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Feelings and emotions associated with job searching and working amongst people receiving treatment for alcohol and other drugs.
| Τίτλος: | Feelings and emotions associated with job searching and working amongst people receiving treatment for alcohol and other drugs. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Neale J; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK, SE5 8BB; Centre for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia, NSW 2052. Electronic address: joanne.neale@kcl.ac.uk., Cosgrove S; Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK, SE5 8BB. Electronic address: sarah.cosgrove@kcl.ac.uk., Dumbrell J; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, UK, DD5 1DQ. Electronic address: josh@f8c.co.uk., Gardiner K; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, UK, DD5 1DQ. Electronic address: kevin@f8c.co.uk., McCluskey S; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, UK, DD5 1DQ. Electronic address: sophie@f8c.co.uk., Nightingale M; RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK, CB2 8BF. Electronic address: mnightin@randeurope.org., Perkins A; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, UK, DD5 1DQ. Electronic address: andyperkins@f8c.co.uk., Steele S; Figure 8 Consultancy Services Ltd, Dundee, UK, DD5 1DQ. Electronic address: sam@f8c.co.uk., Zhang K; RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK, CB2 8BF. Electronic address: kzhang@randeurope.org. |
| Πηγή: | The International journal on drug policy [Int J Drug Policy] 2026 Aug; Vol. 154, pp. 105357. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 02. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 9014759 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-4758 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09553959 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Drug Policy Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 1998- : Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Original Publication: Liverpool, England : International Journal on Drug Policy |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Substance-Related Disorders*/psychology , Substance-Related Disorders*/rehabilitation , Substance-Related Disorders*/therapy , Employment*/psychology , Employment, Supported*/psychology , Emotions*, Humans ; Female ; Adult ; England ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Longitudinal Studies ; Interviews as Topic ; Qualitative Research |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Supporting people with substance use disorder to work has become a key policy objective internationally. Meanwhile, interventions, such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS), have evolved to facilitate this. This article utilises the concept of emotional labour to explore the feelings and emotions experienced by people receiving treatment for alcohol and other drugs (AOD) who engaged with IPS and secured paid work. Methods: Data were generated (January 2024 to August 2025) during a mixed methods evaluation of IPS in community AOD services across England. Forty-eight new IPS clients participated in a longitudinal qualitative telephone interview study. Interviews (up to four per participant) were audio recorded and transcribed. Participants who secured paid work at any of their interviews were identified (n=16) and their interview transcriptions (n=57) were indexed and analysed inductively via Iterative Categorisation. Findings: All data relating to participants' feelings and emotions were grouped under one of six headings: "The desire to work"; "Emotional challenges to job seeking and starting work"; "Managing uncertainty in the pre-work phase"; "Positive feelings and emotions about working"; "Negative feelings and emotions about working"; and "Feelings about future employment". Analyses pointed to both positive and negative effects of emotional labour and highlighted an 'emotions journey'. Conclusions: People in treatment for AOD can become happy and satisfied employees. However, they need to be prepared for the complex feelings associated with seeking and securing employment. Professionals working in AOD and specialist employment services, such as IPS, are well positioned to assist clients through this emotional process. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: In the last three years, JN has secured, through her university, research funding from Mundipharma Research Ltd (for research on naloxone) and Camurus AB (for research on long-acting injectable buprenorphine). She has also received honoraria from Indivior and Camurus AB for presentations and dissemination activities relating to drug treatment, from Figure 8 Consultancy Ltd for research advice on a study of residential rehabilitation, and from the Canadian Centre for Recovery Excellence (CoRE) for participating in study Expert Reference Groups. In the last three years, SC has been part-funded by income from research grants obtained from MundiPharma Research Ltd and Camurus AB. JD, KG, SM, MN, AP, SS, and KZ have no declarations to report. Given her role as Editorial Board Member and former Senior Editor of IJDP, Joanne Neale had no involvement in the peer-review of this article and has no access to information regarding its peer-review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to another journal editor. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Emotional labour; Emotions; Employment; Individual Placement and Support; Job searching; Qualitative; Substance use |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260601 Date Completed: 20260612 Latest Revision: 20260618 |
| Update Code: | 20260619 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105357 |
| PMID: | 42225524 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-4758 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105357 |