Study I

Sample n=1,247

Cross-sectional validation — unemployed Australians

The first empirical test of the adapted stage-of-change measure in an Australian employment-services sample. Established that distinct stages of genuine commitment to jobseeking exist and relate to subsequent employment outcomes.

Key points

  • Validated the adapted TTM instrument for unemployment contexts
  • Demonstrated stage distribution and predictive validity for sustained employment
  • Foundation for later trials and operational deployment

Primary citation (Harvard)

Coppin, D 2018, 'A psychosocial stage of change approach to unemployment: A psychosocial, stage of change approach to improve employment outcomes for the unemployed', PhD thesis, Australian Catholic University, doi:10.26199/5ddf4b721bd86.

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