Self-Rated Health and Psychological Distress among Emerging Adults in Italy: A Comparison between Data on University Students, Young Workers and Working Students Collected through the 2005 and 2013 National Health Surveys

Background. The present study aimed at comparing self-reported physical health and mental health among university students, workers, and working students aged between 19 years and 29 years. Method. Using data from National Health Surveys held in 2005 and 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted o...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 12; p. 6403
Main Authors Franzoi, Isabella Giulia, D’Ovidio, Fabrizio, Costa, Giuseppe, d’Errico, Angelo, Granieri, Antonella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 13.06.2021
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Subjects
Addictive behaviors
Adults
Age
Anxiety
Employment
Health risks
Health surveys
Higher education
Mental depression
Mental health
Polls & surveys
Population
Psychological stress
Regression analysis
Risk
Students
University students
Workers
Working students
Young adults
Italy
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Summary:Background. The present study aimed at comparing self-reported physical health and mental health among university students, workers, and working students aged between 19 years and 29 years. Method. Using data from National Health Surveys held in 2005 and 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 18,612 Italian emerging adults grouped into three groups: university students, workers, and working students. The odds ratios of self-reported anxiety or depression, poor general health, and poor mental health and physical health (as assessed through SF-12) were estimated through logistic regression models adjusted for potential confounders. Results. Compared with workers, students showed an increased risk of anxiety or depression and a lower risk of poor general health. Students and working students showed an increased risk of reporting weak mental health compared with that in workers, while students displayed a lower risk of poor physical health. Significant differences were not found between the 2005 and 2013 surveys. Conclusions. These results are of considerable importance for psychologists as well as educational and occupation-based institutions for planning prevention programs and clinical interventions.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18126403