How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona "Employment in the Neighbourhoods"
Puig-Barrachina, Vanessa (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública)
Malmusi, Davide (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
Artazcoz, Lucía 1963- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Bartoll, Xavier (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Clotet, Eva (Barcelona Activa)
Cortès-Franch, Imma (Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona)
Ventura, Lorena (Barcelona Activa)
Daban Aguilar, Ferran (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Díez, Èlia (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Borrell i Thió, Carme (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2020
Abstract:	The "Employment in the neighbourhoods" program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the program on participants' quality of life, and identify the mechanisms underlying these effects, according to their own perception and the perception of technical staff who assisted them. We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, to develop a conceptual map of the participants' and technical staffs' perceptions about changes in the participants' quality of life. Data collection occurred within the generation and structuring steps where participants brainstormed answers to a focus question, and then rated and sorted the responses. To create maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software, which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis, and a hierarchical cluster analysis. Study participants reported several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment, and considered that this was achieved through strengthened social networks, skills acquisition, emotional coaching, and personalized technical assistance. They also described some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants. The results obtained have allowed us to identify different perceived effects and mechanisms by which the "Employment in the Neighbourhoods" Active Labour Market Programme can influence quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Active labour market programs ; Unemployment ; Barcelona City (Spain) ; Deprived neighbourhoods ; Gender ; Quality of life ; Concept mapping
Published in:	BMC public health, Vol. 20 (march 2020) , ISSN 1471-2458

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8441-2
PMID: 32183755

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