Abstract:
The detrimental consequences of unemployment to the psychological well-being of people have been well
documented. However, much of this research has been conducted for developed countries. This study
contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on this topic from a Ghanaian perspective. Our
results revealed no significant association between unemployment and psychological distress. Rather, we
found that part-time and full-time employees who were looking for a job were significantly more likely to
suffer psychological distress. When we analysed the association between unemployment and psychological
distress for males and females separately, we did not find a statistically significant relationship for either
gender group.
