Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 1-31-2020

Publication Title

Research on Social Work Practice

Volume

30

Issue

6

Pages

587-596

Publisher Name

Sage Journals

Abstract

Purpose:

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) study examined the efficacy of the Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) program for low-income, low-skilled jobseekers in the Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP) in South Korea.

Method:

A total of 169 participants in SSP regional centers were randomly assigned to the intervention group (104 participants) and the wait-list control group (65 participants). Employment hope, perceived employment barriers, economic self-sufficiency (ESS), self-esteem and self-efficacy were measured at two time points, and data were analyzed using a paired sample t-test and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

Results:

The TIP intervention group showed statistically significant increase in employment hope, ESS, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. The ANCOVA result indicated significant pre–post score differences in these variables between the TIP and the control groups.

Discussion:

TIP program can be effective in increasing psychological capital for low-income and low-skilled jobseekers. Further research ought to replicate the current RCT study to determine its application to other populations.

Comments

Author Posting © Sage Journals, 2020. This article is posted here by permission of Taylor & Francis Group for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Research on Social Work Practice, Volume 30, Issue 6, January 31, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731519894647

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Download

Included in

Social Work Commons

Share

COinS