Refereed journal article or data article (A1)
Risk and Vulnerability in Social Assistance Receipt of young adults in Finland
List of Authors: Ilmakunnas Ilari
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Publication year: 2018
Journal: International Journal of Social Welfare
Volume number: 27
Issue number: 1
Start page: 5
End page: 16
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 1369-6866
eISSN: 1468-2397
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12273
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/25023521
Social background may affect not only individuals’ wellbeing, but also their ability to manage the typical and problematic transitions occurring during young adulthood. Hence, this article has used Finnish population register data to analyse how social background and critical life-course factors predict the number of months of social assistance received annually among young adults aged 19–29. Special interest was given to asking whether those with a disadvantaged social background are more vulnerable to the effects of critical life-course factors. The results showed that social background and critical life-course factors have independent effects on social assistance receipt. Additionally, this study shows that the effects and the incidence of critical life-course factors can be affected by social background.
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