The association between trajectories of change in social functioning and psychological treatment outcome in university students: a growth mixture model analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transition to university and resultant social support network disruption can be detrimental to the mental health of university students. As the need for mental health support is becoming increasingly prevalent in students, identification of factors associated with poorer outcomes is a priority. Changes in social functioning have a bi-directional relationship with mental health, however it is not clear how such measures may be related to effectiveness of psychological treatments.

Methods

Growth mixture models were estimated on a sample of 5221 students treated in routine mental health services to identify different trajectories of change in self-rated impairment in social leisure activities and close relationships during the course of treatment. Multinomial reg

SUBMITTER: Barnett P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10600814 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature