Social Risk Factors in Spanish Youth and their Impact on Self-Concept Construction

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This paper presents evidence from a psychosocial framework about the relationship among youth,work, and identity construction. The aims of this research were twofold. The first one was toanalyze the working conditions of Spanish youth and their impact on individuals’ biographies.The second one was to examine the effect of labor-related variables on construction / change ofidentity elements in Spanish youth. For this purpose, two research techniques were used: theDelphi method (103 experts sample from several entities and organizations closely related to ourtopic) and deep interviews (15 interviews with youths classified according to their relationshipwith the work market).Keywords: youth, self-concept, risk factors, employment, work

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