On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland

IF 1.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Social and Political Psychology Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI:10.5964/jspp.7615

Anna-Maria Isola, Lotta Virrankari, H. Hiilamo

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Abstract

By means of qualitative longitudinal material, this article explores meaningfulness during persistent monetary poverty through an integrative framework, which builds upon conceptualisations of meaning in life (coherence, significance, and purpose) and modes of being (labour, work, action). The material consists of 36 autobiographical accounts and their follow-up accounts from 2006 and 2012. The analysis reveals that in the developed welfare state of Finland, prolonged monetary poverty is connected with the propensity for incoherence and a feeling of insignificance, particularly if life is governed by a vicious cycle of scarcity. Prolonged poverty 1) turns aspirations from long-term to short-term goals and frames life as something characterised by negative anticipation and a circular sense of time. Life primarily takes place in private space. It also 2) weakens the sense of belonging and 3) reduces public participation. These are the domains where the meaning in life is constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed. In a developed welfare state, the comprehensive and manageable social security scheme maintains coherence, yet universal social policy actions that enable participation in public activities nourish a sense of significance.

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长期贫困的社会和心理后果——芬兰纵向叙事研究

通过定性纵向材料，本文通过一个综合框架探讨了持续货币贫困期间的意义，该框架建立在生活意义(连贯性、重要性和目的)和存在模式(劳动、工作、行动)的概念化基础上。该材料由36个自传体叙述及其2006年至2012年的后续叙述组成。分析表明，在发达的福利国家芬兰，长期的货币贫困与不连贯的倾向和无足轻重的感觉有关，特别是如果生活受到稀缺的恶性循环的支配。长期的贫困使长期的愿望变成了短期的目标，把生活塑造成一种消极的预期和时间循环的特征。生活主要发生在私人空间。它还削弱了归属感，减少了公众参与。在这些领域中，生命的意义被构建、解构和重建。在一个发达的福利国家，全面和可管理的社会保障计划保持连贯性，但普遍的社会政策行动使参与公共活动滋养了一种意义。

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Journal of Social and Political Psychology Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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2.70

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40 weeks

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