ISSN : 1229-0696
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the intervention program, 'Achievement' for unemployed people. The 2,517 participants in the program were surveyed twice before and after the intervention program. The main results were as follows: 1) The intervention brought about positive changes in cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects: 2) The program tended to increase job-seeking efficacy as the strongest predictor of reemployment: 3) The program had differential effects on participants according to their characteristics. Namely, there is more positive change of job-seeking efficacy for the kind of participants those who experienced more economic hardship, dysfunctional coping behavior, negative emotion and deteriorated self-esteem or who are young or women: 4) Four interaction effects were found signigicant. The findings are discussed in terms of the implications for further research.