Suggestive commitment and employability itinerary. A psychosocial study of the causes of idleness among young Cameroonians

Sabine Célestine ETA-FOUDA BIDZOA, Françoise Désirée ABESSOLO

Abstract


Abstract. The complexity of the job market, which has led, among other things, to underemployment, unemployment and the tenfold increase in the informal sector, leads to the problem of the employability of young people. According to the report of the International Labor Organization (ILO, 2022), the youth unemployment rate exceeds 23% in 2021 in the Central African sub-region. To solve this problem, several strategies have been used; in particular, the creation of public and private support services for job seekers. Despite all this, the concern for the employability of young people is still acute. The objective of this research is to show that young job seekers with fatalistic beliefs who have undergone priming are psychologically more prepared than those who are not.

Keywords. Competitiveness; Production; Financial, and governance pillars; Farms.

JEL. Q10; O31; O33; Q01; Q16; Q18.

Keywords


Competitiveness; Production; Financial, and governance pillars; Farms.

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