significant differences at the level of

a = 0.05. Therefore, the social and psychological impacts on the

unemployed university graduates in the Palestinian society are

also attributed to the variable of the graduate's familiarity with

opportunities allotted in the labor market.