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

  • 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
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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

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Issue:   Vol 12 (2024): Active Labour Market Policies and Youth Employment in European Peripheries

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.7415


© 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, Borislav Yurukov. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction of the work without further permission provided the original author(s) and source are credited.

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