Figure 1.
The conceptual model contains four main elements. At the left, a rounded rectangular box reads Short- and long-term unemployment versus employment, with unemployment emphasised. A solid horizontal arrow extends directly from this box to the rounded rectangular box at the right labelled Mental wellbeing, with W H O-5 Well-Being Index beneath it. The horizontal pathway is labelled Direct association. From the unemployment box, an upper solid diagonal arrow leads to a dashed rectangular box labelled Health-related behavioural deprivation. Beneath this heading, the listed factors are physical inactivity, low fruit consumption, smoking, and frequent alcohol intake. A dashed diagonal arrow then extends from this behavioural deprivation box to Mental wellbeing, with the pathway labelled Indirect association. A second solid diagonal arrow from the unemployment box leads downward to another dashed rectangular box labelled Perceived social support deprivation, with O S S-3 beneath it. A dashed diagonal arrow extends from this social support deprivation box to Mental wellbeing, and this pathway is also labelled Indirect association.Conceptual framework linking labour status, observed deprivation dimensions and wellbeing
Source: Authors’ own elaboration