Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, the study examines whether the impact of unemployment on the risk of becoming socially isolated is different for women and men and whether it can be traced back to financial straits. An isolating effect of unemployment is found only with regard to men, to long-term unemployment, and to social isolation in terms of scarce contact to friends and family. There is no such effect with regard to women, to short-time unemployment, and to social isolation in terms of a non-participation in civic associations. It is also found that the isolating impact of unemployment is only to a small extent attributable to the financial situation of the unemployed.

该研究使用德国社会经济专家组的纵向数据，研究了失业对男女孤立风险的影响是否不同，以及是否可以追溯到金融困境。仅在男性，长期失业和与朋友和家人很少接触方面的社会孤立方面，才发现失业的隔离效应。对于妇女，短期失业和不参加公民协会而言，对社会孤立都没有这种影响。还发现，失业的孤立影响仅在很小程度上归因于失业者的财务状况。