Subjective Well‐Being of NEETs and Employability: A Study of Non‐Urban Youths in Spain, Italy, and Portugal

Paolo Mazzocchi, Omeed Agahi, Mai Beilmann, Leonor Bettencourt, Rūta Brazienė, Natalia Edisherashvili, Dilyana Keranova, Elena Marta, Valentina Milenkova, Niall O’Higgins, Federica Pizzolante, Òscar Prieto-Flores, Antonella Rocca, Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Miriam Rosa, Francisco Simões and Borislav Yurukov
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Paolo Mazzocchi: Department of Management and Quantitative Studies, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Omeed Agahi: School of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, Spain
Mai Beilmann: Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
Leonor Bettencourt: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS‐Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
Rūta Brazienė: Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Natalia Edisherashvili: Institute of Education, University of Tartu, Estonia
Dilyana Keranova: South‐West University “Neofit Rilski,” Bulgaria
Elena Marta: Research Centre on Community Development and Organisational Quality of Life (CERISVICO), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
Valentina Milenkova: South‐West University “Neofit Rilski,” Bulgaria
Niall O’Higgins: International Labour Organization, Switzerland
Federica Pizzolante: Department of Management and Quantitative Studies, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Òscar Prieto-Flores: School of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, Spain
Antonella Rocca: Department of Management and Quantitative Studies, University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
Ricardo Borges Rodrigues: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS‐Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
Miriam Rosa: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS‐Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
Francisco Simões: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), CIS‐Iscte, Lisboa, Portugal
Borislav Yurukov: South‐West University “Neofit Rilski,” Bulgaria
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Shane Niall Niall O'Higgins

Politics and Governance, 2024, vol. 12

Abstract: Subjective well-being is of paramount importance when support is offered to young individuals seeking employment and social inclusion in general. The present study looks at different dimensions of youth well-being and the growing demands for skills to enable labour market integration. Based on survey data, this article examines the relationships between the role of public employment services in providing support and their impact on the subjective well-being of youth. Specifically, 1,275 not in education, employment, or training (NEET) rural youths from Italy, Portugal, and Spain participated in the survey. Drawing upon Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model, the current study sets up a model which includes different factors at the micro-, meso-, exo-, and macro-system levels. The results show that non-urban NEETs’ subjective well-being is associated positively with public employment services availability, while the relationship with public employment services interaction and public employment services support is non-significant. A positive and significant relationship emerged also with self-efficacy and social support. Some recommendations for policymakers are discussed.

Keywords: European Union; Italy; NEETs; non‐urban youths; Portugal; public employment services; Spain; well‐being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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